I loved new adventures and when I was offered the opportunity by a buddy to taste New Make from English Cooper King Distillery it was hard to say no.
The Cooper King distillery was founded in 2016 by Abbie Neilson (scientist) and Chris Jaume (chartered architect), but it did not quite start here.
2 years earlier they “pulled up their tent poles” (๐กโ๐๐ก’๐ ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ โ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐’๐ก ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐โฆ. ) in England and traveled to Australia. This is where the whisky adventure started – The dream started and they took work at Tasmanian Sullivans Cove and have been taught by Bill Lark.
Hop on over to Cooper King’s website and read their funny story.
I hope one day I will have the opportunity to visit the distillery located just outside York in England – and then you will get more stories.
In short, some of the things that make Cooper King Distillery a fun and interesting distillery are the following:
๐ซ 2 people’s desire for new adventures becomes a reality through passion and hard work.
๐บ ๐ฉโ๐ฌAdventures, experiences and education go hand in hand.
๐ They have built the distillery themselves.
๐ฆ๐บ โข ๐ฌ๐ง Their pot-still is built in Tasmania and shipped to England.
๐พ They use local raw materials.
โพ๏ธ Cultivates old traditions.
๐ฑ Focuses on our green planet and sustainability.
Their New Make tastes great and I think it can only be good as finished whisky.
If we go all Geek for a little while; The barley they use is of the type Maris Otter heritage two-row barley. It is floor malted at Warminster Malting, which is also English and not that far from Stonehenge (about 30 km) ๐
The fermentation time is 6-7 days and they use a distiller’s dry yeast. The wash is distilled twice in their Tasmanian 900 liter copper pot still.
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๐ฟ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐ฎ: Cooper King Distillery
๐๐๐ข๐: New Make
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐จ: Founders’ Club
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐: New Make
๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ: England
๐ผ๐๐: 0 Years old
๐ผ๐ก๐ %: 60
๐พ๐๐จ๐ ๐จ: None
๐ฝ๐๐ฉ๐๐: 5
๐พ๐๐๐ก๐ก-๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐: No
๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ก๐ค๐ช๐ง: Yes
๐ฟ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ: 2021
๐ฝ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ: 2021
๐๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐: Only for Founders’ Club members
๐๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐๐: March 24th 2021 (not for the general market)
๐ ผ๐ ๐๐ ฐ๐๐๐ ธ๐ ฝ๐ ถ ๐ ฝ๐ พ๐๐ ด๐
๐: Pleasant thick barley maltyness, zest nutty, citrus, grass, acacia honey
๐: Creamy, almonds, malty, raspberry, blueberry, a little white pepper, acacia honey, fresh cut ginger root
๐: It leaves a pleasant warm tingle on the tongue with fruity notes and nice malty notes
๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ: ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ (4.5/6)
This a well made spirit that is worth keeping an eye on in the future – do let’s what happens in the casks chosen.
๐ ผ๐ ๐๐ ฐ๐๐ ธ๐ ฝ๐ ถ ๐๐๐๐๐ ด๐ ผ
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ – ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ – ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐๐ค๐ค๐ – ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐ข
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐๐ – ๐’๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฎ
๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ
๐ฅ – ๐๐๐ฉ’๐จ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ