Speyburn Jerez Sherry Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 1L

Speyburn takes a sunny detour to southern Spain with what was released as a Travel Retail exclusive (though we managed to nab some). It's finished in a trio of sherry casks from Jerez — oloroso, manzanilla, and fino. After an initial rest in bourbon barrels, this Highland single malt picks up a gorgeously nutty richness, adding layers of fruit and spice to Speyburn’s naturally bright spirit.

Speyburn Jerez Sherry Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 1L Tasting Notes

Nose: Roasted hazelnuts, raisins, and soft sweet spice.

Palate: Nutty and rounded with red fruits, vanilla cream, and gentle oak.

Finish: Long, smooth, and warming, with hazelnuts and subtle sweetness lingering to the end.

Distillery Information

Speyburn is one of the most beautiful, enigmatic, and underrated distilleries in Speyside, and indeed Scotland, somewhat paradoxically for one of the biggest-selling single malts in the US. Speyburn dates back to 1897. Brothers John and Edward Hopkins, as well as cousin Edward Broughton, spent £17,000 to found the site, enlisting renowned distillery architect Charles C. Doig (responsible for 56 Scotch whisky distilleries, no less). Whisky production actually started before the build was complete in order to produce whisky to mark Queen Victoria’s Jubilee year. A severe blizzard and no windows didn’t stop the employees, who just worked in heavy coats. Perhaps someone should have told Queen Vic what they went through for her. We might be talking about Royal Speyburn today. Speyburn, like most distilleries, has changed hands a few times. First John Hopkins and Company, doing business as the Speyburn-Glenlivet Distillery Company, ran the distillery from 1897 through 1916. Then Distillers Company Ltd (DCL) took over, running Speyburn until 1962, surviving closures between 1930 and 1934 as well as 1939 to 1947. Scotch Malt Distillers (SMD) then held the reins, then United Distillers followed from 1986 to 1991 before Inver House Distillers acquired Speyburn. Inver House is now global drinks business International Beverage (IB). Much of the orignal distillery remains intact today, pagoda ventilator and all, but the highlight for touring whisky nerds may just be Speyburn’s Old Drum Maltings. The first malt distillery to install one of ‘Henning’s Pneumatic Drum Maltings’, the traditional maltings spans three floors, with vintage mechanically driven germination drums in plain sight. Originally they would have slowly revolved to stop the barley rootlets matting together to create even germination and to negate monkey-shoulder-inducing manual labour. It also enabled Speyburn’s production not to be tied to the size of its malting floors. They were mothballed in 1967 and have lain locked and perfectly preserved until today, where it now serves as a malty museum for Speyside’s whisky history.

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