Sampling That Boutique-y Whisky Company New Range – I think I’ll have another!

That Boutique-y Whisky Company Expands Core Range with Three World Whiskeys – 10 y/o Bourbon, 8 y/o English Rye & 21 y/o Irish Whiskey

That Boutique-y Whisky Company, the award-winning indie bottler, has just added three awesome world whiskies to their core range.

The new lineup includes an 8-Year-Old English Rye, a 10-Year-Old Kentucky Bourbon, and a 21-Year-Old Irish Whiskey—continuing Boutique-y’s mission to bring great-tasting, character-packed whisky to more people.

Like all Boutique-y releases, these new additions deliver top-notch quality without breaking the bank.

The existing five whiskies in the core range have already picked up a bunch of gold medals and category wins at big-name awards like the World Whiskies Awards, ISC, and Global Spirit Masters.

Each of the new whiskies is made in small batches of 1000, bottled at 700ml, and comes in at 45.8% ABV. They’re all natural in colour, non-chill filtered, and—as always—feature those quirky illustrated labels by artist Emily Chappell.

The three new expressions include:

8-Year-Old English Rye Whisky – 700ml | 45.8% ABV | RRP £44.95

8-Year-Old English Rye Whisky

Distilled from a high-rye mash bill and aged in toasted French oak casks, this bold English Rye also incorporates English single malt matured in ex-Islay casks for added complexity. Expect cracked black pepper, cinnamon, rich caramel, toasted almonds and orchard fruit, all wrapped in a long, warming finish. Its comic-book label stars the English Longhorn Cattle – an ancient breed with roots in northern England.

10-Year-Old Bourbon Whiskey – 700ml | 45.8% ABV | RRP £59.95

A classic Kentucky Straight Bourbon made with a 77% corn mash bill and aged in deeply charred American oak. Layers of vanilla, dark toffee and toasted pecans are lifted by warm spice and leather, for a velvety and well-rounded sip. Its label features the mighty North American Bison, the continent’s largest land mammal, in fitting tribute to this bold American expression.

21-Year-Old Irish Whiskey – 700ml | 45.8% ABV | RRP £99.95

An extraordinary dram matured for over two decades in ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks. This elegant Irish Whiskey brings honeyed malt, dried fruit, toasted oak, fig and baking spices together in a symphony of flavour. The label features the beloved Connemara Pony- ‘Capallin Chonamara’ in Irish Gaelic – set against a shamrock green background with touches of orange.

Master of Malt has kindly sent me a sample to try. Thanks Master of Malt!

So, what did I think? Here are my tasting notes …

Tasting Notes – 8-Year-Old English Rye Whisky – 700ml | 45.8% ABV | RRP £44.95

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Nose: Toffee with slightly singed straw, chopped stewed apple, thick syrup and sweet biscuit.

Palate: A sublime syrupy apple with sugary sweetness and followed by black coffee and hot black pepper.

With ice – cos’ y’know – that’s what you do! The whole dram is opened out nicely, especially the toffee.
Overall: Very easy going and easy drinking – altogether too easy really – in fact, I think I’ll have another!