Clydeside Distillery has launched its first ever peated whisky, named ‘Fortnight’ after the annual two-week period when the Glasgow distillery’s otherwise classically lowland-style process is turned over to peated spirit.
Produced using 100% Scottish barley malted with Highland peat, and matured for over six years in oak casks, Fortnight is bottled at 46%, presented in its natural color, and non-chill filtered.
Tasting notes suggest that, on the nose, it ‘reveals gentle smoke interwoven with notes of stone fruit and vanilla’, while the palate features ‘bright citrus and heather honey’, before a finish ‘redolent of warm spice and lingering peat’.
“Fortnight captures an exciting moment of contrast in our annual calendar, and brings a new peated dimension to our classic Lowland style that we’ve been eager to explore,” said distillery manager Alistair McDonald.
“This whisky has been a labour of love, produced with the same unwavering attention and precision as every drop we distil, and we’re delighted to finally share it with the world.”
Fortnight is said to mark a significant evolution for Clydeside, following the success of June’s limited-edition Clydeside Velvet Odyssey, which was a collaboration with nearby independent venue SWG3 to celebrate the latter’s 20th anniversary.
Clydeside’s core range includes its maiden release Stobcross, produced with both bourbon and sherry casks, and Napier, named after the ‘Father of Clyde Shipbuilding’ Robert Napier, and matured exclusively in Oloroso sherry casks.
As of this week, Fortnight joins that core range and is available to the public.
