It’s tragic. I’ve been informed that the new, and very well spoken of, 3 year old Norfolk Whisky was all sold whilst still in the barrel. St Georges Distillery are the first and only registered whisky distilling company in England, which just shows what unexpected trails we can blaze round here.
On the plus side, it looks as though they’ve got stocks of Norfolk Nog “A unique blend of English Malt Spirit, cream and honey. This is VERY STRONG at 27% ABV” for £18 a bottle. And they have some of the younger not-yet-whisky versions, just starting to take on the colour from the barrel. A visit to East Harling needs to be made.
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Don’t lose heart, the ‘English Malt Spirit’ – i.e. the not-yet-whisky – is absolutely delicious, very drinkable even as is. My brother-in-law and I laid into some at Christmas and found it very pleasant indeed; for the purposes of the first, experimental month of the Norfolk Diet I’d say your whisky substitute is right there!
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Thanks – will do. I’m greatly looking forward to trying it.
Andrew [from English Whisky Company] is completely charming……….he was on Radio 5 when the first ‘real’ whisky was launched and I loved hearing him give Nicky Campbell a run for his money! I was just in East Harling yesterday so should have popped in really. Good luck hunting some down!
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