Fisherman's Retreat Edition 13

I've written about @FishRetreat many times before, a restaurant in the Twine Valley at the edge of the Pennine Hills around 15 miles north of Manchester. They are also an Independent Bottler selling whiskies matured in wine casks.

Their latest release is a 4yo from @WhiskyBenNevis Distillery - let's see what it's like!

Side by side : The Fisherman's Retreat Edition 12

I've written about @FishRetreat many times before, a restaurant in the Twine Valley at the edge of the Pennine Hills around 15 miles north of Manchester. They are also an Independent Bottler selling whiskies matured in wine casks.

Their latest release is a 4yo from @GlasgowDC Distillery - let's see what it's like!

Side by side : The Fisherman's Retreat Edition 9

I've written about @FishRetreat a number of times before, a restaurant in the Twine Valley at the edge of the Pennine Hills around 15 miles north of Manchester. They are also an Independent Bottler selling Bruichladdich and Arran whiskies matured  in wine casks.

Their latest release is a 10yo Bruichladdich - let see what it's like!

Fisherman's Retreat Edition 6.1

I've written about @FishRetreat a number of times before, a restaurant in the Twine Valley at the edge of the Pennine hills around 15 miles north of Manchester. They are also an Independent Bottler maturing Bruichladdich and Arran whiskies in wine casks.

Their latest release has been double matured - let see what it's like!

Side by side : The Fisherman's Retreat Edition 8

I've been reviewing @FishRetreat releases for a while now - Jim McEwan selected Bruichladdich and Arran single casks. - this time they've gone a little different and released a a white wine Arran as a 50% bottling as well as a Cask Strength version.

Let's see how the compare?

The Fisherman's Retreat - Edition No. 7

How does a whisky legend Jim McEwan selected 8yo @Bruichladdich matured in a Yalumba Octavius Red Wine Cask and bottled at 50.4% sound?

More importantly - where would you find such a dram?

Side by side : Bruichladdich Rivesaltes Casks

Bruichladdich have a history of doing things a little differently, this applies to everything they do including their choice of casks. Their previous owner Mark Reynier had a wine background before rescuing the sleeping distillery and this led to the maturation of their spirit in some interesting wine casks, both the drams I'm trying here were distilled in 2007 and matured in Rivesaltes casks.

Let see how they compare side by side!

Side by side : The Fisherman's Retreat

Nestled in Twine Valley at the edge of the Pennine hills, 3 miles east of the town of Ramsbottom and around 15 miles north of Manchester is a family owned and run restaurant pub called The Fisherman's Retreat. Other than food and beer they have the odd conference and a wedding or two but they have a couple of little secrets...

So what are the secrets you ask? Well if you promise not to tell anyone....?