English Distillery Unveils First Whisky in Over Three Years

After three years of silence, East London Liquor Co. is back with news. The East London distillery is launching East London Threads: Blended Whisky. The whisky is crafted with the founder of Compass Box.

Sometimes a collaboration is precisely what you need to spark fresh, spontaneous ideas. That's exactly what happened at East London Liquor Company. The whisky maker collaborated with John Glaser, the founder of Compass Box.

Glaser indicates that he was involved solely in the creative process and mostly guided the thought process of the whisky maker.

Together, they crafted a whisky that blends East London's own grain-to-glass whiskies with carefully selected a diversity of Loch Lomond single malt whiskies.

The blend melds various East London expressions with unpeated Loch Lomond single malts, accounting for 69% of the profile.

The outcome of the blend isn't described with extensive tasting notes, but the flavor profile is revealed. The whisky is oily with a smooth finish, featuring tasting notes of chocolate-covered strawberries, cherry blossom, fire, rum, raisins, white peach, and dried banana. The finish is prolonged, with hints of honey and smoke.

The whisky is priced at 42 pounds per bottle and can be purchased at the distillery's webshop.