England
Filey Bay Flagship
- Fruity
- Sweet
- Vanilla
Distillery
Spirit of Yorkshire whiskies
Spirit of Yorkshire is a distillery in the north of England, on a farm in Hunmanby, near the coast at Filey. It grows its own barley on the family farm, distils it and matures it on the same estate, and makes Filey Bay malt, named after a nearby bay. It is Yorkshire’s first malt. It is an example of the rise of English whisky.
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- Origin
- England
- In the catalogue
- 1 whisky
History, style and where to start
Guide to Spirit of Yorkshire
History
The distillery was founded in the mid-2010s by a local farmer, who already had a craft brewery, and a partner with experience in the drinks world. They wanted to close the circle: grow the barley, malt it with a nearby partner, distil it and mature it in the same place. Their first malt, Filey Bay, came onto the market in 2019, and since then the house has released different versions, with bourbon, sherry or wine casks.
House style
Filey Bay is a fresh, fruity malt, with tropical fruit, cereal, vanilla and honey. The distillery uses a column as well as copper stills, which lets it obtain a light, clean spirit. It is bottled at 46% ABV. Its main version has no smoke. It is a young but very well made malt. It is enjoyed neat, on the rocks or in a highball. It is a good example of the rise of English whisky, which in a few years has gone from barely existing to having dozens of distilleries, many of them linked to farms that grow their own grain.
Flavour profile of its whisky in the catalogue
Where to start
Filey Bay Flagship is the catalogue’s benchmark. Compare it with the other English malts in the catalogue, such as The English Original and Cotswolds Single Malt, to see the variety of English whisky, and with a light Scotch malt such as Glenkinchie 12. It is best appreciated neat or with a few drops of water, so as not to lose its freshness.
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