Cooper King Many Hands Yorkshire Blended Malt Whisky (70cl)

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Many Hands is the first open collaboration between two English whisky distilleries, and Yorkshire's first blended malt whisky. In 2021, a fault in Cooper King's Tasmanian copper still forced a nine-month pause in production, threatening a gap in future stock. Their neighbours at Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery stepped in, distilling spirit to Cooper King's own recipe before it was transported back to Cooper King for maturation.. That spirit was filled across four cask types sourced from Kentucky's MB Roland Distillery: dark-fired and first-fill bourbon, rye whiskey, and corn whiskey. Four years on, eight casks of the resulting Spirit of Yorkshire whisky have been married with eight casks of Cooper King's own whisky, matched cask type for cask type, to create this Yorkshire blended malt.. On the nose, expect honeycomb, peach cobbler and blackcurrant leaf. The palate turns more savoury: biscuit, toasted cashews and cracked black pepper, with a warmth from the American whiskey casks running through the finish. In our view, it's a whisky that wears its dual provenance well; each distillery's character stays distinct within the blend rather than blurring together.. We think this suits whisky drinkers who enjoy tracing a spirit's story as much as its flavour. Each bottle is marked with its dual provenance and carries a QR code linking to the full technical breakdown on Cooper King's site. Bottled at 48% Alc., non-chill filtered, with natural colour: one of 1,922 bottles.. Cooper King is one of the most interesting names in English whisky. Founded in 2016 by Dr. Abbie Neilson and Chris Jaume in Sutton-on-the-Forest, ten miles north of York, it's the only self-built whisky distillery in England and runs entirely on renewable energy. Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery, based at Hunmanby on the Yorkshire coast, makes the Filey Bay range from 100% Yorkshire-grown barley.