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Key Facts About This Single Malt

Distillery: White Peak Distillery

Founder: Max Vaughan

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Region: English

Spirit Type: Single malt

Cask Type: Ex-bourbon and Necessary Evil imperial stout

Alcohol by Volume: 51.6%

Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration

Outturn: 2,553 bottles

Bottle Size: 700ml

Necessary Evil Tasting Notes

Official tasting notes

Nose: Hazelnuts, light roast coffee, and roasted malt.

Palate: Cacao nibs, dates, prunes and marmalade.

Finish: Sweet, malty and smoky.

Ed's review

Appearance: Natural colour, pale gold. Thick and oily in the glass.

Nose: Sweet malt, rum and raisin fudge. Vanilla, black treacle, and ripe banana.

Palate: Full mouthfeel. Rich banana malt loaf. Apples, pears and an orange peel citrus note. Fruit and nut chocolate. Alcohol is well integrated, bringing just a little spice.

Finish: Long. The caramelised edges of a malt loaf. Raisins, treacle, and barbecued pear.

About This Wire Work's Whisky

A stout finished single malt English whisky... but not just any stout. Necessary Evil is a Derbyshire-crafted imperial stout (ABV of 13%), in this instance aged in oak PX hogsheads by White Peak's friends up the road at Thornbridge Brewery. Wire Works Whisky Necessary Evil Finish is a proper Derbyshire collaboration.

White Peak first matured their Wire Works whisky in fresh, first fill ex-bourbon barrels for a minimum of 3 years before disgorging the whisky and finishing for several months in the stout seasoned PX oak casks from Thornbridge.

Last year's release of Wire Works Necessary Evil Finish won a Gold Medal in the 2022 World Whisky Masters.

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