Fielden Cask 292 Whisky - The Heart Cut #16, 50cl

Rich, luscious and spicy — this 100% rye whisky from Fielden was finished in a coastal Oloroso sherry cask, layering honeycomb and banana chips with waves of sea-salted caramel.

This is a 100% rye whisky finished for just over 2 years in a 45-year-old ex-Solera Oloroso Sherry cask from a bodega in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

This is coastal sherry territory, where the Atlantic winds give the wine a signature minerality. That maritime character has transferred beautifully into the whisky, melding with the Oloroso toffee/nuttiness to create an insane amount of complexity and richness.

Nose: salted caramel, golden honeycomb and a hint of honeysuckle
Palate: a deepening saline-caramel sweetness, layered with vanilla ice cream and overripe apricot, before opening out into pecan pie richness. Banana chips bring a crisp, tropical chew; there’s also nostalgic notes of warm waffles with maple syrup
Finish: a playful fizz of cola cubes grounded by toasted walnuts, oak sawdust, and a flicker of smoked sea salt

Only 1109 bottles created.

• Cask: New American Oak
• Finish: Coastal Solera Oloroso Cask
• Distilled: 07/06/2019
• Bottled: 04/07/2023
• Strength: 56.6% (cask strength)
• Non-chill filtered and no caramel colouring

The Heart Cut is an independent bottler collaborating with whisky distilleries from across the world to release one-off single cask and small batch bottlings. Owned and run by wife and husband team, Georgie and Fabrizio - they share a passion for great whisky, cocktails and travel.