Bimber Ex Bourbon Cask Batch 8 Single Malt Whisky, 70cl

Bimber Ex Bourbon Cask Batch 8: Single Cask London Whisky

Single cask | Ex-bourbon oak | 58.3% Alc. | 267 bottles | 70cl

Key Information

Tasting Notes

What Makes Batch 8 Distinctive

• Drawn from a single ex-bourbon cask rather than blended across several, so the character is specific to this one barrel.
• Bottled at natural cask strength (58.3% Alc.) with no dilution down to a standard proof.
• Only 267 bottles came from this cask.
• Made from 100% English floor-malted barley, sourced from Warminster Maltings.
• Distilled on handmade copper pot stills, fired directly rather than by steam.
• Mashed, fermented, distilled, matured and bottled entirely on site in London.

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About Bimber

Bimber was founded in 2015 in Park Royal, west London, with the first cask filled in May 2016. The distillery floor-malts its own English barley at Warminster Maltings and distils on handmade copper pot stills, fired directly rather than by steam, with mashing, fermentation, distillation, maturation and bottling all carried out on site. We think that level of in-house control is exactly why their single cask releases taste so distinct from one batch to the next.

Understanding English Whisky

English whisky is a young category without the regional conventions that shape Scotch, so each distillery is largely setting its own house style. Bimber has chosen to build theirs around English barley and slow, old-fashioned production methods rather than copying an existing template. Single cask, cask strength releases like Batch 8 are where that house style shows most clearly, since nothing is blended away or diluted to soften it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What does "cask strength" mean for this whisky?

A: It means the whisky has been bottled straight from the cask at 58.3% Alc., with no water added to bring it down to a standard strength. It is stronger than most whisky on the shelf, so it is worth tasting neat first before deciding whether to add a little water.

Q: How does Bimber compare to Scotch single malt?

A: Bimber uses English floor-malted barley and its own production methods rather than following a Scotch template, so the character is different from the outset. The distillery has said openly that it is not trying to copy Scotch or Irish whisky, but to build its own English style.

Q: Should this be drunk neat or with water?

A: Either works well. At 58.3% Alc. it has enough strength to take a splash of water without losing its character, which can open up the citrus and spice further. Try it neat first, then with a little water, to see how it changes.

Q: What makes Batch 8 different from other Bimber Ex-Bourbon Cask releases?

A: Each batch comes from a different ex-bourbon cask, so while the house style stays recognisable, the exact strength, colour and balance of fruit and spice shift from one batch to the next. Batch 8 was bottled at 58.3% Alc. from a single cask that yielded 267 bottles.

Q: What is Bimber Distillery known for?

A: Bimber is known for doing almost everything in-house in Park Royal, west London: floor-malting its own English barley, distilling on handmade copper pot stills, and bottling most releases as small batches or single casks rather than one large, consistent blend.