{"product_id":"retribution-pr005-new-american-oak-single-malt-english-whisky","title":"Retribution Distilling Single Malt English Whisky PR005, New American Oak, 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eRetribution Distilling's fifth release is a three-year-old English single malt from a single cask: a 200-litre new American oak barrel (cask W014) with a level 3 char. Fresh, charred American oak gives flavour quickly, and in a young whisky it brings vanilla, toffee and baking spice forward. Distiller Rich Lock describes this cask as active without overpowering the spirit, and we agree that it is nicely balanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the nose there is vanilla, toffee and marzipan, with the dried fruit and spice of a rich Christmas cake. The palate follows the same path, with spice up front and a long finish. For its strength, there is very little alcohol heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spirit is made from Maris Otter barley malted at Warminster Maltings, fermented for 7 to 14 days with an English ale yeast and distilled in a direct-fired copper pot still in May 2023. It went into cask on 23 May 2023 and was bottled on 2 June 2026. The batch ran to 300 bottles; this bottling is at 52% Alc., the strength that Rich prefers for this whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 52% Alc., add a splash of water; it opens up the toffee and marzipan. In our view, PR005 suits anyone who enjoys sweeter, vanilla-led whisky and wants to see what a full new-oak maturation does to an English malt spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRetribution Distilling is a small distillery in Frome, Somerset, founded by Rich Lock. Each whisky release is a small batch from one or a handful of casks, numbered in sequence, so every bottling has its own character.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Retribution Distilling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56431285305729,"sku":"RET-WHI-PR005-70","price":61.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/3896\/2981\/files\/retribution-distilling-single-malt-english-whisky-pr005-new-american-oak-70cl-whisky-retribution-distilling-digital-distiller-2368725.jpg?v=1792705155","url":"https:\/\/www.digidistiller.com\/products\/retribution-pr005-new-american-oak-single-malt-english-whisky","provider":"Digital Distiller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}