Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery has revealed details of Filey Bay Sherry Cask Reserve #7, the seventh and final bottling in its Sherry Cask Reserve series. The 2026 release marries whisky matured in ex-Pedro Ximénez and ex-Moscatel casks, and will be available to buy from mid-October.
The limited edition caps a run of annual releases that began in 2020.
“Filey Bay Sherry Cask Reserve #7 is the perfect whisky to celebrate a decade of distilling Yorkshire whisky,” said Joe Clark, whisky director at Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery.
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READ THE STORYClark said the final bottling was built around a defined flavor profile. “I’ve always loved putting this release together as it’s all about finding a beautiful combination of our rarest sherry casks,” he said. “This year, for the final Sherry Cask Reserve in this series, I had a clear idea of the flavours I was looking for – cherries and dark chocolate. Perfect as the leaves fall and late summer turns to deep autumn.”
He added that the release marks a turning point for the distillery’s autumn program. “It’s the perfect ‘full stop’ to what’s been a very special series since 2020 and opens us up to explore different options for an autumn Special Release next year.”
Filey Bay Sherry Cask Reserve #7 Special Release is bottled at 46% ABV. It is a Single Estate single malt produced field-to-bottle using 100% homegrown, regeneratively farmed barley.
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The limited edition runs to 2,000 bottles and costs £85 ($114).
Pre-orders are open now. The whisky will go on sale online at spiritofyorkshire.com, at the distillery shop, and through specialist retailers nationwide from mid-October.
The release will also be sold at festive food festivals and at York St. Nicholas’ Christmas Market until 21 December.
The distillery was founded in 2016 by friends David Thompson and Tom Mellor, with its stillhouse in the village of Hunmanby near Filey Bay on the North Yorkshire coast. Spirit of Yorkshire is Yorkshire’s first-ever legal single malt whisky distillery.
Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery claims to be one of “only a handful of distilleries worldwide that use 100% homegrown barley” for its single malt. The producer was named one of the top 50 spirits producers in the world by the IWSC in 2025.
