England’s Bimber Has A New “Country Collection” Of 20 Single Cask Whiskies

London’s Bimber Distillery recently announced the release of its 2020 “Country Collection” of single cask, single malt whiskies. 

 These cask strength, single cask releases come from the distillery’s stock of ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, virgin American oak and ex-peated casks. They are bottled for Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Taiwan and the US.

“We’re delighted to see the budding worldwide excitement for our London single malt whiskies. As a small, field to glass producer, we hope that in releasing our Country Editions we’re able to meet some of the demand from Bimber enthusiasts who are located outside of the UK,” said Matt McKay, Bimber’s spokesperson, in a prepared statement. “We’re excited to be witnessing the continued emerging interest in English whisky – and we’re thrilled to be playing our part in driving that thriving interest forward.”

Each of the Country Collection Editions were crafted to Bimber’s exacting standards, according to them. As they put it, “the spirit was produced from the distillery’s single farm barley and malted on a dedicated floor at Warminster Maltings before being fermented for seven days in bespoke, on-site constructed American oak washbacks. 

“Distillation took place in Bimber’s customised stills, which possess an increased copper surface area, resulting in a light and fruity, but layered new make spirit.”

Official specifics on each can be found below.

• Cask #137 (Ex-sherry), 57.7% ABV                              – Produced for Australia
• Cask #140 (Virgin American Oak) 58.1% ABV          – Produced for Australia 
• Cask #135 (Ex-sherry), 57.7% ABV                              – Produced for Top Malts, Belgium
• Cask #142 (Virgin American oak), 58.1% ABV          – Produced for Top Malts, Belgium
• Cask #169 (Ex-bourbon), 58.9% ABV                         – Produced for CRT Spirits, Denmark
• Cask #93 (Virgin American oak), 58.5% ABV           – Produced for La Maison du Whisky, France
• Cask #96 (Virgin American oak), 58.3% ABV           – Produced for Kirsch Import E.K., Germany
• Cask #128 (Ex-bourbon), 58.1% ABV                         – Produced for Kirsch Import E.K., Germany
• Cask #66 (Ex-bourbon), 58.8% ABV                          – Produced for Beija-Flor, Italy
• Cask #133 (Ex-sherry), 51.9% ABV                             – Produced for Beija-Flor, Italy
• Cask #139 (Virgin American oak), 58.2% ABV        – Produced for Beija-Flor, Italy
• Cask #87 (Ex-bourbon), 59.7% ABV                          – Produced for Whiskysite.nl, the Netherlands
• Cask #168 (Ex-bourbon), 58.9% ABV                       – Produced for Bresser & Timmer, the Netherlands
• Cask #115 (Ex-sherry), 58.2% ABV                            – Produced for Tudor House, Poland
• Cask #141 (Virgin American Oak), 58.1% ABV        – Produced for ARen Trading, Taiwan
• Cask #138 (Virgin American Oak), 58.3% ABV       – Produced for ARen Trading, Taiwan
• Cask #125/9 (Ex-Peated Cask), 54.1% ABV              – Produced for ARen Trading, Taiwan
• Cask #45 (Ex-sherry), 58.9% ABV                              – Produced for the USA
• Cask #95 (Virgin American Oak), 58.6% ABV          – Produced for the USA
• Cask #154 (Ex-bourbon), 58.6% ABV                         – Produced for the USA