At the heart of Mossburn’s company vision is something best described as a spirit of intrigue, which sums up who they are as much is it does the whiskies they strive to make and even the audiences they seek.
Their spirit of intrigue powers a restlessness, a drive to always look beyond the obvious, to dig deeper and exceed expectations, to always make something exceptional and compelling. They see their audience as the whisky drinker who wants more, who won’t just settle for the status quo, and Mossburn see it as their job to reward that curiosity with thought-provoking whiskies that captivate and have the capacity to surprise and delight.
A spirit of intrigue and the desire to take the road less traveled are the driving forces behind the growing whisky portfolio of Mossburn Distillers.
The premium whiskey category continues to experience strong growth and the distillery team at Mossburn believes we are living in the “third golden age of scotch. Within a single generation we have gone from a bleak time of distillery closures, ominous tales of the ‘whisky loch’ and subsequent pricing wars,” says Mossburn Distillers, “to an era of remarkable transformation with new distillery openings at a pace not seen since the late 19th century, a prolific flow of new launches that offer the whisky drinker an unprecedented breadth of choice, even a shake-up of the old rules with new cask types allowed by the Scotch Whisky Association in 2019.“
Mossburn released the first bottling under its own label, Signature Casks Blended Malts, in 2017. This series was created to show off the typical regional character of Scottish whisky. “These could easily have been very straightforward, unsurprising whiskies, crowd-pleasing and affordable regional malts that don’t challenge production or palate,” says the team, “but for Mossburn it was never enough to make just another whisky.”
The initial blend for Mossburn Signature Casks is created from a collection of exquisite single malts aged in American oak. The blends then see secondary aging in proprietary custom-built hybrid casks, which use different types of wood in their construction and match different heads and staves together. As a result, the whisky is enhanced with more focus and intention than a standard finish provides, while building additional layers of complexity. Cask Bill #1 for the Island blend enhances the smoke and spice characters typical of peaty malts, while Cask Bill #2 adds a rich sweetness to the Speyside whisky.
Also in 2017, Mossburn opened their first owned and operated facility, Torabhaig Distillery, which also happened to be the first new distillery to be built on the Isle of Skye in 190 years. Their second, Reivers Distillery, followed in the south of Scotland near the border with England. The team at Reivers is charged with challenging convention and innovating as the distillery, aging, and finishing warehouse, bottling lines and laboratory are all located at the same site.
Mossburn’s latest release Caisteal Chamuis was created to appeal to a new generation of whisky drinkers. Named for a ruined castle on the Isle of Skye near Torabhaig, these two blended whiskies offer an intriguing entryway to the island’s style of scotch. “Caisteal Chamuis is heavily peated but it’s double barreled to offer a smooth and accessible peated malt whisky,” notes the team at Mossburn.
Caisteal Chamuis is versatile enough to work well in a wide range of cocktails from mixed drinks with cola or ginger beer to more sophisticated mixology where you’re looking to add a touch of peat. Either way, it’s the perfect way to bring a taste of the Hebrides to your guests.
With many other projects in the pipeline, for a small independent Scotch Whisky company Mossburn has big plans to match their singular vision and continues to grow, guided by their Spirit of Intrigue.
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Source: Mixology News
