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Innis & Gunn Craft Beer

What started as leftover run-off from whisky production ended up as an entirely new kind of beer. Grant's distillery just wanted to rinse some bourbon casks with beer before ageing whisky in them - but the workers discovered the "waste" tasted amazing and started taking it home in soda bottles. That's how Innis & Gunn was born, from a pure accident nobody dared ignore.

  • Bottle of Innis & Gunn Caribbean Rum Cask Scottish Red, 33 cl
    Item no.: 22227865427-8078-5

    From whisky barrels to rum casks - Innis & Gunn continues its barrel ageing philosophy with a Scottish red ale that has journeyed through Caribbean rum casks before landing in the glass.

    Expert description of Innis & Gunn Caribbean Rum Cask Scottish Red

    Innis & Gunn Caribbean Rum Cask Scottish Red combines the traditional style of Scottish red ales with the unique influence of rum casks. The beer has a deep red colour, a medium body and a soft mouthfeel, offering a balance between malt sweetness and the flavours derived from ageing in rum casks.

    Expect a combination of caramel and toffee-like maltiness with hints of vanilla, coconut and spice from the rum. The beer is often described as complex and lavish in its flavour profile, making it an interesting addition to Innis & Gunn's barrel aged range.

    Tasting Notes

    Aroma

    Caramel and toffee, with notes of vanilla and coconut from the rum casks.

    Taste

    Sweet malt and caramel, seasoned with rum-like tones of coconut and spice.

    Finish

    Soft and lightly sweet with lingering rum-spiced notes.

    Specifications

    Name: Caribbean Rum Cask Scottish Red
    Brewery: Innis & Gunn
    Country/Region: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Beer Style: Scottish Red Ale
    ABV: 6.8%
    Size: 33 CL
    EAN: 5060190560741
    Serving Suggestion: Best enjoyed at 10-12°C, pairs well with spiced food or caramel-based desserts

    Flavour Profile

    Caramel · Coconut · Spiced · Soft

    Did You Know?

    Innis & Gunn deliberately experiments with different barrel types - from whisky to rum - to give each beer in the range its own distinct character, inspired by the wine and spirits world's approach to barrel ageing.

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  • Bottle of Innis & Gunn Original Scotch Ale, 33 cl
    Item no.: 22227865427-8

    In Edinburgh, a whisky producer approached Innis & Gunn with a request to test how beer tasted after ageing in used bourbon barrels - the result was so popular that the brewery started brewing beer for the barrels instead.

    Expert description of Innis & Gunn Original

    Innis & Gunn Original, also known as The Original Bourbon Barrel Scotch Ale, is aged on used whisky barrels for up to 51 days. Like the world's great wine and whisky producers, Innis & Gunn strives for flavour depth, complexity and body in every beer it makes, and Original is defined by exactly this approach.

    The 51-day ageing on whisky barrels gives flavours of caramel, vanilla and oak, seasoned with a piquant touch of hops. It is a Scottish ale where the barrel ageing is not just a gimmick, but an integral part of the recipe since the brewery's founding in 2003.

    Tasting Notes

    Aroma

    Caramel, vanilla and oak, with a hint of hops.

    Taste

    Sweet caramel and vanilla, balanced by a piquant hop bitterness.

    Finish

    Soft and round with lingering oak notes.

    Specifications

    Name: The Original Bourbon Barrel Scotch Ale
    Brewery: Innis & Gunn
    Country/Region: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Beer Style: Scotch Ale
    ABV: 6.6%
    Size: 33 CL
    EAN: 5010327658544
    Serving Suggestion: Best enjoyed at 10-12°C, pairs well with grilled meat or strong cheese

    Flavour Profile

    Caramel · Vanilla · Oak · Soft

    Did You Know?

    Innis & Gunn came about by chance, when a whisky producer asked the brewery to test how beer tasted after ageing in used whisky barrels - the response was so positive that it became the foundation for the entire brewery's concept.

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About Innis & Gunn

Innis & Gunn is a Scottish craft beer brand that came about by accident, when William Grant & Sons experimented with using bourbon casks from whisky production to age beer. For the newcomer it's an accessible entry into cask-aged beer with a clear sweetness from the bourbon oak; for the connoisseur, the discovery story itself is one of the most retold anecdotes in modern British brewing history - a mistake that turned into an entire new production line.

History & Background

Whisky distillery William Grant & Sons wanted to give one of its whiskies a finish that echoed barley, the whisky's base ingredient, and decided to rinse some American bourbon casks with a heavily malted ale from Caledonian Brewery, brewed specifically for the purpose by Dougal Gunn Sharp. The beer was only meant to give the casks a touch of ale before the whisky was filled in, and was regarded as pure waste liquid - until management noticed that distillery workers were bottling it in soda bottles and taking it home because it tasted surprisingly good. The discovery became Innis & Gunn, and the beer, now brewed at Belhaven Brewery under head brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp, marked the start of an entirely new production line of whisky-cask-aged beer.

Production & Style

The beers are brewed using classic Scottish methods and then matured further in used bourbon or red wine casks for extra complexity.

Signature Style

Cask-Driven, Caramel, Full-Bodied
The flavour is full-bodied with a clear cask character and caramel-sweet notes.

Facts

BreweryInnis & Gunn
Founded2003
PronouncedIN-iss and GUN
RegionEdinburgh
CountryScotland
OwnerC&C Group (owner of Tennent's) since March 2026, following administration
Official websiteinnisandgunn.com

Did You Know?

Innis & Gunn's cask-aged beer was discovered by accident, when the brewery was testing whisky casks for a completely different customer.

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