Striding Edge is one of the most exposed walking routes in the Lake District - a narrow ridge of rock with steep drops on both sides. Walking it takes faith. Faith is named for exactly that feeling, and it carries the same intensity in the glass.
Expert's Description
Lakes Distillery Faith Single Malt Whisky is an English single malt whisky matured in Spanish and American oak casks and bottled at 56.5% ABV.
Faith was the first release in The Lakes Distillery's Quatrefoil Collection in 2018, a series named after the distillery's four core values: faith, hope, luck and love. The whisky was first matured in Spanish and American oak casks seasoned with Bourbon and Oloroso sherry, then given a second maturation in PX hogsheads of Spanish and American oak. The result is a complex single malt with comforting notes of dried fruit, vanilla and a hint of cinnamon.
The Quatrefoil Collection is now held in The Lakes Distillery's archive and is no longer part of ongoing production, making Faith a closed release from the distillery's early years on the banks of the River Derwent in Cumbria.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Clear sherry character with apricot pastry, mirabelle marmalade and dried apricots, spiced with a touch of cinnamon and vanilla.
Palate
A sweet arrival with a touch of sourness - grapefruit ahead of apricot and mirabelle - in fine balance between the spice of the wood and the sweetness of the malt.
Finish
Surprisingly long, sweet and slightly sour with a mild, drying close.
Specifications
Name: Faith Single Malt Whisky
Distillery: The Lakes Distillery
Region/Country: England
Type: Single Malt English Whisky
ABV: 56.5%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Spanish and American oak casks seasoned with Bourbon and Oloroso, secondary maturation in Spanish and American oak PX hogsheads
Non-chill filtered
Natural colour
Edition: Faith, first release in the Quatrefoil Collection (2018)
Flavour Profile
Sherried · Dried fruit · Spiced · Rich
Investment Potential
Medium. Faith was the opening release in a four-part collector series that has since been archived and is no longer produced, giving it a natural place among collectors of English whisky - without being among the distillery's absolute rarest bottles.
Did You Know?
The quatrefoil symbol the collection is named after is carved directly into the bedrock beneath the distillery - a four-lobed motif that symbolically ties Faith to its sister releases Hope, Luck and Love.
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