Promenade du whisky de Whittaker
Une promenade en fauteuil par une nuit d'hiver
Qui mène le long de la voie
En mémoire, aussi clair que la vue,
Le printemps est de retour.
Le choc du nouveau vert avec l'azur brillant
Au-dessus du Nidd brillant;
Le martin-pêcheur doré et sifflant
Flèches où se cachent les truites.
La vallée se prélasse comme des agneaux d'été
Se plaindre des murs moussus ;
Au crépuscule, la bécasse chevauche,
Les chauves-souris virevoltent à la tombée de la nuit.
Une autre gorgée, et fermant les yeux
Trouvez l'or ambré de l'automne
Kaléidoscope, et fantasmer
Pour laisser dehors l'obscurité et le froid,
Pour contempler le bois escarpé
Où l'ours dansant de pierre meulière de Brimham
Se dresse en rêvant là où se cachent les grands rochers,
En face de ce lièvre sculpté dans la roche
Qui saute à travers le verre qui tient
Sa douce distillation de moments mémorables -
Le goût, la vue et le son enveloppent
Moi maintenant - et roule
La bouche et l'esprit.
Alastair Ferneley janvier 2023
Blood sweat and tears
We take great care to ensure all the ingredients which go to create our whisky, are carefully selected. The water is from the spring on our farm and the barley is grown at the end of the river Nidd on another family farm, Poplars Farm, Ferrensby owned by Andrew and Ione Cumming (née Whittaker). This year, the barley is Diablo and is currently being malted and milled at Thomas Fawcett & Sons in Castleford, West Yorkshire. Our casks are predominantly ex-Bourbon, ex-Sherry and ex-Rum, so look out for three different expressions. We can’t help but try different things, so we have some wonderful surprises up our sleeve, but that is for the future – think Vintage Port…
Nidderdale is no stranger to brewing and the heritage of malting barley. Did you know that Nidderdale means ‘Valley of sparkling water’? This is due to the multitude of springs that exist in the Valley of the River Nidd. Indeed our own spring ultimately ends up in the river by Summerbridge. The Dale has a strong history of brewing and historic records show where malt kilns operated centuries ago. One recorded at Thornthwaite and one at Braisty Woods. There were were breweries at Pateley Bridge, so really we are just bringing back to Nidderdale what should have been here in the first place. Scotland has developed a wonderful industry with Scotch Whisky and now it is time for Yorkshire to show what it can do.
The climate in this part of the world is temperate, so, not only is it the best place to produce cattle and sheep, but it also happens to be excellent for maturing casks.
Quand nous disons du sang, de la sueur et des larmes, nous le pensons. Chaque goutte de notre whisky a ce que j'aime appeler une âme et représente ce que nous représentons - l'excellence !
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Distillerie Whittaker
Harewell House Farm, Harrogate HG3 4HQ, Royaume-Uni
Du mercredi au samedi de 12h à 17h30
Fermé dimanche, lundi et mardi
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