Bimber 2019 Collection Foundations

 

 

 

58,5°

Distillery : Bimber - England

Moscatel Sherry Cask 

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2024

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Peated around 50 ppm

Bimber is a London distillery created in 2015. Their barley is sourced from Warminster Maltings, England's oldest malting plant, located close to the distillery. The liquid is left to ferment for 7 days, which is a long time. Bimber is therefore a distillery that claims to be artisanal, in an ultra-industrial environment. This one has been selected by La Maison du Whisky to form part of the Collection Foundations. It is the contents of a Moscatel Sherry cask, and has filled 301 bottles. The whisky is only 4 to 5 years old, and is peaty, which sometimes happens at Bimber. Usually with this distillery, the peat content of the barley is 50 ppm, and 14.5 ppm in the glass. But these are the usual measurements and I don't know if they are the same with this cask.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Very fresh white fruit, pomade, industrial glue, light peat, grainy and ashy, then the sherry makes itself felt, blood oranges, honey and dried leather, saffron, paprika, cinnamon, tomatoes, raspberries and a few floral fragrances. On the palate, dried fruit, figs, raisins, apricots, it's quite honeyed, but also tarry, with the dust of light peat and fleshy spices, cloves, nutmeg. The finish is long and powerful, the charcoal is thick, but gives way to exotic fruits, coconut, banana, pineapple. A pinch of salt, a medicinal touch.

 

In Short, 

Very elegant, but also slightly acidic, this whisky is complex and very original. I enjoyed it, especially the finish. It's a very interesting product, but the price seems very high to me, I'm well aware that artisanal production increases costs tenfold, but it shouldn't be exaggerated.

Score : 89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

                                           Diamonds - Beautiful Dark

Bimber 2017 Collection New Vibrations 6 yo

 

 

 

56,8° 

Distillery : Bimber - England

Ex-Imperial Stout Finish

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2023

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated 

This is not the first time that these guys at Bimber have tried a Stout finish on their whisky, a brown ale that is highly reputed in England. But this is the first time they've done it with a Single Cask. For the occasion, the 257 bottles from this cask have been selected to form part of the New Vibrations Collection and to be sold exclusively on the French market, in particular by La Maison du Whisky.

Let's Taste It : 

The nose is rather pastoral, herbaceous, alfalfa, hay, but also pastry-like and fruity, with mandarins, or rather clementines, vanilla and ginger. Some orchard fruits, green apples, lime. On the palate, nutmeg, slight stout bitterness, but with fruits and cereals. Dark chocolate, cloves, a pinch of pepper and cinnamon. Quinces and prunes. Very strong finish, long and powerful, on lemon biscuit, verbena and a few pine needles. Notes of coffee and chicory. Black tea.

In Short, 

I was very surprised to feel so little of the Stout influence, only on the palate and finish, and not so much then. If I hadn't been told what the finish was, I might not have guessed. I wonder how long the finish lasted, no more than a few months in my opinion. That said, it's far from bad, in fact it's really good and original, very herbaceous, but also balanced and with a kicking finish. Unfortunately, the price is unreasonable, easily that of a 12 year old, so I wouldn't recommend buying it.

Score : 89

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

                                           Mick Taylor - Blind Willie McTell

Bimber Ex-Bourbon Oak Casks Batch N°4

 

 

 

51,2°

Distillery : Bimber - England 

1st Fill Ex-Bourbon American White Oak Quercus Alba Casks 

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2023

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

The Bimber distillery has been in the news for a few years now. Based in London, founded in 2016 by whisky lovers from Poland, it is still young but enjoys an excellent reputation. For example, here we have the 4th Batch of an NAS Cask Strength aged in first-fill Quercus Alba casks. The juice is made from barley grown by the distillery, malting took place on a specially dedicated floor at Warmnster Maltings and fermentation lasted an extremely long 7 days. Everything is done to ensure the highest possible quality, down to the smallest detail. 7,000 bottles make up this limited edition.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

The nose is very fruity, with the Bourbon leaving its mark, but in a smooth, subtle way. Lemon, creamy vanilla, ripe white plums and green apples. Fresh wood, wheat and other cereals, barley, spelt. Ethereal and very well balanced. The palate is in the same vein, airy, woody, refined, but also fruity, with white and yellow fruits, and consensual spices, pepper, cumin. The finish is long and slightly explosive, with chestnuts, cereals, lemon zest and oak leaves.

 

In Short, 

It's extremely well made, and the products used, both the casks and the barley, are of excellent quality. It's not too young, it can't be more than 6 years old, but you can't feel it. However, it is a bit smooth, the maturation is a fairly simple one, and the distillate is not a monster of character, perhaps needing a special touch to enhance it. The price is right if you choose the right places.

Score : 87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

                                           Vegyn - Halo Flip