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Sacred Spirits and The Wilderness launch Brexit whisky
London-based distiller Sacred Spirits has partnered with The Wilderness restaurant in Birmingham to create a limited edition whisky – The Brexit Blend.
The Brexit Blend is made with whisk(e)y from Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland
The blend was released on 29 March, the date the UK was initially due to leave the European Union.
The Brexit Blend is made with malt whiskies from England, Scotland and Wales, as well as a blended malt and grain whiskey from Northern Ireland, each aged in a variety of European oak casks.
Created by James Bowker, of The Wilderness, and Sacred Spirits master blender and distiller Ian Hart, the whiskies were blended together at Sacred’s site in Highgate, North London.
Bowker said: “Nobody is enjoying Brexit so until we get some sort of resolution, we might as well start the healing process over a stiff one.”
Whiskies aged for a minimum of six years were selected to provide “elegance and depth of flavour”. The Brexit Blend is said to have a subtle sweetness and flavours of “winter fruit and evil bureaucracy”.
Hart said: “We are delighted to be working again with The Wilderness and hope that our collaboration will bring cheer – whatever lies ahead.”
Bottled at 44.8% abv and priced at £60 (US$78) per 500ml, the Brexit Blend is available to buy from The Wilderness’s online shop now.