Events
Annual tasting event at Santander Work Café - November 12th, 2026
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This event will take place on Thursday 12th November at Santander Work Café, Market Hall, Douglas. Doors open 5:30pm for a 5:45pm start.
The first part of the event will be an update of what's been happening at the distillery, followed by a presentation about the amazing world of yeast and fermentation and how this shapes the whisky you drink. This will take about 30 minutes.
Following the presentation we will have a tasting where we'll sample the following:
- Cask 16 - first-fill bourbon cask and one of the oldest examples of our spirit fermented with a portion of wild yeast. Plenty of coconut, vanilla and honey. Age - 3.4 years
- Our 2027 World Whiskies Awards entry - this is a marriage between whiskies drawn from two refill bourbon casks and a Palo Cortado cask. Average age - 4.3 years
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Cask 17 - a small first fill Oloroso firkin that shows surprising restraint. Oodles of caramel, toffee, mocha, vanilla and cream followed by peaches and fruit on the palate. Age - 3.4 years
- Our award winning and ever popular new make spirit!
The tasting costs £25, which includes one of our snazzy tasting glasses to take home. We expect the event to finish by 7:45pm.
We want to remind everyone that the spirits poured are cask strength so we strongly advise against driving after this tasting. We operate a Challenge 25 policy where we will request ID for anyone appearing to be under 25 years of age.
Pop-up at The Sidings, 21st August, 2026
Thanks for joining us at this pop-up - we hope you enjoyed the drams and had as much fun as we did!
The following drams were sampled:
CHEVALIER: The only whisky we've made with non-Manx-grown barley. This one's made with a heritage variety called Chevalier. This has been matured in a refill bourbon firkin and reaches 5 years of age on Sunday! Plenty of barley and distillery character. 55.8% ABV.
CASK 18: Matured in a first-fill bourbon firkin. Lots of vanilla, lemon and floral notes. This is one of the first casks that we made using wild yeast alongside commercial cultures. Still a youngster at just over 3 years and showing great potential. 57.5% ABV.
MERCURY: A marriage of two-thirds ale firkin & one-third Palo Cortado sherry firkin. This is a rich, mouthfilling dram with a subtle backbone of smoke. 3 years, 10 months. 57.2% ABV.
BASTARD CASK: Our oldest firkin - 5 years, 5 months old - affectionately named because it was unplanned and it's very characterful & challenging! 70% Oloroso and 30% bourbon. 54.7% ABV.
OLOROSO HOGSHEAD: Our first maturation in a 250-litre cask. Just over 3 years with notes of rich toffee and dried fruits. Classic sherry bomb. 60.7% ABV.
Pop-up at Noa Bakehouse, April 10, 2026
Great night at Noa Bakehouse’s Bar Night. This was the line up of the evening:
Bastard Cask
Our oldest firkin to date, recently turned five! Affectionately named because it’s very characterful and, at times, a bit… challenging 😅
Barley: Planet 2020
Yeast: Lallemand DistilaMax, fresh and recycled
Distillation: 2.5x, March 2021. Small still only
Casks: 70% Oloroso, 30% bourbon
Age at bottling: 5.03 years
ABV: 54.7%
Amontillado
Barley: Planet 2021
Yeast: Pinnacle M, WHC Labs Bonds, fresh and recycled
Distillation: 2x, both stills, June 2022
Casks: 2 Years Amontillado Firkin, 1.78 years refill bourbon.
Age at bottling: 3.78 years
ABV: 55%
Chevalier
The only whisky we’ve made with non-Manx-grown barley. Instead of our usual Planet barley, this one’s made with a heritage variety called Chevalier (grown across).
Barley: Chevalier heritage barley, UK grown
Yeast: Lallemand DistilaMax, fresh and recycled
Distillation: 2.5x, 100l still only
Cask: Refill bourbon firkin
Age at bottling: 3.17 years
ABV: 59.1%
Annual tasting event at Santander Work Café - November 13, 2025
Our annual shindig at the Work Café was great fun as always. Alongside a presentation on distillation, we shared the following drams:
Cask 9
Barley: Planet, locally grown at Ballavell farm, 2021 harvest
Yeast: Lallemand DistilaMax MW – fresh and recycled
Distillation: Oct 21 – Jan 22, 2x and 2.5x, both stills used
Cask: Refill bourbon
Age: 3.8 years
ABV: 59%
Bouramo
Barley: Planet, locally grown at Ballavell farm, 2020 and 2021 harvest
Yeast: Lallemand DistilaMax MW, Bonds Ale yeast, Pinnacle M and MG+
Distillation: Jul 21-Jun 22, 2x and 2.5x, both stills used
Cask: First-fill bourbon firkin, refill bourbon firkin, amontillado firkin
Age: 3.9 years
ABV: 56%
Batch Four
Barley: Planet, locally grown at Ballavell farm, 2020 and 2021 harvest
Yeast: Lallemand DistilaMax MW – fresh and recycled
Distillation: 2.5x, 100l still only
Cask: First-fill oloroso firkin, first-fill bourbon
Age: 4.03 years
ABV: 57%
New make
Barley: Planet, locally grown, 2021 harvest
Yeast: Pinnacle MG+, WHC labs Banana split, Wild yeast
Distillation: 2x, both stills used (400l, 100l)
Cask: -
Age: -
ABV: 63%
Tasting at The Sidings - August 8, 2025
This tasting was held at Scott’s local - The Sidings in Castletown - on Friday 8 August.
The line-up was:
Ale cask
Barley: Planet, locally grown at Ballavell farm, 2021 harvest
Yeast: Bonds ale yeast- fresh and recycled
Distillation: 2.5x and 2x, 100l still only
Cask: Refill bourbon that has held our own home-brewed strong ale
Age: 3 years 6 months
ABV: 57%
Palo Olo
Barley: Planet, locally grown at Ballavell farm, 2020 & 2021 harvest
Yeast: Pinnacle M, MG+ and Bonds ale yeast- fresh and recycled
Distillation: 2x, both stills (100l and 400l)
Cask: 95% Palo Cortado, 3.5% Oloroso, 1.5% bourbon – all firkins
Age: Minumum 3.1 years (with oldest components 4.5 years)
ABV: 57%
Amontillado
Barley: Planet, locally grown at Ballavell farm, 2021 harvest
Yeast: Pinnacle M, MG+, Lallemand DistilaMax and Bonds ale yeast- fresh and recycled
Distillation: 2x, both stills (100l and 400l)
Cask: 2 years Amontillado firkin, 1 year refill bourbon
Age: 3.2 years
ABV: 55%
Batch Two Event - November 6, 2024
The event was held at Santander Work Café in Douglas and the following line-up was sampled:
Batch Two
Barley: Planet, locally grown, 2020 harvest
Yeast: Lallemand DistilaMax - fresh and recycled
Distillation: 2.5x, 100l still only
Cask: 70% first-fill bourbon firkin, 30% first-fill Oloroso firkin
Age: 3 years 6 months
ABV: 58.7%
Cask 7
Barley: Chevalier heritage barley, UK grown
Yeast: Lallemand DistilaMax - fresh and recycled
Distillation: 2.5x, 100l still only
Cask: Refill bourbon firkin
Age: 3 years, 2 months
ABV: 59.1%
Cask 6
Barley: Planet, locally grown, 2020 and 2021 harvest
Yeast: Lallemand DistilaMax - fresh and recycled
Distillation: 2.5x, 100l still only
Cask: First-fill Oloroso firkin
Age: 2 years, 11 months
ABV: 58.1%
New make
Barley: Planet, locally grown, 2021 harvest
Yeast: Pinnacle MG+, WHC labs Banana split, Wild yeast
Distillation: 2x, both stills used (400l, 100l)
Cask: -
Age: -
ABV: 63%
Launch Event - December 14, 2023
Our launch event took place at 5:30pm, 14 December, 2023 at Santander WorkCafe, Market Hall, Douglas. It was a blast - thanks to everyone who attended!
The following line up was sampled:
Batch One
Barley: Planet, locally grown, 2020 harvest
Yeast: Lallemand DistilaMax
Distillation: 2.5x, 100l still only
Cask: 1st fill PX Firkin
Age: 3 years
ABV: 51.9%
The Beta Batch
Barley: Concerto primarly, not locally grown
Yeast: Mostly ale yeast
Distillation: 2.5x, 10l and 100l stills
Cask: Small european oak casks (3-10l) and refill bourbon firkin which previously held a peated Speyside whisky
Age: 3 years
ABV: 41.6%
Bourbon cask
Barley: Planet, locally grown, 2020 harvest
Yeast: Lallemand DistilaMax
Distillation: 2.5x, 100l still only
Cask: 1st fill Bourbon Firkin, char #2
Age: 31 months
ABV: 57.1%
New make
Barley: Planet, locally grown, 2021 harvest
Yeast: MG+/Ale/Wild
Distillation: 2x, both stills used (400l, 100l)
Cask: -
Age: -
ABV: 63%