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Reference Series

The Reference Series is an ambitious, exciting, and really delicious project. As you go from I to II to III, the quantity of older, exciting and altogether yummy whisky goes up (the exact proportions are stated on the bottle). We've created a series that when tasted in order, you'll catch recurrent qualities but notice a clear progression in terms of flavour profile. Awesome, awesomer, awesomest, if you will. But it doesn't stop there...

From here, the series will continue with a number of extensions that use these whiskies as a base but focus on a particular additional ingredient or technique. For example, I.1, II.1 and III.1 is partly finished in fresh 50 litre ex-Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks, while I.2, II.2 and III.2 are made with 10% peated single malt from Islay. The .3 extensions (I.3, II.3 and III.3) see the addition of e150a spirit caramel and future releases may include chill-filtered versions, for example.

Naturally, 3cl samples are also available, making it even easier to enjoy this educational whisky journey! You can read more about the first three 'reference' releases as well as the first batch of extensions over on the blog.

Reference Series I

50cl, 47.5%

What's all this awesomeness then? Why, it's is the first bottling from a new, delicious and educational brand of blended malts! As you move through the series from I, to II, to III, the proportion of…  More info

Reference Series I
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Reference Series II.3

50cl, 47.2%

Reference Series II.3 features the exact same proportions of youthful and old, rich whiskies as Reference Series II. However, you'll notice that the colour has changed quite significantly. This is…  More info

Reference Series II.3
1
$108.34
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Reference Series I.2

50cl, 47.4%

The Reference Series is a fantastic way to consider some of the processes behind the many delicious and fascinating whiskies that are out there. I.2 sees the introduction of 10% heavily peated single…  More info

Reference Series I.2
1
$56.72
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Reference Series II.2

50cl, 47.4%

The Reference Series grows a little larger with the release of II.2, which takes the exact recipe of II (a balanced blended malt of youthful and well-aged whiskies) and then introduces 10% heavily…  More info

Reference Series II.2
2
$105.24

Reference Series III.1

50cl, 47.7%

Reference Series III.1 uses the exact same recipe as the fantastic Reference Series III (which, as you may remember, features over 50% well-matured single malt alongside two more youthful, but still…  More info

Reference Series III.1
1
$285.88
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Reference Series III.3

50cl, 47.3%

If you cast your mind back to your science lessons from school, you'll remember that to draw meaningful conclusions you changed just one variable, your independent variable, which in this case is…  More info

Reference Series III.3
1
$277.63
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Reference Series I.3

50cl, 47.1%

"Caution contains e150a" reads the label. Yes, the .3 extensions to the Reference Series look at the issue of adding spirit caramel to whisky to artificially change the colour, something that is…  More info

Reference Series I.3
1
$54.66
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Reference Series III

50cl, 47.5%

An incredible blended malt. And that's not all! It's also the third and final 'control' whisky in the fascinating Reference Series, where extensions (III.1, III.2 etc.) then showcase different…  More info

Reference Series III
2
$277.63
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Reference Series II

50cl, 47.5%

Reference Series II, as well as being an excellent blended malt in its own right, is the second of three 'control' whiskies that increase in average age and complexity. Each of these three initial…  More info

Reference Series II
2
$108.34

Reference Series II.1

50cl, 47.5%

Part of the expanding collection of Reference Series whiskies, II.1 contains the exact same proportions of youthful, clean whisky and older, bolder whisky as the original II, including over 20% of…  More info

Reference Series II.1
1
$83.56

Reference Series I.1

50cl, 47.5%

It's here, the very first extension to the Reference Series, allowing direct comparison back to one of three 'control' whiskies. Yes, this is I.1, comprising of the same whiskies in the same…  More info

Reference Series I.1
1
$59.82

Reference Series III.2

50cl, 47.5%

The Reference Series began with three blended malts, I, II and III. Each are made up of the same constituent parts, only in different quantities, with III containing over 50% incredibly well-aged…  More info

Reference Series III.2
2
$259.05

Reference Series Tasting Set

36cl, 47.4%

A Drinks by the Dram Tasting Set featuring the world's first educational whisky range - The Reference Series! The series was spawned to allow whisky enthusiasts to see the impact of certain blending…  More info

Reference Series Tasting Set

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