Diamond Distillery 2013 - 2023 #71 Berry Bros & Rudd

Nose

Intense and deep with aromas of molasses, dark brown sugar and liquorice. Notes of cocoa, coffee beans, leather and pronounced oak follow, joined by a subtle smoky edge.

Palate

Full-bodied and powerful with concentrated flavours of treacle, bitter chocolate and burnt sugar. Firm but controlled oak presence, layered with spice notes of clove, nutmeg and black pepper. Dry, focused and unapologetically bold.

Finish

Long and assertive with lingering oak, cocoa and a lightly bitter, espresso-like finale that slowly fades away.

Berry Bros. & Rudd is one of Britain’s oldest and most distinguished wine and spirits merchants. Its history began in 1698, when the Widow Bourne opened a grocery shop on St James’s Street in London. During the nineteenth century, the company increasingly focused on wine and spirits, while the Berry name became permanently associated with the business. The Rudd family joined in the twentieth century.

Berry Bros. & Rudd also has an exceptionally long heritage in whisky. Its oldest known own-label cask bottling dates from 1853, making the company one of Britain’s oldest independent bottlers. In 1923, Francis Berry and Hugh Rudd also created Cutty Sark, a lighter blended Scotch that achieved considerable international success.

The Berry Bros. & Rudd Own Selection range includes carefully selected single cask whiskies, blended malts and house bottlings from Scotland and other whisky-producing countries. The emphasis is on provenance, cask character and drinkability. With centuries of trading expertise and close relationships with producers, Berry Bros. & Rudd is known for dependable, classically styled selections and distinctive whiskies for experienced enthusiasts.