Regional single-farm barley. Barley malt from the traditional malting floor. Washbacks from our own cooperage. Bimber's production process reads like the ideal of a whisky distillery. Although based in London, the craft distillery is not influenced by the fast pace of the metropolis. With attention to detail, 7-day fermentation and two direct-fired pot stills, the distillery produces sought-after English whisky.

The Hellespont, now known as the Dardanelles, stretches between the European peninsula of Gelibolu and the north-west of Asia Minor. Up to six kilometres wide, the strait is a geographical dividing line between Europe and Asia. Swimming from shore to shore here connects continents. Like Alex and Nick Ravenhall, when they crossed the water accompanied by a warm breeze.

The New Zealand brothers are as dedicated to the whisky industry as they are to the oceans. With their non-profit organisation Whisky and Waves, the open water swimmers collect donations for the marine conservationists at Sea Shepherd. Once again, they were supported by the iconic Bimber Distillery.

Each of their swims through the Dardanelles was accompanied by single malt from the Londoners, attached to their arms and legs. Bimber then filled the intercontinental drams back into the cask and perfected them in Moscatel Cask No. 439 to create the single cask bottling Intercontinental.

The bottling is limited to 242 bottles worldwide!