A limited number of whisky casks are now available for private ownership at Kingsbarns Distillery — a rare opportunity to become part of our story and lay down your own spirit for the future. In this edition of the Doocot Times, we will be covering maturation, storage and keeping up to date with your cask.
Lagavulin 11 Year Old “Offerman Edition” Caribbean Rum Cask Finished Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) (Elsewhere $90) $39.99 View
Produced in partnership with actor Nick Offerman (whose character Ron Swanson on the hit TV show Parks and Recreation had a profound fondness for Lagavulin and a rare steak), the 2021 Offerman Edition won the title of Whiskey Advocate’s #1 whiskey of 2021.
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Glen Scotia 15YO
I feel like this video should come with a small warning. That warning is that I don’t believe that Springbank is the best Campbeltown whisky all of the time. Glen Scotia has released such incredible whiskies over the years I’ve been drinking them, and even before when they came in highland cow-covered bottles.
A salty, sweet, spicy, tropical, oaky, incredible expression of this very unique area of Scotland and all of the wonderful things it has to offer.
Glen Scotia is always at the forefront of my mind when it comes to great standard releases, fun experiments, festival release bottles, all of the exciting things that whisky drinkers want, but products that are also available and pushing the ability for more and more people to get involved with whisky for Campbeltown.
 
Fielden Whisky announced as official drinks sponsor at Groundswell Festival 2025
Fielden Whisky, the pioneering English whisky rooted in regenerative agriculture, is proud to be a key partner of this year’s Groundswell Festival—the UK’s leading event for regenerative farming and sustainable land management. As part of the partnership, Fielden will co-host two headline banquets with Groundswell, celebrating the land, its growers, and the bounty they produce.Â
Taking place from 2–3 July 2025 at Lannock Farm, Hertfordshire, Groundswell Festival is a landmark event in the regenerative farming calendar. Created by farmers, for farmers, Groundswell brings together growers, environmentalists, food producers and changemakers to exchange ideas and innovations shaping the future of farming. Now in its ninth year, the festival offers a rich programme of over 400 speakers and 200 sessions—covering both the principles and practicalities of regenerative systems and Conservation Agriculture. With ever increasing influence, it has become an essential forum for anyone interested in the future of food, farming, and the environment.
The partnership with Fielden – an English whisky on a mission to change farming for the better – reflects a shared commitment to soil health, biodiversity, and the responsible stewardship of British farmland. Fielden is rewriting the rules of whisky-making with a philosophy grounded in a simple truth: whisky is an agricultural product, and how we grow matters. Instead of relying on industrial farming practices – like agrichemical inputs, frequent ploughing, and monoculture crops – Fielden takes a regenerative approach. They plant diverse grains, grown amongst clover – a natural fertiliser that helps the soil stay healthy. They never use chemical inputs on the land, and minimise soil disturbance. The result? Fields full of life. Whisky full of flavour.Â
This “No Chem Regen” way of farming nurtures healthy soils, clear waters and flourishing biodiversity, and encourages crop resilience, helping to cut agriculture’s giant carbon footprint.Â
“Groundswell represents the future of food and farming in the UK. It’s where progressive ideas take root. We’re proud to support that mission and bring Fielden’s own vision of soil-first spirits to the heart of the community driving it forward.” Dave Smith, Fielden CEO.
Fielden Whisky will be the festival’s only alcohol partner, running a unique whisky bar, and offering whisky tastings and discussions around soil health and regenerative farming principles at its own stand. Fielden will also be the only whisky available at The Earthworm Arms – the festival’s main bar.
Leading the celebrations, on 1st and 2nd July, Fielden will host a very special banquet –  FEASTING FROM FIELD TO TABLE – with Salsa Rosa providing the food. Festival-goers can purchase separate tickets to the communal evening feast nestled in a cosy and beautifully decorated space within the grounds of the festival. The experience will include a guided whisky tasting from the brand’s Whisky Maker, Chico Rosa, as well as an immersive three-course meal that celebrates seasonal produce, with commentary from the growers and creators. Throughout the experience, festival-goers will have the opportunity to explore first-hand how Fielden’s diverse grains – a mix of heritage, organic and grains adapted for no and low input systems – grown with soil-first farming methods, can transform both flavour and farming resilience.
Tickets for the Whisky Banquet are ÂŁ70 per head and include drinks and a three-course meal. Tickets can only be purchased if visitors hold a ticket to Groundswell Festival. Â buy here.
About Fielden Whisky of England
What’s whisky got to do with farming? Everything. Whisky is an agricultural product, but most grain is grown industrially, with chemicals. Not on Fielden’s farms. Fielden is bringing England’s fields back to life by planting diverse grains that thrive without chemicals – letting nature take the lead. Their farmers are kind to their land and never use chemicals. Instead, the grain grows in clover, a natural fertiliser that helps the soil stay healthy. This no chem regen way of farming nurtures healthy soils, clear waters and flourishing biodiversity in their fields, helping to cut agriculture’s giant carbon footprint. The grain grows tall and strong. The fields are wild and glorious. And the whisky is full of flavour: think warm flaky pastry, butter and caramel. Is it the grains? Is it the magic of nature?
Who knows – and honestly, does it matter? Fielden are putting the best (completely natural) ingredients into their stills, making a distinctly delicious rye whisky that’s changing farming for the better. Fielden: the English whisky that’s changing farming for the better, field by field, harvest by harvest.
Fields Full of Life. Whisky Full of Flavour.Â
About Groundswell Festival
Now in its 9th year, Groundswell is the UK’s leading regenerative agriculture event. Created by farmers for farmers, it brings together experts, innovators, and practitioners to explore farming methods that restore ecosystems, enhance biodiversity, and build resilience in the face of climate change. Founded by the Cherry family on their mixed farm in Hertfordshire, John and Paul Cherry have farmed for over thirty five years, converting to a no-till system in 2010.
2011 Bruichladdich 11 Year Old “Dramfool’s Jim McEwan Signature Collection 5.1″ First Fill Bourbon Cask #2477 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) (Previously $325) $228.89 View
Colour – Primrose Yellow, Aromas – Opens beautifully on a combination of Primrose, Myrtle, Lily, Marigold and mint. It’s like walking through the peat fires next to the Atlantic Ocean! Then the sweetness of the toasted barley and mellow oak drift in bringing with them little hints of bourbon spiciness laid down by the first spirit matured in the cask. “Its gentle on my mind” Taste – The spirit is balanced & restrained on the palate. This is pure Islay; No smoke, just barley & oak and time by the Ocean. The opulent flavours seduce the taste buds with mellow oak and barley sugars. The Maritime Islay character is with you all the way, fresh and clean and packed with passion & traditional skills from a dedicated team of Distillers who bring the magic to the spirit. No computers, no colouring, no chill filtration, just a special spirit from a special place.
According to the bottler: “Distilled on 11th July 2011 this whisky spent its whole 11-year life maturing in cask #2477. This maturation took place in a 1st fill bourbon cask from an unknown American Distillery. Bottled in July 2022 as Release 5.1 of the Jim McEwan Signature Collection, like all bottlings within the collection, it was bottled un-chill filtered, with no added colour, and at natural cask strength of 59.0% (as we always say, Jim would have it no other way!), it yielded only 238 bottles.”
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Big Peat Fèis Ìle 2025 Edition
The Big Peat Fèis Ìle 2025 Edition – a return to Islay roots, matured in Refill Hogsheads and distilled in 2010. Expect the classic Big Peat hit of sweet smoke, briny sea air, and rugged notes of sugary kelp, coal dust, chimney soot, and damp bonfire ash — all finishing with his signature smoky BBQ swagger. Bold and Peaty.
Big Peat is a marriage of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies only from the island of Islay. With Caol Ila spirit bringing sweetness, Bowmore the perfect balance, Ardbeg a medicinal, earthy quality and Port Ellen, a degree of elegance, Big Peat represents all that is Islay in a bottle. Part of the Remarkable Regional Malts range, the ultimate distillation of Scotland’s Malt Whisky Regions.
OLOROSO CASK MATURED
NOSE Sweet cinnamon aromas provide a welcoming introduction, with cocoa powder, cranberry and redcurrant notes emerging.
PALATEÂ Mixed berry notes come to the forefront on the palate, along with hints of strawberry bubble gum, sticky toffee pudding and blackberries.
FINISH A nuttiness presents in the finish in notes of hazelnut and walnut.
UK RRP ÂŁ75 – ÂŁ78
Decadent Drams was conceived of as our new ‘all encompassing’ brand. As a home for all our whiskies below a price point of roughly ÂŁ350, and especially as the home for all our other spirits and drinks that we offer in our ever-expanding selection. It’s a series with playfulness at its heart, where we will take a completely fresh approach with the label design for each new release. The inspiration might be drawn from the flavour profile of the bottling, or perhaps something to do with the history or culture associated with a particular producer or distillery. We’re casting a wide net with a view to offering a diverse and high-quality series that is visually arresting, humourous, playful, mischievous and very fun. Â
Decadent Drams is our most regular and diverse series, the one you’ll see most often from month to month. Over the months and years ahead, you’ll find it populated with all manner of amazing and delicious whiskies, spirits and drinks…Â Â
