Introducing new Bankhall Sweet Mash 

Halewood Artisanal Spirits has announced the latest launch from its Bankhall Distillery in Blackpool –Bankhall Sweet Mash.

Following the smaller scale launch of Rebellion earlier this year, Sweet Mash is the latest offering from Vince Oleson (previously from the Widow Jane Distillery in Brooklyn) and the local Blackpool team, who have been busy combining US and UK whiskey styles and techniques to reimagine English Whiskey.

This bourbon-style sweet mash is aged exclusively in new, charred American oak casks that have seen a full range of seasons in Blackpool since they were made by coopers in the US in autumn 2020. This process allows more oak character to shine through, while delivering a rich yet soft profile. The final Sweet Mash offers creamy custard, toasted coconut, baked apples and brown sugar on the palate, and is perfect sipped neat, over ice, or even with a mixer.

Vince Oleson, Master Distiller at Bankhall, comments; “Our new Sweet Mash has seen only nine months in cask but it tells a story, and takes you on a journey much grander. It’s a unique and exciting opportunity for all of us at Bankhall to let the whisky world peek behind the curtain of our adventurous new distillery, and we’re really looking forward to showcasing what we have to offer now, and also what we have planned for the future”.

Andy Wallace, International Marketing Manager for Whisk(e)y at Halewood Artisanal Spirits; comments; “As a business, we are building a portfolio of artisanal distilleries across the UK, with the ambition of bringing a range of different flavour profiles and styles vs other whiskies in the market. Working with Vince and the team at Bankhall has helped us to challenge the usual expectations around English whiskey and create something really new and exciting. We’re really looking forward to seeing where the journey will take us”.

Bankhall Sweet Mash is available to order now, 70cl, RRP £26.

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Halewood Artisanal Spirits is an award-winning UK-based craft distiller. Its premium gin brands include Whitley Neill, City of London, Marylebone Gin and Liverpool Gin.  Halewood also has a strong portfolio of other high growth premium sprits, including Dead Man’s Fingers spiced rum, J. J. Whitley Russian Vodka, Samuel Gelston’s Irish Whiskey, Crabbie Whisky The Pogues Irish Whiskey.

The business operates 11 artisanal distilleries across the UK, Russia, Australia and South Africa including:  The Liverpool Gin Distillery, Crabbie Distillery in Edinburgh, Aber Falls Distillery in North Wales, Bankhall Distillery in Blackpool, The City of London Distillery (the home of Whitley Neill), The Bristol & Bath Rum Distillery, Ironbark in Sydney, Belgravia Distillery in South Africa and JJ Whitley in Russia. The company also operates the Hawkshead Brewery in Cumbria.

At the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition the business was awarded nine double golds and 13 golds, as well as 44 golds at the International Wines and Spirits Competition.

Outside the UK, the business exports products to over 90 countries around the world and has significant operations in a number of international markets including North America, Russia, Australia and China. The business has a £400m+ turnover, and employs over 950 employees globally.

The business was founded by the late John Halewood in 1978 and it remains owned and controlled by the Halewood family.