Girvan & North British 30 Years Whisky – Viking 1 & 2Ā š°ļø at The Whisky Barrel – Scotch Whisky News
The Grand Tour
Viking 1 & 2
Mars Explorer Program
We returnĀ to ourĀ tour of the solar system and beyond with theĀ third and fourth releasesĀ of ourĀ The Grand Tour series of singleĀ caskĀ whiskies.
The two VikingĀ space probes launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station inĀ 1975 setting off to explore, photograph and communicate from the Red Planet’s surface. Successfully touching down in July and September 1976 where they remained operating until their batteries shut down in 1982.
GirvanĀ is a Lowland grain whisky distillery situated on the Ayrshire West coast of Scotland. Matured in a 1st fillĀ Palo Cortado sherry cask. Distilled 1990 and bottled at 53.6%.Ā 162 numbered bottles.
North BritishĀ was established on farmland to the west of Edinburgh in 1885.Ā Matured in a 1st fillĀ Palo Cortado sherry cask. Distilled 1990 and bottled at 47.6%.Ā 159 numbered bottles.
Compare and contract two old grain whiskies matured in cosmic sherry wood.
Buy – Girvan Viking 1 – Ā£150 / ā¬147* / $165* / c$213*
Buy – North British Viking 2 – Ā£150 / ā¬147* / $165* / c$213*
