The palate follows through with vanilla, dollops of honey and candied orange lingering in the background before giving way to a gentle caramel. Thus far, the group has applied for Geographical Indicator status, and is now working to create definitions for English whisky and English single malt whisky.

Around 3,500 casks lie in the warehouse, with Clark monitoring the inventory and deciding what to bottle. Wafts of rich dark fruits, almonds and vanilla are followed by a wonderful taste of fruit cake, digestive biscuits, honey and figs with a hint of chocolate, all topped off with a long and sweet finish. Sourced from the French countryside, the copper still was hand-beaten in 1966 and has produced quality spirit for the likes of Hennessy, Martel and Remy Martin for most of its life.I bought tickets for this experience for our friends 60th Birthday's and I can definitely recommend it to anyone.

Even the spicy notes have a sweetness to them, with ginger the most obvious among them, and it has a long finish, helped by a slightly oily, viscous feel in the mouth. However, the production of English single malt whisky ceased around 1905 with the closure of Lea Valley Distillery, in Stratford, London, by the Distillers Company Limited, one of the forerunners of Diageo. More recently they have added distilling to their booze-making exploits, with gins, vodkas and a single malt whisky among its range.Born in New York, Zsor worked in finance in London before packing it all in to enjoy a quiet life in the Cotswolds. Szor estimates that the current combined output of all English distilleries is below one million lpa; that’s less than the capacity of a mid-sized scotch distillery like Glencadam.