Domhayn

Auction status

Auction is: LIVE - 25/04/25 to 05/05/25

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Accolades

◾The oldest spirit to be submerged prior to April 2025.

◾One of only two casks to be submerged on Valentines Day 2025.

◾The first release from a sherry-seasoned cask.

◾The inaugural cask released from our collection.

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Provenance

A history-maker in its own right, but a more recent creation too, being one of two especially compact casks submerged in the mighty Loch Ness on none other than Valentine's Day 2025.

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Cask DLNABK was made from European Oak, with a light toast and complimented with 12 months of blended Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry seasoning in central Europe's more temperate climate.

 

Blending sherries creates a luscious balance between PX's intensely sweet, syrupy, and rich, dried fruit flavours and Oloroso's drier, nuttier characters. During submersion, this blended seasoning delicately evolves the spirit to produce a slightly richer mouthfeel, with heightened sweetness accompanied by a more decadent array of notes, including caramel, honey, dark fruit preserves, and chocolate.

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The selected first fill for cask DLNABK was a 15 year old natural strength, unpeated, single malt barley spirit from North East Scotland. ​​​​​

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With cask and spirit united, next stop was Scotland's Great Glen. An ancient geological fault line, visible from space, which slices through the Highlands from the Atlantic at Fort William up to the North Sea at Inverness. The Great Glen is home to rugged mountains, historic towns and a chain of Lochs, one of which is the 23 mile (37km) long Loch Ness. 

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On the day of its evolution, 14th February 2025, the weather was beautifully crisp, a fresh -3 degrees Celsius (-26.6 Fahrenheit) with majestic azure-blue skies and calm water. Rare enough some might say, but as close to picture perfect as you could imagine. 

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The icy submersion at 57°20′39.34″N, 4°23′44.45″W took cask DLNABK to a depth of 214 meters (702 feet), where it left its mark in the Loch's sediment bed. Having produced its optimal results, this cask will never be used again. 

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The result, a release of 6 bottles (70cl) at 55.5%vol, presented naturally and non-chill filtered. Bottles 1 to 3 are stored safely in a vault. From April 2025, bottles 4, 5 and 6 will be presented at consecutive auctions. ​​​