Glenora thinks twice about Glen Breton Ice

Posted on February 13, 2007
Filed Under Non Scottish Malts, WhiskyBuzz |

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The Glenora Distillery is releasing a second limited bottling of its Glen Breton Ice, after an initial release virtually sold out within two weeks.

The product, the world’s first single malt whisky aged in an ice wine barrel, will be available at selected Nova Scotia Liquor Commission retail outlets.

Glenora president Lauchie MacLean said 60 cases have been set aside for sale in Nova Scotia. Some will also be shipped to Poland and Belgium, initially, with orders pending for the United States and Sweden. The Inverness County company also expects to be shipping to Asia by April.

“It’s been phenomenal, we haven’t been able to keep up to it,” MacLean said, of the demand inspired by the initial release at the end of last year. “Jost Wineries, who we’re dealing with, is trying to age more product so we can have access to more casks.”

The strong favourable response within the province caught MacLean a bit off guard. He noted it is an expensive product, retailing for $49.95 for a 250-millimetre bottle.

“The price point is not for the faint of heart,” he said. “It’s expensive but it’s extremely rare . . . The proof will be in the pudding if the buyers who bought it once will buy it a second or third time, then we’ll really know if we have a winning product.”

Once Glen Breton Ice is introduced into a market, the intention is to be able to continue to regularly offer the product in that market, MacLean noted.

Source: The Cape Breton Post

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