Saltire Rare Malt, based in Falkland, Fife is raising a glass to 2025
As they celebrate further success in the whisky world through new global markets, new stockists and the assembling of an unrivalled team of whisky veterans boasting over a century of combined industry experience.
Single malt whisky-lovers across the world will soon know the name Saltire Rare Malt as the Falkland-based independent whisky bottler enters further global markets, hiring new senior team members to take the company to the next level.
Since launching their first bottles in 2024, Saltire Rare Malt can now be found across the UK, as far as Japan, Latin America and the Netherlands as they welcome new stockists in Belgium and Uruguay.
Success has been quick for the Falkland bottler and it doesn’t look like slowing down anytime soon as they announce a special 1-year anniversary releases coming in May – a highly anticipated 14-year-old Linkwood from the Speyside region, 1 of only 74 bottled from a Refill American Oak Ex Bourbon Cask at 54.1% ABV priced at £160.
Jan Damen takes on the role of European Sales Director. He brings with him 25 years of rich single malt whisky experience – heading up the roles of Operations Director for Europe at The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Group Commercial & Operations Director at The Artisanal Spirits Company, and General Manager at The Single Cask.
Saltire Rare Malt has also appointed a USA Brand Ambassador, Paul Bryant to lead Saltire’s journey across the Atlantic. The new hires join the UK & Europe Brand Ambassador, David McCallum and Business Development Director, Andre de Almeida. All in good company as curating the Saltire Rare Malt Collection is Hans & Becky Offringa.
‘The Whisky Couple’, are a trusted part of the Saltire family and with incomparable guidance and advice. If curators Hans & Becky disapprove of a sample, the cask will not be bottled.
Saltire Rare Malt are bottlers of a unique range of limited-run single malt whiskies.
The independent bottling company was born from a longstanding partnership between friends & Founders Nigel Heywood and Keith Rennie. The pair have worked together for three decades, before moving into the whisky world to collect fine and rare single malts. A shared passion for the ‘water of life’ led to the creation of Saltire Rare Malt – a global vehicle to share their outstanding collection of Single Malt Whiskies.
The founders felt that 2024 would be a good year to launch the very first bottlings of Saltire Rare Malt, 530 years after the birth of Scotch Whisky – in the beautiful, historic town of Falkland. Among Saltire Rare Malt’s meticulously curated collection are ‘well-known labels’, ‘rare gems’ and casks from ‘lost distilleries’ with Single Malt Scotch Whisky releases that are ‘never rushed or hurried — they’re bottled when the right time arrives’.
“Bringing our new hires Jan & Paul into the Saltire family again demonstrates that with the best team around you anything is possible. We’re raising a glass to 2025, and we can’t wait to announce what’s next!”
The Saltire Rare Malt Collection is available to buy online on their website at: https://www.saltireraremalt.com/
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