Diageo Launches 8 Limited Edition Single Malt Whiskies '2023 Special Release'

Collaboration with 8 Artists under the Theme 'Whiskey, Cultural Exchange'
Popup Opens on the 13th at Airdrop Space in Sinsa-dong

Diageo Korea announced on the 2nd that it will launch a limited edition collection, the ‘2023 Special Release,’ consisting of eight special single malt whiskies.

This collection is the latest installment of Diageo’s annual Natural Cask Strength collection, ‘Special Release,’ which has been presented since 2001. It is a limited quantity collection selected by the world’s top whisky artisans from the largest single malt Scotch whisky maturation warehouse in the world.

Themed ‘Whisky, Cultural Exchange (Spirited Xchange),’ this collection includes ‘Roseisle 12 Years’ from the Roseisle Distillery, making its debut in the ‘2023 Special Release,’ ‘Glenkinchie 27 Years,’ the longest-aged product ever released from Glenkinchie, and ‘Moltrak,’ created in collaboration with Japan’s Kanosuke Distillery. It also features ‘Singleton Glendullan 14 Years,’ finished in Chardonnay de Bourgogne French oak casks; ‘Lagavulin 12 Years,’ finished in Don Julio A?ejo tequila casks; ‘Talisker,’ finished in ruby, white, and tawny port casks; ‘Oban 11 Years,’ finished in Caribbean pot still rum casks; and ‘Clynelish 10 Years,’ matured in bourbon American oak casks. Notably, four of the eight Special Releases?Roseisle, Singleton Glendullan, Lagavulin, and Talisker?are also available in 200mL mini sizes.

Inspired by the exchange of world-class works and cultures, the packaging for each product in the ‘Special Release 2023’ was created through collaboration with eight artists representing various cultures worldwide, including Kozo Sakai, Pierre Morne, Raoul Urias, Louis Ricardo, Sanford Green, Kim Thomson, Dong Chiu, and Ryoko Tamura.

All products in this Special Release can be experienced firsthand at ‘The-Bar’ pop-up store inside the Airdrop Space in Sinsa-dong, available for pre-order starting on the 6th and officially opening on the 13th.

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