Review #844 - Bimber Oloroso Finish Single Cask - Glass Revolution Imports Selection
One of the more common cask types used by Bimber, the London-based distillery, is Oloroso sherry casks. They have core releases that employ them, but they are also used in single cask releases; here’s one that was selected by Glass Revolution Imports for the US market.
There’s no age statement on the bottle, but because the distillery was founded in 2016, we know that this must have a single digit age. This single malt started in an ex-bourbon barrel before being moved into that Oloroso sherry cask for a finishing period; after maturation, the cask strength (and resulting bottling strength) sat at an impressive 58.2% ABV. A total of 342 bottles were yielded.
Bimber Oloroso Finish Single Cask - Glass Revolution Imports Selection
England - Single Malt
Price: USD 144 (2026)
Age Statement: NAS
Strength: 58.2% ABV
Cask Makeup: Ex-bourbon barrel, finished in an Oloroso sherry cask
Details: Not chill filtered, no color added; cask no. 250/1; 342 bottles
Tasting Methodology: Reviewed 1 time; bottle at 70% fill level at time of review. Tasted in a nosing glass rested 15+ minutes
Nose: Raspberries and strawberries lead dominant red fruit notes; then, charred oak and cinnamon arrive. Christmas cake and spices, sugar cookies, and more sherry influence add sweetness, but the oak grows in intensity as well.
Palate: Strong sherry notes - strawberry, lots of plums, blackberries, cherry. Espresso coffee mixes with old tobacco and some smoky sherry; leather comes in time. It's a medium-thick mouthfeel.
Finish: The finish is medium-long. Ginger cookies, fresh ginger, and some sharpness from the strength are accented by spearmint and leather.
Final Note: This is a very tasty single malt, and one that tastes old than you might expect given the fact that it's relatively young. Lots of oaky and tobacco-type notes, and despite the fact that the Oloroso cask was only used for a finishing period instead of a full maturation, the sherry influence is very strong, adding all of those sweet red fruits.
Value is okay, just around average for us. It's a very good bottle, but also an expensive one at about $140.
Our Rating: 7.8 / 10
In the current whisky landscape of increasing prices and variable quality, we've added a value rating to our reviews that relates to the score and the available pricing of each whisky. This roughly equates to a 0-10 scale; no reviews so far have exceeded a score of 10, although it is technically possible for the formula to produce a value rating higher than 10 with a high enough score and low enough price.
Value Rating: 5.91
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