Flavour Fusion: Wire Works Whisky RSB Cuvee Collection and Michelin Star Chef Sat Bains
White Peak and Sat Bains Collaborate on Wire Works Whisky
In addition to Wire Works Full Port release, this festive season White Peak is also celebrating a partnership with leading Michelin Star Chef Sat Bains, renowned for his much-decorated Restaurant Sat Bains (RSB) in Nottingham.
Sat and his team at RSB visited the Distillery back in February to understand White Peak’s approach to whisky-making, taste some Wire Works whisky and share ideas on a possible collaboration.
The resulting whisky comprises three separate co-branded Wire Works / RSB releases. Each of the three whiskies has been crafted in very small batches that celebrate variety in taste, aroma and texture. English single malt whiskies with roots firmly in Derbyshire, where Sat – like Max and Claire – grew up.
After sampling numerous casks with the RSB team, the 3-bottle collection developed from one of the original first fill ex-bourbon barrels that the Distillery team filled back in 2018. The team then worked with Sat to understand what whiskies he enjoyed and arrived at two separate finishes to the ex-bourbon foundation spirit. The collection consists of 3 (very limited-edition) 90-bottle releases. RSB Cuvee #1 is full maturation ex-bourbon, RSB Cuvee #2 is finished in an Oloroso sherry quarter cask and RSB Cuvee #3 is finished in virgin English oak. All are bottled at 48% ABV.
Sat said:
“As a Chef, I have been obsessed with flavour for as long as I can remember, it is something I am fortunate to create every day in my working life of over 35 years.The idea of creating a limited release whisky with Wire Works was a no brainer.”
“Meeting up with Max and his team at Wire Works and being asked to go on this incredible journey made so much sense, both of us from Derby celebrating our professions of flavour and taste.Picking the aging barrels based on my favourite cask finishes and tasting the whisky at each stage has been an eye opener into the level of detail and expertise this collaboration has harnessed”.
Wire Works Whisky RSB Cuvee Collection is available exclusively through the RSB website (whilst stocks last) from 6th December.
