Glasgow 1770 Passito di Caluso Cask Finish 5yo

Glasgow 1770 Passito di Caluso Cask Finish

Bold, smoky, and richly layered, Glasgow 1770 Passito di Caluso Cask Finish is a striking limited edition that brings together the distillery’s peated house style with the depth and complexity of Italian sweet wine casks. Drawn from just two carefully selected casks and bottled at natural cask strength, this five-year-old release offers an intense yet beautifully balanced whisky experience.

Initially matured in first-fill Wild Turkey ex-bourbon barrels, the whisky develops a robust and smoky foundation before being transferred into rare Passito di Caluso wine hogsheads. This secondary maturation introduces layers of rich sweetness, dried fruit, and subtle herbal complexity, creating a compelling contrast to the distillery’s maritime, smoke-driven spirit. With only 690 bottles available, this is a distinctive and highly collectible expression within the Glasgow 1770 range.

At its core is a double-distilled, peated spirit (50 PPM), delivering notes of BBQ smoke, coastal salinity, and warming spice. The influence of Piedmont’s Passito di Caluso — a rare, DOCG-status sweet wine made from the Erbaluce grape — brings an elegant counterpoint of honeyed richness, dried apricot, and candied citrus. The result is a whisky of depth and contrast, where smoke, sweetness, and maritime character are seamlessly intertwined.

Powerful yet composed, this release captures the essence of innovation at The Glasgow Distillery, delivering a dram that is both bold in character and refined in execution - A bold, smoky, and richly sweet cask-strength release, where Italian dessert wine elegance meets coastal peat and powerful Glasgow character.