Mossburn Distillers & Blenders has announced a Calvados-cask-finished blended Scotch whisky, which marks the second release in its Cask Collaboration Series. 

The series celebrates the bottler's longstanding connections with other producers; for the Calvados release, Mossburn partnered with Normandy-based Calvados and cider producer Domaine Dupont.

The whisky, a blend from Speyside, was originally matured in ex-bourbon casks for more than 12 years before a finishing period in French oak casks which previously held Calvados and Pommeau. 

Mossburn whiskymaker Neil Macleod Mathieson commented: “When looking at collaborative efforts, one likes to turn to one’s oldest friends. Having worked with the Dupont family for 30 years and admired the deft touch with which they introduce oak to their Calvados, I was sure this would allow us to use their locally coopered casks to great effect on a Speyside malt finish, emphasising its typical heathery and floral notes.

“Even before casking, we were imagining autumn days and spiced baked apples — what a treat.”

Mossburn's Cask Collaboration Series is an annual limited release under which the brand finishes its Scotch in casks sourced from different distilleries across different categories. The first release in the series, which launched in 2023, was Mossburn Foursquare, a 12-year-old whisky finished in run casks sourced from the Foursquare Rum Distillery in Barbados.

Mossburn Domaine Dupont Calvados (57.2% ABV) is available via specialist retailers at RRP £65, and is made without chill filtration or added colour.