– Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum and Whisky Distillery, Wooler, Northumberland –

Today, Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum and Whisky Distillery unveils its third limited edition in the Tácnbora cask finish series: the Tácnbora Sauternes Cask Finish. This exceptional whisky has been matured for nine months in ex-Sauternes oak, infusing the naturally sweet, cask-strength Tácnbora blend with luxurious layers of honeyed apricot, ripe stone fruits, toffee, and almond.

Only 1,942 bottles of this 700ml expression have been released, priced at £57.00. Each bottle is non-chill filtered, naturally coloured, and bottled at 58.2% ABV, celebrating the bold, authentic character of Ad Gefrin’s Northumbrian whisky.

Tasting notes:

• Nose: Honeyed apricots, cedar, orange peel, vanilla, spice
• Palate: Toffee, almond, stone fruits, dried apricots, honey, oak
• Finish: Coconut, white pepper, pine, vanilla

Sauternes, the renowned sweet wine from the Graves region of Bordeaux, is celebrated for its extraordinary richness and complexity. Made from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle grapes affected by noble rot, the resulting wine offers honeyed aromas, apricot, stone fruit, saffron and vanilla — often described as liquid gold. By finishing Tácnbora in these exquisite casks, Ad Gefrin builds a golden bridge between Northumbria and Bordeaux, a fusion of wild, rugged hills and sunlit, vine-clad valleys.

This third limited edition in the Tácnbora cask finish series uses the same cask strength Tácnbora that went into the Cognac casks. But with the Sauternes oak finish, the whisky takes on the distinctive elegance, richness, and lingering sweetness of this fragrant French dessert wine.

Co-founder of Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum and Whisky Distillery, Eileen Ferguson comments:
“A glass of Sauternes with dessert at the end of a meal takes me back to many lovely holidays in France, breathing in the delightful aromas and tasting fabulous fresh food from local markets. Nothing surpasses this luscious, sweet wine that elegantly pairs with so many flavours.”

Tácnbora Sauternes Cask Finish is available now from Ad Gefrin and online via adgefrin.co.uk.