{"product_id":"whispering-waters-brandy-vintage-french-brandy-1993-33-year-single-cask","title":"Whispering Waters Brandy – Vintage French Brandy 1993 – 33 Year – Single Cask","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .twl-desc { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.65; font-size: 16px; color: #111; }\n  .twl-desc h1 { margin: 0; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-align: center; }\n  .twl-subhead { margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 750; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-align: center; color: #9a5f28; }\n  .twl-pills { margin-top: 14px; text-align: center; }\n  .twl-pill { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; background: #f5f2ec; border-radius: 999px; padding: 6px 10px; margin: 4px; font-size: 13px; }\n  .twl-pill strong { font-weight: 800; color: #9a5f28; }\n  .twl-lead { margin-top: 18px; font-size: 17px; }\n  .twl-lead p { margin: 0 0 12px 0; 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color: #9a5f28; }\n  .twl-commitments ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 18px; color: #111; }\n  .twl-commitments li { margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-size: 14px; }\n  .twl-commitments strong { color: #1a1a18; }\n  @media (max-width: 749px) { .twl-desc h1 { font-size: 26px; } .twl-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWHISPERING WATERS VINTAGE FRENCH BRANDY 1993, 33 YEAR OLD SINGLE CASK\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eOur First Release That Is Not Scotch · Distilled in France · Matured 33 Years in Speyside · Cask Strength · About 120 Bottles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpirit\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage French Brandy\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage\u003c\/strong\u003e 1993\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 33 years\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 48.8%\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask\u003c\/strong\u003e European Oak, Single Cask\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatured\u003c\/strong\u003e Speyside, Scotland\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e est. 120 bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"twl-hero-label\"\u003eHow This Happened\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOne Bottle Left in Leith\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarch 2026, the Independent Spirits Festival in Leith. Little Brown Dog had poured a French brandy they had bottled from a cask matured in Scotland, and by the time I got to the table there was \u003cstrong\u003eone bottle left\u003c\/strong\u003e. I bought it for my father and said the thing you say without expecting anything: if you ever get access to more of that, let me know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey did. I bought the cask without hesitation. It is bottled on \u003cstrong\u003eOctober 5, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e and lands in America the same month. Whispering Waters has only ever bottled Scotch. This is the first time the mermaid goes on anything else, and it took a 33 year old cask to earn it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is the strange part. This spirit was distilled in the \u003cstrong\u003eCognac region of France\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1993, filled into a European oak cask, and then shipped to Scotland to mature. Not finished there. Matured there, for \u003cstrong\u003ethirty-three years\u003c\/strong\u003e, in a Speyside warehouse, next to whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy would anyone do that? We honestly do not know. Does it matter? A little. Because it did not mature in France, it cannot carry the name of the region it came from. So the label says exactly what the law allows and exactly what it is: \u003cstrong\u003eVintage French Brandy, 1993, Product of France\u003c\/strong\u003e. The spirit does not care what it is called.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat 33 years in Speyside does to French brandy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCognac warehouses are warm and dry. Speyside is \u003cstrong\u003ecool and damp\u003c\/strong\u003e. Maturation runs slower, the angels take less, and the spirit keeps its strength: \u003cstrong\u003e48.8% after 33 years\u003c\/strong\u003e is a number a French cellar would rarely give you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA single European oak cask for the entire life of the spirit. No re-racking, no finishing, no blending across casks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe result is a brandy with the age of a very old Cognac and the temperament of an old Speyside whisky: deep, slow, and nothing sharp left in it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect in the glass\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRich, dried-fruit territory. Think \u003cstrong\u003efig, date, raisin and old orange peel\u003c\/strong\u003e, the kind of depth that only comes from three decades in wood, with the oak rounded off rather than drying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 48.8% it is bottled exactly as it left the cask. Natural colour, non-chill filtered, every bottle hand numbered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes follow once the cask is bottled.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-verdict\"\u003eDistilled in France. Raised in Scotland. \u003cstrong\u003eBottled for America.\u003c\/strong\u003e The first Whispering Waters that is not whisky.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-preorder\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePre-Order Pricing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetail is \u003cstrong\u003e$250\u003c\/strong\u003e. Pre-order before the bottles land and take \u003cstrong\u003e10% off, $225\u003c\/strong\u003e. Bottled October 5, arriving October 2026. Around 120 bottles exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhispering Waters Brandy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpirit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage French Brandy, single cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCountry of origin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrance (distilled), matured in Speyside, Scotland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1993\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48.8%, cask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEuropean oak, single cask, full term\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOctober 5, 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEstimated 120 bottles, hand numbered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$250 retail · $225 pre-order\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-prelim\"\u003eBottle shown is a label mockup. Final bottle number, outturn and tasting notes are confirmed at bottling.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrue Cask Strength:\u003c\/strong\u003e Delivered with the full intensity of flavor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Colour \u0026amp; Non-Chill Filtered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preserving the authentic character and purity of the spirit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54523132117310,"sku":"TWL-WW-BRAN93-100087","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/ww-brandy-1993-bottle.webp?v=1790604474","url":"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeylab.com\/products\/whispering-waters-brandy-vintage-french-brandy-1993-33-year-single-cask","provider":"The Whiskey Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}