Draft:Genesis (Lakes)

Genesis is an English single malt whisky produced by The Lakes Distillery in England.

History
In June 2022 the Lakes Distillery produced 101 bottles of Genesis single malt cask strength whisky

Production
Genesis whisky is produced in three stages:

It is first matured in Oloroso hogshead which gives it a vibrant flavour of dried ginger and wood spice

It is then moved to American and European ask casks to finish maturing and this give it give it a dried fruit and vanilla flavour

It is finally moved to orange wine casks from the Andalucía region in Spain, this gives it a spicy and chocolate orange flavour.

Auction
On 12 July 2018 the Lakes distillery auctioned and sold the first bottling of its Single Malt Whisky Genesis for £7,900 making it the most expensive bottle of English whisky sold at auction.