The Heart Cut x Barley (English Blended Malt, 50cl, 46% ABV)

The Heart Cut x Barley (English Blended Malt, 50cl, 46% ABV)

The Heart Cut x Barley is the first release in the bottler’s three-part grain series celebrating the building blocks of whisky: Barley, Corn, and Rye. For this opener, The Heart Cut brings together single malt casks from five English distilleries — Copper Rivet, The English, Cotswolds, White Peak, and Adnams — to create a modern, fruit-forward English blended malt with loads of easy charm.

The flavour profile was shaped using insight from 5,000+ whisky drinkers via the bottler’s Whisky Matchmaker. Expect bright summer fruit, thick vanilla cream, cinnamon-bun sweetness and a soft berry character, all bottled at a confident 46% ABV in a 50cl format. It’s versatile too: great neat, lively in a Whisky Sour, or rich and rounded in an Old Fashioned.

Key features

• Bottler/Brand: The Heart Cut
• Release name: The Heart Cut x Barley
• Series: Three-part grain series (Barley, Corn, Rye)
• Style: English blended malt (single malt casks)
• Component distilleries:
• Copper Rivet
• The English
• Cotswolds
• White Peak
• Adnams
• ABV: 46%
• Bottle size: 50cl

Tasting notes

Nose: Ripe berries and meringue — an Eton Mess-style sweetness — with marmalade, shortbread, and cinnamon-heavy porridge. Strawberry yoghurt, fireplace embers, and honey sit in the background.

Palate: Peaches and cream. Malty and supple with lots of vanilla sweetness, plus raspberries, orange zest, and baking spices.

Finish: Maltier and more chocolatey as it settles, with bright citrus and extra cinnamon for good measure.

Delivery & authenticity

Your bottle will be packed securely for transit, and we take care to ensure it arrives safely and in excellent condition.

Call to action

If you’re curious about where English whisky is heading right now, The Heart Cut x Barley is a brilliant snapshot: fruit-forward, creamy, and properly moreish at 46% ABV. Grab a bottle and try it neat first — then give it a run in a Sour or Old Fashioned.