# Wharf Distillery swaps folklore for a timestamp with single-cask English whiskey

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/wharf-distillery-swaps-folklore-for-a-timestamp-with-single-cask-english-whiskey/
- Published: 2026-11-13T09:11:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T09:20:32+00:00
- Original publisher: City AM (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.cityam.com/wharf-distillery-single-cask-english-whiskey/
- Topics: Business

## Key points

- Wharf’s new single malt is named for its cask’s filling time.
- The ex-bourbon cask produced a one-off whisky bottled at 55.3% ABV.
- The distillery plans a Madeira-cask release next year.

## Summary

Wharf Distillery in Northamptonshire has released a single-cask English malt whisky identified by the exact time its cask was filled: 17 May 2023 at 15:18. The change from themed names to a timestamp reflects the founder’s aim to let each whisky stand on its own, while giving the bottle a distinctive identity in a crowded craft market.

Bottled at 55.3 per cent ABV, the whisky matured in an ex-bourbon cask, of which only one was filled, making this expression impossible to reproduce exactly. Wharf has released English whisky since 2019, after laying down spirit in 2015; founder Laurence Conisbee says a Madeira-cask release is planned for next year.

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