Nc'nean Quiet Rebels Gordon is named for distillery manager Gordon Wood, who personally selected the cask combination: 74% STR red wine casks, 19% ex-sherry casks and 7% ex-Rivesaltes casks. The Rivesaltes component — a fortified wine from France's Roussillon region — is an unusual and distinctive choice.
Gordon Wood's cask selection creates a whisky of genuine complexity. The dominant STR casks provide the tropical fruit and bright character that defines Nc'nean, the sherry adds dried fruit and spice, and the Rivesaltes contributes a distinctive sweet, fortified-wine quality. The three cask types in carefully chosen proportions create something more interesting than any single wood type alone.
Quiet Rebels Gordon demonstrates the human element behind Nc'nean's whisky-making. Each Quiet Rebels release reflects the personality and palate of a different team member, and Gordon Wood's selection reveals a preference for richness, complexity and multiple layers. A personal expression from a distillery built on people as much as process.
