Uncharted Whisky, The Chain, Chain Pier 5 Year Old

Name: Uncharted Whisky, The Chain, Chain Pier 5 Year Old
Brand: Uncharted
SKU: UCH-CPR-05-576
Price: 128.95 GBP
Availability: InStock

£128.95

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Key Facts About This Single Malt Scotch

Bottler: Uncharted Whisky Company

Founders: Jack Breslin and Dana de Vos

Release: The Chain, Chapter 2

Distillery: Chain Pier

Region: Lowlands, Scotland

Age: 5 years

Distilled: April 2019

Bottled: March 2025

Cask Type: First fill French red wine barrique

Cask Ref: UC045

Alcohol by Volume: Cask strength at 57.6%

Outturn: 294 Bottles

Bottle Size: 700ml

Bottled: Natural colour and non chill filtered

Chain Pier 5 Year Old Tasting Notes

Jack and Dana's tasting notes

Nose: A heavy and meaty distillate. Rich and heady. No malt traces of new make remain despite the young age. Heavy black treacle, cinnamon, and sawdust. With water, a touch of lemon creeps in.

Palate: This dram doesn’t taste like any red wine cask I have ever tried before. Any winey influence doesn’t appear until the finish. The dram is rich and full bodied- the distillate is the star of the show without it being ‘spiritous’. The wood has added bags of flavour too but you could be forgiven for thinking this was a sweet fortified wine cask.

Finish: The heavy spirit slides off the palate, leaving butterscotch and oak in its wake. Brighter red fruit emerges, and a touch of the red wine. Stunning.

About Uncharted Whisky's The Chain

Uncharted Whisky Company released The Chain, Chapter 2 – a rare 5-year-old single malt from the now-closed Chain Pier Distillery. Distilled in April 2019 and bottled in March 2025, this Lowland whisky is a true piece of modern Edinburgh whisky history. Matured exclusively in a first-fill French red wine barrique (cask UC045), it’s bottled at cask strength (57.6%) with natural colour and no chill filtration. The whisky shows a beautiful marmalade amber hue, with bright aromas of berries and dark chocolate. With only 294 bottles produced, this is a vibrant and distinctive dram from one of Edinburgh’s brief but historic distilling chapters.

Shipping and taxes

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Uncharted Whisky, The Chain, Chain Pier 5 Year Old

£128.95

Meet The Founders

Jack Breslin and Dana de Vos

The Uncharted Whisky Company was founded by partners; Jack Breslin and Dana de Vos. They've been working in Scotland’s booming drinks industry for years, and have held countless different roles. Now, they're embarking on their own adventure. Something they love. Independent bottlings of cracking whisky.

Jack and Dana select exceptional spirits and marry them with exceptional casks to create off the grid whiskies for Uncharted fans around the world. Everything they bottle has passed the 'Jack and Dana test'. They have to love it before they bottle it. Everything is done by hand and in tiny batches.

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