Independent bottler
The Ultimate
The Ultimate is the flagship brand of The Ultimate Whisky Company (Van Wees Group), a Dutch independent bottler specialized in single cask single malt Scotch whisky. Releases are numbered and the label reports distillation date, bottling date, cask type and cask number; bottles are marketed non-chill filtered and at natural colour.
- Amersfoort · Utrecht · Netherlands
- Since 1994
The story
The Ultimate Whisky Company was started in 1994 by Han and Maurice van Wees as the independent bottling arm of the Van Wees group. The business grew from the family's long experience in the whisky trade and from direct selection of casks sourced both from producers and from extensive private/broker stocks, aiming to offer quality single casks at competitive prices. Over time the collection has reached more than a thousand bottlings and includes releases from the main Scottish production regions.
Production philosophy
The producer's philosophy is based on careful cask selection (tasting directly from the cask), preserving the original character of the malt and offering strong value for money. They favour bottlings that reflect the profile of the individual spirit, limiting wood influence when necessary, and keep bottles non-chill filtered and at natural colour.
Territory
Headquartered in Amersfoort (Netherlands); bottling and commercial activity mainly targeted at the European market with international distribution through specialist retailers.
Production method
Selection and purchase of individual casks (cask selection), tasting from the cask to assess suitability, single-cask bottling with detailed labels (distillation date, bottling date, cask type and cask number). Releases are numbered and the original characteristics of the spirit are preserved by choosing not to apply chill filtration.
Ageing
Maturation in casks (type and duration vary depending on the cask; details are shown on the label)
Characteristics
- Type
- Independent bottler
- City
- Amersfoort
- Categories
- independent bottler
- single cask
- single malt Scotch
- numbered bottles
- non-chill filtered
- natural colour
- Raw materials
- malted barley
- Casks and ageing vessels
- bourbon barrel
- oloroso sherry butt
- hogshead
- Representative products
- Whisky The Ultimate Inchgower 2007 70cl
- Selections 'The Ultimate' – numbered single cask bottlings (The Ultimate series)
What makes it distinctive
- Founded in 1994 by Han and Maurice van Wees.
- Specialized in single cask single malt Scotch whisky, with more than 1,000 bottlings in the brand's history.
- Numbered bottles with full cask information and released non-chill filtered and at natural colour.
- Part of the Van Wees group, a long-established Dutch importer/distributor active in the whisky world.
Products from The Ultimate
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