Rest & Be Thankful is an independent bottling range owned by Fox Fitzgerald Whisky Trading Company, located in Hereford, England. It was created in 2012 by Eamonn Jones and Aidan Smith. The name Rest & Be Thankful comes from the inscription on a stone made by soldiers who built a military road in 1753 in the West coast of Scotland; the road out of Glen Croe was so long and so steep that it was traditional for travellers to rest at the top and be thankful for having reached the highest point. For many years Eamonn Jones and Aidan Smith managed markets around the globe for some of the most respected names in the whisky industry, companies such as Ian Macleod Distillers (owners of Glengoyne, Tamdhu, Rosebank) and Whyte and Mackay (Dalmore, Jura, Fettercairn). Throughout this time, they built up an unparalleled network of contacts with industry giants, individual distilleries, whisky brokers and private individuals to ensure continued access to great casks of whisky.
This edition of Octomore was bottled by The Bruichladdich Distillery on the isle of Islay. The whisky comes from a Single Cask (#2008000911), filled on the 19th of March 2008 and aged for 7 years before its bottling on the 20th of March 2015. The cask used is made of French oak, the whisky was bottled at its cask strength (64.4%) and 307 bottles have been produced.
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