Pappy Van Winkle · United States
Wheated Kentucky straight bourbon
- Age
- 12 years
£17per dram
Granby Street, Leicester
Open tonight, and something worth the trip
An independent specialist retailer of fine whisky, premium spirits, wine and hand-rolled Cuban and New World cigars, with a walk-in humidor and a basement sampling lounge. Tell us what you usually drink and we would be happy to recommend a suitable dram.
Monday to Wednesday 10:00 – 18:00, Thursday to Saturday until 23:00 with late visits after 18:00 by advance booking. Sundays are private bookings by prior arrangement.
Buy bottles on cask23.co.uk(opens cask23.co.uk in a new tab)From the dram list
Three from our approved list
Taken straight from the whiskies we hold. Ask at the bar and we would be happy to recommend a suitable dram based on your preferences.
Pappy Van Winkle · United States
Wheated Kentucky straight bourbon
New charred oak
- ABV
- 45.2%
- Age
- 20 years
Deep and unhurried: citrus peel and sherried dried fruit over vanilla, with a long, elegant finish.
- Citrus
- Dried fruit
- Vanilla
£25per dram
Limited edition
George T Stagg · United States
Kentucky straight bourbon, uncut and unfiltered
New charred oak
- ABV
- 67.5%
Full barrel strength, with lush toffee, dark fruit richness and a deep seam of oak.
- Toffee
- Dark fruit
- Oak
£25per dram
Tasting flights
Three glasses, one idea
25 millilitre pours, tasted in order, with every whisky taken from our dram list and every glass explained.
3 drams · 75ml total
Speyside Foundations
Three Speyside single malts from three different distilleries, so the region's house character can be compared rather than described.
Poured in this order
- Glenfarclas 10 Year 40%Glenfarclas Distillery · Speyside · 10 years old · 40% ABV25ml
- Glen Moray Sherry Cask 40%Glen Moray · Speyside · 40% ABV25ml
- Macallan 10 Year Old Bottling 40%Macallan · Speyside · 10 years old · 40% ABV25ml
Ask at the bar for today's flight total.
3 drams · 75ml total
The Highland Range
Three Highland single malts from three different distilleries — the largest and least uniform of the Scotch regions.
Poured in this order
- Mossburn Vintage Casks No. 6 — ArdmoreArdmore Distillery · Highland · 9 years old · 46% ABV25ml
- Old Pulteney 12 Year 40%Old Pulteney · Highland · 12 years old · 40% ABV25ml
- Tomatin The Italian Collection — Amarone EditionTomatin Distillery · Highland · 12 years old · 46% ABV25ml
Ask at the bar for today's flight total.
Coming up
Tastings and evenings
Tasting · 18:00
Journey to Ireland with Clonakilty
Five Award-Winning Whiskies • Welcome Minke Gin & Tonic • Hosted by the Clonakilty Brand Ambassador
- Venue
- Cask 23, 64–66 Granby Street, Leicester, LE1 1DH
- Host
- Clonakilty Brand Ambassador
Includes
- Welcome Minke Irish Gin & Tonic from 6:00pm
- Guided tasting from 7:00pm, led by Clonakilty's Brand Ambassador
- Clonakilty Double Oak
- Galley Head Bourbon Oak
- Clonakilty Port Cask
- Clonakilty Single Pot Still
- Galley Head Rhum Cask
£35per ticket
Finding us
64–66 Granby Street, five minutes from Leicester Railway Station and opposite the Grand Hotel. There are small steps at the entrance, and the door is answered by a member of staff.
Visiting
Cask 23, Leicester
Opening hours
- Monday to Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday to Saturday
- 10:00 – 23:00, after 18:00 by advance booking
- Sunday
- Private bookings by prior arrangement
Access and getting here
- Small steps at the Granby Street entrance; entry is by doorbell and staff assisted.
- Ground-floor accessible WC.
- Assistance dogs are welcome throughout the store except inside the humidor.
- Five minutes on foot from Leicester Railway Station, a short walk from the Clock Tower and opposite the Grand Hotel.
- Dover Street car park is around two minutes on foot and the Highcross multi-storey around ten, with side-street pay-and-display nearby. There is no on-street parking directly outside.
Call to reserve a table on 0116 285 6100
Reservations are taken by telephone or WhatsApp on 0116 285 6100. Online booking is not connected yet.