ABV: 40 %
Origin: Highland
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 1
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and fruity. At first there’s a sweet and nutty fudge note with a mix of dried fruits. There’s a fresh lemon sourness surrounding everything and the contrasts works well together. When it settles in the glass there’s a speck of dust on old wood, cinnamon and a hint of ginger coming through. There are raisins, dried apples and vanilla as well. This is a great nose which really reflects the age statement and offers a lot of nuance.

Mouth: It starts out with the toffee, but it’s now leaning more towards butterscotch though. The flavour profile is a lot darker than on the nose with dark raisins, dark chocolate and coffee. It’s very mild but still very flavourful. A gentle black pepper spicyness spreads out over the palate. The lemon notes are pushed towards the back together with the dusty oakiness. There’s a complexity to it and there are small dried fruit notes floating around, as well as ginger and heather.

Finish: The transition is mellow and a fresh fruitiness, as well as the lemon sourness, increases for a second or two. It then returns to the dark profile with the coffee, dark chocolate and dark dried fruits. The oakiness soon arrives and it’s a nutty and dusty oak, but it still retains a slightly fresher side. In the late finish there’s a hint of ginger coming back, but otherwise it’s mainly a very elegant old oak finish mixed with some newer oak. This is a great whisky with a lot of great flavours on offer. It lacks a bit of power but makes up for it with a nice and balanced flavour profile.

Additional information
This whisky was first aged in a mix of first fill, refill, and recharred ex-bourbon barrels and then finished for 6 months in first fill ex-Oloroso sherry casks.

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