Cask No. 10.264
Smoke-filled bodega
$165
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Flavour Profile:Heavily Peated
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Age:10 years
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Region:Islay
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Cask:First-fill Oloroso ex-Bodega butt
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ABV:58.8%
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VOL:700mL
Notes
About Smoke-filled bodega: Heavily peated malt aged in an ex-bodega sherry cask! This cask wasn’t just seasoned, it held Oloroso sherry in the bodega’s solera system and imparts all the beautiful nuances garnered from decades of use onto this Northern Islay whisky. Simply divine!
Tasting Panel Note: From deep in the dark depths of a Spanish bodega, the robust aromas of smoky bacon crisps and paprika mingled with miso paste melting into burnt butter with a splash of herbal vermouth. The blackened and crispy shells of marshmallows encased their molten sugary centres as they toasted on sticks above the flames of a coal fire. The sweetness was countered by earthy notes of spiced red cabbage, cloves and celeriac in chipotle sauce. Adding water created a haze of medicinal fog that engulfed both fragrant tobacco and fudge. Now, nutty characters embraced walnuts in sea salt, served on oatcakes with a sprinkle of scorched rosemary and crumbled cassia bark. At seven years of age, we combined two ex-bourbon hogsheads from the same distillery into this cask for further maturation and marrying.
USA allocation: 96 bottles
