Cask No. 10.268
Campfire conversations
$235
Being able to offer a black label Distillery 10 is a real treat. We usually don’t see these malts past 15 years or so. All 18 years in a refill hogshead allows this pristine distillate to show itself beautifully. Lightly smoky with the freshness of standing on the edge of Islay, staring at the Paps of Jura and taking a huge breath in. Just gorgeous.
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Flavour Profile:Lightly Peated
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Age:18 years
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Region:Islay
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Cask:Refill hogshead
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ABV:59.1%
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Distilled Date:December 1, 2006
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USA Allocation:90
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VOL:700mL
Tasting Panel Notes
Our relaxed, late afternoon on the beach around a fire with friends turned to early evening as we started packing up and dowsing the smouldering peat slabs with seawater. On the palate was a reminder of the warming, life-affirming campfire conversations we had all enjoyed in those last few magical hours sitting together to share food, drink and stories. On adding a tiny drop of water we left the beach, passing tidal pools, to head over the sand dunes and across the machair to the cottage where we stayed to savour peat-smoked salmon burnt ends cured overnight in brown sugar, salt and honey.
