Cask No. 11.60
Smoky smooch
$110
If you’ve ever talked with me more than 5 minutes you’ve likely heard of my huge crush on Distillery 11. After visiting last October, I pulled the Father’s Day casks chosen early that year so I could showcase the beautiful spirits from this distillery. Here is another brilliant example of Highland peated whisky that will simply stun. Look for this bottle in our Trick or Peat bundle as well.
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Flavour Profile:Peated
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Age:9 years
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Region:Highland, Northern
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Cask:Second-fill barrel
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ABV:59.0%
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Distilled Date:December 10, 2014
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USA Allocation:72
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VOL:700mL
Tasting Panel Notes
This one was wonderfully aromatic and dominated by coastal characteristics up front: big notes of crab sticks, rock pools, pink sea salt and pickling brine, with further impressions of mineral salts and malt vinegar in the background. What a wonderful and hugely characterful nose. Water brought out juniper, plus rosemary wood on a beach bonfire, dried tarragon, shucked oysters and soy sauce – loads going on in this one we agreed. The palate opened with a big sluice of peated lemon juice! Then pink grapefruit, pure kiln smoke, natural tar and kippers slathered in smoked olive oil and capers. Reduction brought further clear notes of brine, tar, iodine, kelp and notes of green olive, preserved lemon and a wee kiss of something tropical and sooty.
