Cask No. 12.80

Heaven in a leather hammock

$1,195

31 Left

Flavour Profile:

Spicy & Dry
Age:

34 years
Region:

Speyside, Lossie
Cask:

First-fill Pedro Ximenez butt
ABV:

59.2%
VOL:

700mL

Notes

About Heaven in a Leather Hammock: 34 years in the making, this perfectly complex malt delivers the ripe notes of sherry and savory notes of European oak with ease. Nuance after nuance reveals itself in oscillating fashion between tropical fruits, baking spices, dried tobacco, toasted nuts and custardy confections. Just divine!

Tasting Panel Note: Tied between two coconut palm trees, the hammock gently swayed in a breeze that mixed wafts of fragrant tobacco and polished tropical wood with soft leather. Falling into the comfort of rhubarb and custard, we drifted into a sweet dream lined with treacle and plums. Cranberries, strawberries and cherries fell like gifts from the gods into mounds of dried cinnamon and ginger. With a dash of heavenly water, waves of rum and raisin ice cream washed hazelnuts and dried petals beneath our swaying hammock. Then we awoke, perfectly timed for another mango lassi. After 29 years in an oloroso butt this was transferred to a first fill Pedro Ximénez butt for the remainder of its maturation.

USA allocation: 60 bottles

About The Vaults Collection:

The Vaults Collection is a selection of the finest and rarest single cask, single malt whisky, set aside from The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s most remarkable stocks over the years. They have been released from the depths of our treasure trove of casks, after decades of slow maturation and careful nurturing. The Vaults Collection represents the whisky lover’s dream. The Collection takes its name from the Society’s historical home at The Vaults in Leith, Scotland’s oldest commercial building in continuous use whose connection with the drinks world dates back to the 12th century. Each bottle has a specially designed label and is offered in a beautiful wooden box.