The great lake bake

$695

40 Left

Flavour Profile:

Old & Dignified
Age:

32 years
Region:

Speyside, Lossie
Cask:

First-fill Spanish oak Pedro Ximenez butt
ABV:

54.8%
VOL:

700mL

Notes

About The Great Lake Bake: This stunning 32-year-old sherried malt earns its name from the “loch of oloroso sherry” that awaits you, having spent 27 years in an Oloroso butt and another 5 years in a Pedro Ximenez butt. Imagine a pâtisserie's showcase of sweets all floating in a lake of sherry....

Tasting Panel Note: Sunshine glistened on the loch of oloroso sherry as ripe apples and pears bobbed on raspberry ripple rafts. From the banks the smell of tobacco leaves merged with clay soil and walnut trees. We paddled across the loch, passing inlets of champagne and custard, aboard our sponge finger kayaks. After a dash of water we sailed past brioche pleasure boats and chocolate madeleine cruise ships, before arriving at a pistachio cake island criss-crossed by steams of orange liqueur. Needing a well-earned rest, we moored the kayaks and found a spot on the nectarine millefeuille beach to enjoy a few juicy plums, bananas and toasted almonds from our cedarwood lunchbox. After spending 27 years in an oloroso butt this was transferred to a first fill Pedro Ximénez butt for the remainder of its maturation.

USA allocation: 48 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.