Cask No. 135.65
Are you taking the high road?
$220
This may be the first peated malt aged in sherry from this distillery we’ve seen. And what a beauty! Our 19-year-old struts Highland smoke, cured meats and dessert treats in proper fashion. Distillery 135 peats at a lower PPM level than most so don’t be afraid to dip your toes in the peat pool on this one. Age and sherry cask influence minimize the smoke to a nuance rather than a driving force of flavor.
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Flavour Profile:Lightly Peated
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Age:18 years
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Region:Highland, Southern
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Cask:Refill PX hogshead
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ABV:53.8%
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Distilled Date:March 18, 2005
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USA Allocation:90
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VOL:700mL
Tasting Panel Notes
We found ourselves sitting in a Highland lodge, with a crackling open fire and a stag's head on the wall, being served red Leicester cheese with oatcakes, a traditional Middle Eastern-style houmous and sweet jelly jam. On the palate, we threw a few peat slabs on the fire as our host delivered a platter of jamón ibérico with black olives. After a drop of water, we had a cup of lapsang souchong tea with a slightly burned scone and raspberry jam. To taste we were was back in the lodge, with Scottish black bun and Ecclefechan tarts. Following 15 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a refill PX hogshead.
