Cask No. 19.69
The highlander's start
$220
19 Left
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Flavour Profile:Spicy & Sweet
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Age:18 years
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Region:Highland Eastern
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Cask:First-fill barrel
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ABV:54.6%
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VOL:700mL
Notes
About The highlander's start: Our oldest cask of the outturn is an old-school Highlander. Texturally driven and very nuanced, we run the gamut of berry, citrus and tropical fruits finally finding something very close to roasted strawberry and rhubarb crêpes. Whatever you discover in this dram, you’ll be happy you took the journey!
Tasting Panel Note: We imagined preparing either porridge with strawberry compote, figs and pistachios or a charred tomato vinaigrette with sherry vinegar and Dijon mustard. On the palate neat, creamy with an aniseed heat at first but then followed by enticing sweet and sour flavours with a tiny hint of smoke which reminded us of a roasted strawberry and rhubarb crepes. Following reduction, we baked lemon marzipan muffins, panettone with cranberries and ginger and made apricot jam before we enjoyed a creamy mango and coconut smoothie. In the finish hard boiled traditional sweets called aniseed balls with that infamous pip (a whole rapeseed) in the middle.
USA allocation: 72 bottles
