Cask No. 39.281

Decadence is underrated

$190

42 Left

  • Flavour Profile:
    Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
  • Age:
    17 years
  • Region:
    Speyside Lossie
  • Cask:
    First-fill hogshead, heavy char #4+
  • ABV:
    57.6%
  • VOL:
    700mL

Notes

About Decadence is underrated: The name says it all! Darkness falls – dark chocolate, dark bread, dark fruit and dark beer notes make for an enchanting twilight taste adventure. This typically floral malt gets a massive makeover in heavily charred additional maturation.  

Tasting Panel Note: A rich aroma coming from bread and butter pudding, crème brûlée, cinder toffee and chocolate-covered brazil nuts filled the room. On the palate we had stout made using an ancient brewing ingredient, spruce tips, giving flavours of toasted marshmallows and candied nuts, with a finish of chocolate-coated blackberries. After reduction, everything turned dark – blackcurrant jam, blackberry crumble with custard, pumpernickel bread and a porter-style beer. To taste, we tucked into a decadent dark chocolate cheesecake with fresh raspberries, washed down with a glass of dark coffee liqueur. Following 14 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a #4 heavy char first fill hogshead. 

USA allocation: 66 bottles

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