Cask No. 4.374

The "big easy"

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Flavour Profile:

Lightly Peated
Age:

11 years
Region:

Highland Island
Cask:

First-fill barrel
ABV:

63.2%
VOL:

700mL

Notes

About The "Big Easy": Escape to ‘Nawlins’ with this Orkney malt. The thin veil of smoke reminds us of jambalaya and crawfish po’ boys. Sweetness returns on the finish with a lovely citrus edge. This is satisfying Island whisky!

Tasting Panel Note: We boarded a paddle steamer on the Mississippi river heading towards the Gulf of Mexico. On deck we enjoyed Louisiana creole cuisine with a bowl of jambalaya – cooked rice, onions, green pepper, smoked sausage and shrimp. Following dilution and after the hearty starter, there was grilled lobster with a pastis-caper butter sauce. There was plenty of sweetness on the palate, as we sat on the sun deck bypassing the “Big Easy” with a glass of ti' punch – cane syrup, rhum agricole and lime. At six years of age, we combined selected hogsheads from the same distillery into a variety of different casks to develop further. This is one of those casks.

USA allocation: 84 bottles