Cask No. 4.398
Spice cabinet on a tugboat
$295
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Today’s offering is a 19-year-old beauty having spent an impressive 7 years in a PX seasoned barrique after completing 12 years of maturation in ex-bourbon. Cask No.4.398 Spice Cabinet on a Tugboat combines the trademark ‘heather and honey’ character of its distillate with the warmth of PX sherry maturation to offer sweetness and smoke, confection and coastline all in one beautiful dram. Only 60 bottles were imported to the US so please limit one (1) bottle per member.
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Flavour Profile:Oily & Coastal
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Age:19 years
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Region:Highland Island
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Cask:First-fill PX seasoned barrique, STR
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ABV:63.4%
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Distilled Date:June 8, 2006
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USA Allocation:60
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VOL:700mL
Tasting Panel Notes
From the bridge of a coal-fired tugboat, we followed the perfume of freshly pressed apple juice to the shore, finding cider, fried doughnuts and a fruit salad. The palate was a tiramisu loaded with nutmeg, spiced plum preserve, pink peppercorns and ancho chilli jam. Water gave the nose a honey mustard dressing, with barbecued lobster tails and brioche buns filled with smoked beef, apricot chutney and dill. The texture was chewy, the finish delivering lemon curd, meringue, sweet wine and smoked key lime pie. After 12 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this to a first fill PX-seasoned barrique for the remainder of its maturation.
