Cask No. 44.175
Kiss me pedro!
$195
18 Left
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Flavour Profile:Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
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Age:17 years
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Region:Speyside Spey
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Cask:Second-fill Spanish oak Pedro Ximenez hogshead
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ABV:56.4%
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VOL:700mL
Notes
About Kiss me Pedro!: Whilst only aged for two years in a second fill PX cask, this hogshead certainly left an indelible impression. Telltale aromas and flavors of dark fruits, golden raisins and maraschinos serve to help balance the robust distillate. This is a brilliant example of how secondary maturation can take an excellent whisky and make it unforgettable!
Tasting Panel Note: First nosing revealed aromas of crushed nettles, delicate menthol tobacco notes, eucalyptus oils and some tangier vibes of citrus cocktail bitters, medicines and putty. A solitary grilled pineapple ring lurked in the background somewhere. With water we found soft wood spices, heather ales, treacle and fragrant sandalwood. The palate had a lovely up-front sweetness of raisins and sultanas, then sweet cough mixtures and cherry throat lozenges. This evolved towards richer notes of brown bread and treacle in due course. Water enhanced and complicated this sweetness to incorporate many dark fruit jams, aniseed sweets and dates stewed in old armagnac. This was matured for 15 years in a bourbon hogshead before being transferred to a second fill Spanish oak PX sherry hogshead.
USA allocation: 90 bottles
