Cask No. 55.96
Tablet with a cuppa
$115
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Flavour Profile:Spicy & Sweet
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Age:10 years
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Region:Highland Northern
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Cask:Second-fill Chinkapin Oak barrel, HMTC
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ABV:58.2%
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VOL:700mL
Notes
About Tablet with a cuppa: Cask No. 55.96 ‘Tablet with a cuppa’ is a leading character in the coming-of-age drama film, The Last Summer. We love a whisky that punches above its own weight and this 10-year old Highland malt is no exception. Chinkapin is a rare species of American oak white oak that is seldom used for whisky maturation. When it is used, however, it gives you the nostalgic aromas and flavours of a classic, small town American diner: Maple syrup on pancakes with smoked bacon…mhmmm.
Tasting Panel Note: The Panel was greeted by a rich caramel sauce next to freshly made tablet (crumbly, buttery fudge) and profiteroles in a hot chocolate sauce. The neat palate gave us a lot of sweetness up front in the form of orange jelly and amaretto cream pie. This was soon followed by cardamom and mint-infused pineapple, mango and melon. The addition of water released a warming wood spice aroma which mingled well with the sweet notes of berries in clotted cream. To taste, we tucked into a cinnamon coffee cake muffin, washed down with a mug of burdock root tea. Following eight years in an ex-bourbon barrel, we transferred this whisky into a second fill heavy toast medium char chinkapin oak barrel.
USA allocation: 90 bottles
