Island integration

$110

Flavour Profile:

Spicy & Sweet
Age:

10 years
Region:

Highland Northern
Cask:

Second-fill Hybrid American & European oak
ABV:

58.9%
Distilled Date:

October 24, 2013
USA Allocation:

72
VOL:

700mL

Tasting Panel Notes

A bowl of mixed berry compote drifted past us as we supped on a glass of Caribbean fruit punch. The nose was predominantly sweet, with honeyed fruit notes, while the palate introduced cupboard spices, roast chestnuts, and birch water served with a slice of apple pie. Water elevated vanilla and lanolin on the nose, joined latterly by honey-roasted parsnip and fennel. The palate now presented cinnamon and cedar, clove and cherries, cigars and coriander. After eight years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this to a second fill hybrid American-European hogshead with toasted heads for the remainder of its maturation.