Cask No. 60.43
Island integration
$110
We’re really enjoying the various expressions this malt assumes depending on cask maturation. This chameleon-like attribute makes it especially fun for side-by-side tastings of this distillery. Here we’re looking at a hybrid of 60% American oak and 40% European oak staves with toasted oak heads. The result is a decadent one, with plenty to unpack.
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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 Hybrid American & European oak
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ABV:58.9%
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Distilled Date:October 24, 2013
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USA Allocation:72
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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.
