Tasting Panel Notes

Cask No. 63.70

Potting in the spring

Speyside, Spey

We entered a spring-cleaned barn with immaculately groomed horses, shiny saddles and an antique Victorian carriage. We also got a lovely sweet aroma of pineapple, toffee, rose water and Turkish delight. On the palate neat, pineapple slices were grilled with a buttery brown sugar cinnamon glaze as we had a glass of Galliano, an Italian sweet vanilla-anise flavoured liqueur. After a drop of water, we were potting herbs on the windowsill with the bright sunshine coming through while we enjoyed, in a goblet, a Berliner-style Weisse served with sweet woodruff syrup - refreshing, floral and herbal with a delicate sweetness.

Cask: Second-fill barrel
Age: 8 years
Date distilled: October 2012
Alcohol: 62.1%
USA allocation: 72 bottles