
Cask No. 66.252
Surf 'n' turf
$150
What better vessel to highlight the complexities of this peated mainland stalwart than a refill ex-bourbon cask? Just a whisper of oak frames lovely campfire smoke with smoked meats and light notes of Islay-inspired medicinal notes.
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Flavour Profile:Peated
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Age:12 years
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Region:Highland Eastern
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Cask:Refill barrel
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ABV:54.9%
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Distilled Date:July 7, 2011
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USA Allocation:90
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VOL:700mL
Tasting Panel Notes
We found this opened rather sharply on antiseptic-doused sheep's wool, before further notes of mildly medicinal phenols, iodine and camphor, with a sense of frying bacon and mutton stock. We felt it seemed true to this distillery's notably 'agricultural' character. Reduction brought dried sage, pork scratchings, aniseed distillate and salted liquorice – with a surprisingly weighty peat smoke. The neat palate was very farmy, and full of impressions of coal scuttles, tar extracts, burning rosemary wood and metallic peat smoke. Water retained all this potent peat, while bringing out notes of lemon verbena, salted porridge, bacon jam and salt 'n' chilli-fried squid.