Mysterious power, seductive sweetness

$175

This 16-year-old from the village of Pitlochry spent its entire life in sherry casks. Starting in American oak Oloroso and finishing in Spanish oak Oloroso has shaped a truly seductive dram. Grab this one while you can.

Flavour Profile:

Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
Age:

16 years
Region:

Highland Southern
Cask:

First-fill Spanish oak Oloroso butt
ABV:

58.0%
Distilled Date:

January 30, 2007
USA Allocation:

90
VOL:

700mL

Tasting Panel Notes

After 13 years in an American oak oloroso butt, we then transferred this into a first fill Spanish oak oloroso butt. The sherry influence shimmered on the nose, with prunes, dark fruit leathers, black grapes and demerara – all underpinned by oak, liquorice, ginger biscuits, brazil nuts and sweet pipe tobacco. On the palate, a dark mysterious power was tempered by seductive sweetness – dark chocolate, raspberry and coconut bars, treacle, burnt fruit cake, cough syrup and elusive Eastern spices. Adding water brought crème brûlée and Moroccan dried fruit markets to the nose, and hot cross buns and pears cooked in honey and clove to the palate.