Cask No. 78.78
Hearty and boisterous
$135
28 Left
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Flavour Profile:Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
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Age:9 years
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Region:Highland, Western
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Cask:First-fill Spanish oak Sherry hogshead
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ABV:59.2%
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VOL:700mL
Notes
About Hearty and boisterous: Our December Bottle of the Month reveals the savory side of sherry cask maturation. Meaty and marvelous malt from a distillery that sends most of its production to Japan, don’t hesitate on this rewarding sipper.
Tasting Panel Note: A rich aroma of roasted brussels sprouts with balsamic vinegar, toasted walnuts, warm focaccia with parma ham, and rosemary crisps emerged from the glass. The taste neat was more diverse; some had rye granola with dried sour cherries while others licked yeast extract off a stave or had an oxtail soup. With water we were in a sherry bodega sitting on a straw mat, reading an old leather-bound book and drinking stout. On the palate we found gamey notes of venison steak with a port sauce and raspberry vinegar drizzled over yorkshire pudding. Following five years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a first fill Spanish oak oloroso hogshead.
USA allocation: 108 bottles