Cask No. 80.53
Well worth waiting for
$140
Our bottle of the month hails from a distillery known for its stone fruit-forward newmake and easy drinking appeal. Here, Euan has endowed this dram 1st fill Spanish oak Oloroso wood to deepen and darken the delivery. Well done on this one, Euan!
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Flavour Profile:Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
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Age:13 years
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Region:Speyside Spey
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Cask:First-fill Spanish oak Oloroso hogshead
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ABV:58.1%
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Distilled Date:March 15, 2010
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USA Allocation:90
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VOL:700mL
Tasting Panel Notes
Having just buffed our oak table to a high sheen using quality wax polish we felt we deserved a treat in the form of thin slices of pata negra (Iberian Spanish ham) from the tastiest part known as ‘la maza’. Other flavours were those of spiced fig jam with red wine, cloves, black pepper and carob-coated brazil nuts. Water lightened the scent a little as we got roasted pumpkins, chocolate-cinnamon brioche, plum jam and gingerbread on the nose. To taste, we found sweet roasted coconut and fig tart with lavender honey. Following nine years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a first fill Spanish oak oloroso hogshead.
