Cask No. 95.101

Sizzlin' summer spice

$115

You’re going to have a lot of fun exploring this malt both neat and with water. Jekyll and Hyde on display here with the former evoking big spice and the latter bringing a lovely sweetness to the dram. 95.100 will make a brilliant partner for a comparative tasting.

  • Flavour Profile:
    Spicy & Dry
  • Age:
    11 years
  • Region:
    Speyside Lossie
  • Cask:
    First-fill HTMC hogshead
  • ABV:
    59.7%
  • Distilled Date:
    October 18, 2012
  • USA Allocation:
    60
  • VOL:
    700mL

Tasting Panel Notes

We joined Beltane, an ancient Celtic celebration to mark the beginning of summer with music, dance and the burning of a giant wicker man. This was very spicy on the palate, delivering pan-fried cod with wasabi, soya sauce and an olive oil dressing. The finish was dry, bone dry, like pumpernickel bread with orange marmalade. Water changed the complexion somewhat as a sweeter note emerged such as that in an old fashioned cocktail or a heavily stewed earl grey tea with that citrus edge of the Sicilian bergamot orange. The taste packed the punch of a sizzlin’ spicy Szechuan stir-fry with a splash of orange bitters. Following eight years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a first fill heavy toast medium char hogshead.

SMWSA