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