115.33 Merry Christmas (Malt of the Month)

Description

Is anyone a fan of Terry’s orange chocolate? It’s not for everyone, but boy does it hit right after a long day — that’s kind of what November’s Malt of the Month is like. Rich, treacly orange slices and creamy dark chocolate in liquid form make this a delightful evening sipper from a distillery that still employs worm tub condensers. We know how much our members love a Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits bottling, and we’re real excited to be able to offer up this 9-year-old (six years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, three years in a 1st fill ex-Spanish Oak Oloroso Hogshead) for Malt of the Month in November — our BIGGEST month! Malt of the month is generally something we have a good allocation of stock of and something we can offer up at an attractive price to our members. If you like your thick and stick sherried drams, this is the one for you!

Black treacle, mulling spices, roasted chestnuts and a strong cup of java with a liberal shot of dark coffee and rum liqueur made us all feel warm and fuzzy. On the palate, fancy orange-flavoured brandy liqueur and dark chocolate truffles joined a traditional chewy Highland toffee bar, named after the iconic wee laddie who first sat on his bucket more than 80 years ago in a newspaper and is now part of Scottish heritage. Water added bread and butter pudding, warm croissants, gingerbread and sun-dried tomatoes. To taste, we dined on bramble pie with cardamom custard and fresh lemon zest in the finish. Following six years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a first fill Spanish oak oloroso hogshead.