5.139 Delightful development
$179.00 inc. GST
16 in stock
Description
From the team
If you were a fan of Sweet, Fruity & Mellow bottlings, you should not overlook this one; candied pastries and sweets, zesty lollies, and a creamy palate. Cask 5.139 is truly a delightful development with a punchy 60.5% ABV and full maturation in a single 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel. An example of this Lowland distillery like you’ve never known it.
Tasting Panel notes
We were immediately impressed by the creamy, sweet fruitiness of the nose – impressions of banana split and strawberry yoghurt slowly sharpened to chocolate limes, plum jam, quince jelly and sherbet. The palate enjoyed good initial sweetness – crystallised honey, marzipan, vanilla cheesecake and candied orange dipped in chocolate, but the finish seemed spicier, with cinnamon apples, clove and coffee granules. Water brought out more astringent notes of lemon drops, perfumed pear and refreshers on the nose, then gooseberry fool, lemon zest, nutmeg and soor plooms on the palate – but all the while retaining the balancing sweetness of custard creams and brown sugar.
