60.31 Sweetly modern
$169.00 inc. GST
25 in stock
Description
If there was ever a perfect breakfast dram, it would probably be Cask 60.31 Sweetly modern. It covers most breakfast bases: cinnamon on porridge, fresh pastries (think strawberry Danishes), minimalist acai bowls. Eight years in a 1st fill ex-bourbon hogshead has imparted softer spices (compared to what a barrel may have imparted in a similar timeframe). Now we don’t recommend you drink this as a breakfast substitute (especially not at 60.1% natural cask strength), but the decadence of this Highland malt will leave you wanting more for sure. Only 36 bottles to go around at the attractive price of $169!
First nosing indicated a richly sweet profile full of butterscotch, highland toffee and milk chocolate buttons. Beyond that we also got a touch of violet liqueur, porridge sweetened with Strawberry jam and also orange peel. Some water revealed manuka honey, sweet rice pudding with nutmeg, boiled citrus sweets, manilla envelope and menthol tobacco. Neat, the palate displayed plenty more gooey sweetness, with banana bread, dark chocolate, cloves, cardamom pastries and barley sugars. Reduction brought a mellow and easy mouthfeel, along with pink peppercorn fruitiness, dried flowers, baked apples with custard and a splash of lemonade.
