64.138 Perfect for tannin’

Description

In past instances in which we’ve received bottlings with this sort of hybrid custom casking, the liquid has been absolutely incredible — just sublime. What we have here is a whisky matured for nine years in an ex-bourbon hogshead and then further matured in a custom commissioned cask (made specifically to the Society’s specs) — American & European oak hogshead (60-40 split) with toasted heads. Personally, I think this casking type in the Spicy & Sweet flavour profile absolutely shines and really brings out those mulled spice notes, and real vanillin-heavy flavours. I encourage you to really read the tasting notes on this one as the wood influence just brings so much intricate flavour, making this Speyside dram a winner of a sipper (and at an agreeable sipping strength of 58.1% ABV).

Tasting Notes: A superbly rich, heady and aromatic dram, instantly full of medicinal oils, scented hardwood resins, bow rosin, candied pecan nuts, wormwood, lanolin and sticky cinnamon swirl pastries. Water added the richness of pumpkinseed oil, rice wine and aromatic notes of gorse flower, dried mint, new leather and potpourri. The palate was immediately deep and warming, displaying some intricate wood influences: toasty oak spices, vanillin, winter mulling spices, salted caramel, cinnamon sugar, flower honey and dates. Lots going on! With water we found it became creamier and sweeter, with a wonderfully thick body of cloves, mandarin liqueur, vanilla cream soda, melon cordial and hibiscus flower. Matured for nine years in a bourbon hogshead, this was transferred to a first fill, 60-40 split hybrid American and European oak hogshead with toasted heads.