Cask Intro
This Speyside whisky sits in our Toasted Oak & Vanilla flavour profile and with good reason. After an 11-year slumber in ex-bourbon, it’s spent its remaining time in a first fill shaved, toasted and recharred (STR) PX-seasoned barrique. STR is a rejuvenation technique that brings out incredible squidgy vanilla bean and fresh brioche notes while blackberry and date notes sing the song of this Pedro Ximénez-seasoned cask.
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Tasting Notes
One of the Panel members wanted to dab it straight behind the ears as its scent was just like a recently released perfume, the top notes being vanilla, lavender, cacao and fresh ginger. On the palate we danced through a sweet-smelling flower meadow with the flavours of vanilla toffee and chocolate cake. Water added, at first, a wisp of smoky bacon with maple syrup that was soon followed by blackberry-vanilla jam and chocolate-covered dates. The taste was of Mexican pan dulce conchas – sweet, buttery, brioche-like breads with crunchy toppings. Following 11 years in an ex-bourbon barrel, we transferred this whisky into a first fill shaved, toasted and recharred PX-seasoned barrique.