Notes
Cask No. 28.26
Pile-driver punch whisky
Highland, Southern
The nose hinted at paint and glue – water shifted this to fresh linen and warm photocopies; we didn’t find that in the taste. The rest of the nose had herbal, grassy notes (hay, thyme, cucumber) and fruity sweetness (brandy snaps, orange zest, peach stones, golden syrup, chilli marmalade). The palate had a pile-driver punch of spirity heat (even with water) but after a couple of sips we learned to take it on the chin – nice grassy, cereal notes, including popcorn, riverbank reeds and mint, then more of that fruity sweetness (mandarin, rhubarb and pineapple, with spun sugar, vanilla and pink Chewits).
Drinking tip: A good one to sip while watching action movies.
Colour: Golden sheen
Cask: Refill barrel
Age: 10 years
Date distilled: March 2005
Alcohol: 61.4%
USA allocation: 78 bottles
