Cask No. 29.208
Bonfire on a rocky island shore
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Flavour Profile:Heavily Peated
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Age:18 years old
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Region:Islay
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Cask:First-fill American oak Pedro Ximenez hogshead
Notes
Cask No. 29.208
Bonfire on a rocky island shore
Islay
We got delicate smoke and fruit on the nose (brambles, strawberry, blackcurrant jam) – standing by a driftwood bonfire on a rocky island shore while chewing Maoams. Tasting it removed any illusion of delicacy – intense smoke (fishing nets on that bonfire) and shovel-fulls of cigar ash – but intriguing acidic sweetness (reminiscent of Moffat toffees, mince-meat pies or balsamic glaze) brought satisfying sapidity to the smoke. The reduced nose found sea breezes, preserved limes, prunes and fig rolls. The palate – lemon on fruits de mer – everlastingly enjoyable. After seventeen years in bourbon wood we moved this to a first-fill American oak PX hogshead.
Drinking tip: Enjoy last thing at night – and wake with sweet memories rekindling the next morning.
Colour: Honey goldCask: First-fill American oak Pedro Ximenez hogshead
Age: 18 years
Date distilled: May 1998
Alcohol: 51.7%
USA allocation: 150 bottles
