Cask No. 9.310
Subcontinental Flair
$250
Only 6 left!
This Speyside star rested for its period of additional maturation in an Australian Muscat barrique after spending 16 years in an ex-bourbon barrel. At 22-years-old this Dried Fruits & Spices dram has received a vibrant lift from the muscat maturation. Initial nosing revealed strawberry tarts, tobacco, apricot jam, Battenberg cake and golden raisins soaking in young cognac. The neat palate was wonderfully full of aged armagnac, ripe melon, polished hardwoods, old madeira, chestnut jam and rye-bread spiciness. A splash of water delivered a deeper honeyed sweetness, baked apples, toasted almonds and pears poached in Sauternes. Please limit one (1) bottle per member
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Flavour Profile:Dried Fruits & Spices
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Age:21 years
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Region:Speyside Spey
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Cask:First-fill Australian Muscat barrique
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ABV:54.9%
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Distilled Date:September 11, 2003
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USA Allocation:60
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VOL:700mL
Tasting Panel Notes
We enjoyed freshly baked croissants with a drizzle of orange blossom honey before using a soft and fluffy peshwari naan to mop up the remaining traces of sweetness. To taste, we found peaches poached in red wine, prune and tokaji parfait, and toasted sweet-and-spicy rosemary walnuts. After reduction we moved into a sauna where the air was filled with the scent of sandalwood and Madagascan vanilla. On the palate we were back on the subcontinent with a traditional milk-rice pudding called kheer, also known as payasam, made with sugar, cardamom, jaggery, saffron, pistachios or almonds. Following 16 years in an ex-bourbon barrel, we transferred this whisky into a first fill Australian muscat barrique.
