[57.2%・NAS・Official Bottling・Limited Release]
Nose:
There is an elegant Speyside floral musk on the nose that puts the mind in ease. Pineapples and apricots with a appealing vanilla note. There is some youthful anise note but as a whole it doesn’t feel as young as some other cask strength offerings. There is a thin touch of maltiness with that mineral water note, a wee brush of menthol just on the very end.
Palate & Finish:
Lemony custard with a saucy chocolate note on the palate, and then there it is, the menthol note makes a chic entrance. A gentle delivery of maltiness then makes an entry with instances of vanilla and oak spices.
A couple serves of after eight in the finish with traces of maltiness delightfully preserved.
Thoughts:
A true speyside dram underneath the superb label, starring the malt.
☆☆ [Highly Recommended]
Cheers to Mr. Stewart Buchanan for bringing this whisky down under. A vat of a small batch at cask strength, the youngest being 10 years old, the oldest from 1986.
–Nicholas
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