A 1995 vintage single malt Scotch whisky from the Speyside distillery, distilled in 1995 and matured for 29 years in a refill sherry butt. Bottled November 2024, 488 bottles were filled by Thompson Bros at 51.7% vol. Stellar artwork by 'Whisky Hobo'.
Said (via Instagram) to be the best whisky that the good folk of Dornoch have tried from Speyside distillery, high praise indeed!
Tasting Notes
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Nose
Plum and wild strawberry, cinnamon, nutmeg, tomato leaves, Umeshu, maple wood, dried red berries, pink grapefruit! Delightfully (surprisingly?) Tropical, with green mangos coming out. Blood orange and a little bit of rubber.
Palate
Cranberry, fruit cake, those giant strawberries that you get in pick and mixes. Pink grapefruit again. There's that earthy, woody, funky note that only really comes from a long time in refill sherry. Mushrooms that have been covered in brown miso paste.
Finish
Quite long. Some nice sherry spice at the end, maybe even something a little Christmassy.