57,5°
Distillery : Fettercairn - Highlands
Bourbon Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Signatory Vintage
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2017
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Almost Unpeated
Another of those distilleries that devote themselves almost exclusively to blends. It has a Core Range, but it is very small and little known. That's why it's always interesting to look at an independent bottling, especially one that has matured exclusively in a bourbon cask, allowing the distillate to develop and see what it's like. Signatory Vintage has quite a collection of Fettercairn casks filled in 1988, they released them all between 2015 and 2019, this one was emptied in 2017, they made this beautiful thing, sold 246 copies.
Let's Taste It :
It takes a while for the nose to take hold, at first it's misty, paraffin, limestone, pomade, then the fruits come to the fore, pears and lemon, and finally a lovely honeyed, iridescent balance where citrus peel vies with brown sugar and walnuts. Milky vanilla, pastry cream, orange blossom flan. Cardamom, star anise. Buttered bread, hot chocolate. Still vanilla on the palate, but also spicy, clove, cumin, black pepper, it's very woody, malty, barley, roasted corn. Rye toast. Very long, powerful, sparkling finish. Heather earth, humus, truffles. Black coffee, a hint of milk, cinnamon. Gingerbread.
In Short,
All this is very interesting, and if the nose left me a little cold, the palate and then the finish delighted me, especially the finish in fact. It's a fine piece of work, which allows us to discover a Highland whisky that's fairly smooth, a little rocky but delightful. We're not very far from Speyside, but we're still in the Highlands. Today, it's all sold out, but back in the day you could still find a few bottles of this type at a decent price, it seems to me that was in another lifetime.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Elvis Perkins - Anonymous
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