54,6°
Distillery : Glen Garioch - Highlands
4 1st Fill Bourbon Barrels
Independent Bottling
By Elixir Distillers
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Scottish designer Lexi Livingstone Burgess came up with the idea for this series, which will total 42 bottlings when they are all released in 2025. The aim of this crazy project is to create a bottling for each character in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Elixir Distillers took up the challenge, supplied the distillates and bottled them. The part launched in 2023, that means 9 expressions, illustrates the characters of the first act. This 31-year-old Glen Garioch, blended from 4 Bourbon casks, corresponds to the character of Angus, a Thane of Scotland, in other words, a lord. The label is illustrated by Sir Quentin Blake, and the tasting notes are written in rhyme by Dave Broom. 600 bottles are on sale.
Let's Taste It :
Fruit and a lovely, fresh lightness. Yellow plums, apricots, vanilla, a hint of cinnamon, a pinch of icing sugar. The fruit is almost candied. Cereals in the background, an air reminiscent of the countryside, cut hay, dry straw. On the palate, quite pastry-like, the vanilla is creamier, with honey and clove. Nutmeg, pepper. Vague meaty hints. Long, well-crafted finish, but not dantesque either. Still fruits, warm chestnuts, forest undergrowth, oak leaves. Acorns, hazelnuts.
In Short,
Not bad at all, and even close to excellent. The Bourbon is quite intense, and gives a lovely honeyed colour to the whole, without hiding the finesse of the distillate. It's a success, although I don't really see the connection with Angus's character, but that's another story. The price makes you shudder, and it's obvious that I wouldn't buy this one if I had the means to spend so much money on a bottle. But everyone has their own addictions.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
MorMor - Heaven's Only Wishful
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