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Distilleries Officially Unknown - Speyside
Ex-Sherry Casks
Independent Bottling
By Thompson Bros.
Limited Edition
Blended Scotch Whisky
Bottled in 2026
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Totally Unpeated
Sometimes there are fundamental errors. Here, we have a distillery that’s kept secret, but which we’re told is highly sought-after and renowned for its sherry cask maturations. It’s said to be from Speyside… Macallan? Glenfarclas? Mortlach? And, by mistake, it is said to have been blended with a small quantity of grain whisky from another distillery. That’s either a disaster or rather intriguing. 6,000 bottles are expected. The Speyside malt whisky is said to be 15 years old, and the grain whisky is 9 years old, hence the official age.
Let's Taste It :
The sherry seems to me to be well brought out, it’s balanced and well-crafted, dried fruit, raisins, dates, walnuts, blood oranges, stuffed figs, polished wood, apple compote, runny caramel, dark chocolate, blueberry, redcurrant tart. On the palate, it’s more honeyed, unctuous, sweet almond, wild strawberry, melt-in-the-mouth toffee, candied cherries, warming spices, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove. The finish is quite long, with an ounce of power, blond tobacco, dried apricots, charred wood resin, hazelnut cream, peppermint leaf.
In Short,
It’s not bad at all, a lovely sherry cask whisky just the way we like it, not too overpowering, but warm, full of dried fruit, smooth caramel and lovely spices. A lovely Christmas whisky at a reasonable price, it's well worth buying. Personally, I think it's a Macallan, and if that's the case, it's a bargain at this price, especially as there can't be much grain whisky in it, I didn't detect any at all.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Susanne Sundfør - White Fox
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