RED SKY AT NIGHT, BARN'S ALIGHT
Cask No. 16.80
$172.99
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We huddled around burning logs as heather crackled in the heat and the earth scorched beneath the embers. Sweet smells came from sizzling bacon and honey-glazed ham whilst walnuts and macadamias toasted in a pan over the flames. Then through the smoke came a fruity note of black cherries with a spicy edge of rye bread with honey. A constant suggestion of steam engines heralded puffs of smoke combined with oily rags and old boots but sweetness prevailed with a maple syrup and pecan Danish.
A few drops of water delivered nutty notes as tawny port joined walnut bread and later praline. The bacon now had a more salty character that mixed with coal dust and burnt wood that remained onto the finish to be joined by delicious chocolate brownies.
Age | 9 |
Date Distilled | 16 December 2009 |
Cask Type | Re-charred hogshead |
Region | Highland |
Outturn | 264 bottles |
ABV | 61.4 % |