Bottle - Cask # G3.6, Fascinating reminder of a bygone era
Cask No. G3.6, Fascinating reminder of a bygone era
G3.6
Fascinating reminder of a bygone era
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Cask No. G3.6 Old & dignified

Fascinating reminder of a bygone era

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Everyone in the Panel relaxed and felt very comfortable with nosing this rare sample from the now closed Edinburgh distillery built in 1855. Very deep wood and new leather aromas are all very well integrated; smoked aromatic wood, polished wood but also freshly cut wood and sawdust. There is an underlying sweetness best described as breakfast waffles with vanilla ice cream. The taste surprises with a sweet smoke and a volcanic ashyness to start, then very smooth, floral and sweet; chocolate honeycomb, muscovado sugar and Black Jacks. With water the aroma becomes slightly chalky and soapy and the taste ashy, fruity (apples and watermelons) and a Starburst candy sweetness.

 

Age 33
Date Distilled May 1979
Cask Type Refill hogshead
Region Lowland
Outturn 197 bottles
ABV 53.2 %