EXTRAVAGANCE MEETS TIMELESS ELEGANCE
Cask No. 85.73
SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE EXCEPT KENSINGTON WINE MARKET IN CALGARY
We cracked the hard caramel top of a mixed berry crème brûlée and had a bite of a coconut, almond and raspberry dessert square. The wonderful texture reminded us of chantilly cream, butterscotch sauce and a wild berry smoothie made from blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, pineapple chunks and orange juice – a real treat for the taste buds.
After the addition of water, a chai-spiced rocky road with dried cranberries sprinkled with mini marshmallows and a dusting of cocoa emerged. It still had a lovely mouthfeel: imagine Madagascar vanilla ice cream with a red berry coulis. Following 12 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a 2nd fill high-lactone American oak barrique with toasted heads.
| Age | 15 years |
| Date Distilled | 11 December 2008 |
| Initial Cask Type | Ex-bourbon hogshead |
| Final Cask Type | 2nd fill barrique |
| Region | Speyside |
| Outturn | 239 bottles |
| ABV | 52.9 % |