Bottle - Cask # 105.40
Cask No. 105.40, THE SWEET KISS OF LEATHER SPLINTERS

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Cask No. 105.40 Juicy, oak & vanilla

THE SWEET KISS OF LEATHER SPLINTERS

Alberta: sold out
British Columbia: $179.91

SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE EXCEPT LEGACY LIQUOR STORE IN VANCOUVER; EMAIL ORDERS@LEGACYLIQUORSTORE.COM TO PURCHASE

The initial nose suggested heather honey, dried flowers, hibiscus tea, malt loaf and natural liquorice. We also got winter herbs, bouillon stock, candied hazelnuts and treacle on brown bread. A wonderful sense of richness and texture. With water we found rapeseed oil, turmeric, cherry-scented nail polish and freeze-dried raspberry. A wee pouch of menthol tobacco left lying about somewhere in the background.

The arrival in the mouth was warm and rich with spices. Also thick notes of cod liver oil, waxes, black tea, miso paste, wintergreen and lemon cough drops. Reduction brought barley sugars, sweet milk stout, Caledonian ice cream, hot mash water, wild strawberry and mint tea. Extremely satisfying. Matured for five years in a bourbon hogshead before transfer to a 2nd fill heavy toast medium char hogshead.

 

Age 8 years
Date Distilled 26 June 2012
Initial Cask Type Ex-bourbon hogshead
Final Cask Type 2nd fill heavy toast medium char hogshead
Region Speyside
Outturn 277 bottles
ABV 66.2 %