- The Kincardine 7yr old Malt Whisky
No. of bottles: 796
Alc/vol: 52.9%
Content: Refill American oak ex -Bourbon casks from Amrut Distillery, Bangalore, India and Glen Elgin Distillery, Speyside, Scotland, and refill Spanish oak ex -Sherry from Macallan Distillery, Speyside, ScotlandTasting note:
Aroma: initially spicy, fruity and floral with notes of ripe bananas, freshly opened jar of Dundee marmalade, green apple skin and lemon curd. White chocolate and coconut ice cream in the development with lychees, melon balls and citrus brullée.
Taste: almost chilli-hot spices from the High Ranges of Kerala, tempered by fresh coconut, including the coir, sweetening to Tunnock’s Snowballs with black cherry cola.
Finish: Black Forest Gâteau, ground pepper and a hint of mustard seed. - Ardnamurchan Spirit 2016 AD
No. of bottles: 2500 bottles estimated
Alc/vol: 53.0%
Content: 15 American oak ex Oloroso and PX octaves, peated Ardnamurhcan (55 litre original fill) 26.08.2015; 14 American oak ex Oloroso and PX octaves, unpeated
Ardnamurchan (55 litre original fill) 07.10.2014
Warehouse location: Ardnamurchan upper floor
Finish: all 29 octaves married in Spanish oak ex PX butts for 2 monthsTasting note:
Acacia honey, salted caramel, sweet seaweed and chili pepper, tempered by working malt kilns and seaside bonfires.
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