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	Cask no. 121.35 - Sold Out
	NEW! Simple, yet complex	$165.00

This whisky is astonishingly mature for its age. The colour is so dark, we suspect a 1st-fill European oak cask. The nose is surprisingly mellow; reminiscent of Madeira or mulled wine (with spices), then a dried fruit complex (figs, sultanas, raisins, dates). At full strength the taste is “Oloroso sherry at 50%Vol” – sweet, tannic, warming, pleasant. Water raises sulphur, but only for a moment, then Christmas cake with dark, tannic tea: “East Friesland tea”, said one panel member; “Pu’er tea – which is black and fermented”, said another. Soft and only lightly tannic in the mouth, with traces of Seville orange oil and perhaps a hint of liquorice. The distillery on ‘Scotland’s Holiday Island’ opened in 1995.

Local Panel Comments:

Delicious sherry maturation that has interacted with a youthful, tasty spirit to produce a sweet, vibrant and full dram that belies its age.

Age	% Alc	Allocation
7	61.2	Sold Out

	Cask no. 31.20 - $288
	NEW! Cornish pastie and plaster-board	$288.00

After a brief coir matting opening, the aroma reminded us of a new house – wet plaster and plaster-board – with a light rape-seed oil note, peppercorns and mixed spice emerging after a while. The taste, unreduced, is fresh, sweet and peppery, with a thread of smoke. Water moves the nose towards cooking scents: roasting tin (with lamb shanks) fatty Cornish pasty, Scotch broth with barley… and one found nasturtiums. The taste is now soft and sweet and lightly nutty: brown rice with Gouda cheese and a flick of Soy sauce. The distillery was designed by Delme Evans and built in the early 1960s, overlooking Craighouse Bay.

Local Panel Comments: DIRECTOR'S CHOICE

Casks from this enigmatic distillery are hard to come by, and this one is a true gem. The extra kick of peat over the more regularly made style here makes this an even rarer treat.

Age	% Alc	Allocation
21	53.4	$288