Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Rich gold with amber depth; 18 years of bourbon barrel maturation create a warm, inviting colour. Natural colour
Nose
Quite aromatic with balanced American oak notes. Floral, malty, grassy, vanilla, and honey with hints of tobacco and nutmeg. Light ocean salinity leads, followed by seasoned oak staves. Herbaceous and floral notes — drying hay, wintergreen, birch bark, fennel seed
Palate
Undeniable balance between spirit and casks. Roasted cacao, toasted coconut flakes, sassafras root. Neither overly fruity nor a coconut bomb — the 18 years create a mature, well-integrated Highland character. Dry sherry undertones add complexity
Finish
Long finish with oak, tobacco, and gentle spice. The extended maturation creates genuine depth and a satisfying, warm conclusion. Widely praised as a solid, reasonably priced older expression
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
American white oak ex-bourbon barrels (refill and first-fill)
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