Spanish Splendour
Description
| CASK TYPE | 1st-fill American & Spanish oak Oloroso and refill bourbon hogsheads |
|---|---|
| AGE |
10 Years Old |
| ABV | 50% |
| DISTILLED DATE |
10/09/2013 |
| OUTTURN | 1 of 2,264 bottles |
| REGION | Speyside |
SPIRIT NOTES
This small batch single malt displays a wonderfully fruity highland distillate through the lens of Oloroso sherry seasoned casks, in both Spanish and American oak. The Tasting Panel were taken to a Spanish bakery, where they enjoyed a wealth of luxurious sweet treats.
An abundantly, almost extravagantly, rich aroma filled the room with the scent of chocolate truffles, rum-soaked raisins, butterscotch sauce and prunes stewed in port wine. The taste was just as luxuriant, with flavours of a Seville orange cake prepared with raw forest honey, which is a little less sweet and has a slightly salty note. With a drop of water we cracked the crunchy, caramelised crust of an authentic crema catalana to release the characteristic citrus and cinnamon aromas. On the palate, we cut slices of a cake from Brittany, a Far Breton - a flan-style egg and milk custard with prunes which reminded one of us of a similar dessert served in the Spanish Cantabria region, quesada pasiega.
