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Far Flung Flavours For Pionerring Spirits
Wednesday 03 November 2010
Friday 5 Nov (First Friday) sees the launch of our 2010 collection of Far Flung Flavours. Three of the most adventurous single casks malt whiskies – only £220, including three free gift cartons27.84 Clint Eastwood in the saddle (Campbeltown)
The nose is meaty and medicinal, with tar, treacle, tobacco, hints of vanilla and chocolate. Figs, honey and leather appear later. The palate is big, spicy, smoky and sweet, (chocolate, brown sugar) with enough weight (leather, tobacco) to command respect.
Colour: Deep honey gold Cask: Refill ex-bourbon barrel Date distilled: June 1997 Age: 12 Alcohol: 58% Outturn: 213
76.77 Hansel and Gretel (Speyside Spey)
The nose has deep oak and orange (marmalade and fudge), with candy, butterscotch and chocolate; more sherry-like with water (raisin and sultana, cinnamon toast). The palate is sweet and spicy (cloves and tea, gingerbread and Demerara); later, cherry blossom, chocolate. Colour: Amber jewel Cask: First-fill ex-sherry butt Date distilled: May 1994 Age: 16 Alcohol: 58.6% Outturn: 604
53.142 Sweet innocence sacrificed on bonfires (Islay)
The nose is definitely complex – seashores, bacon, Elastoplasts, lemon, pine-resin, toffee and barley sugar; salty, floral and waxy with water. The palate balances nutty toffee, honey and vanilla against smoke, tar, ashes and soot; sweet innocence sacrificed on bonfires. Colour: Sunset Cask: Refill ex-bourbon barrel Date distilled: December 1989 Age: 20 Alcohol: 55.9% Outturn: 209
Far Flung Flavour sets are very limited in edition
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