A rarely seen single malt from Elgin near the mouth of the river Spey. This is an excellent traditional style whisky with a little more smokiness than you would expect in a Speyside single malt. Quite light in body but with some luscious fruit and crisp malt flavours.
40% ABV
COLOUR
Polished Gold
NOSE
A rich and mature nose with a robust character. It is reminiscent of dried fruit, perhaps figs and raisins, mixed with chocolate and spices (cloves and boiling sweets). There is a hint of leather and linseed oil giving an overall impression of warmth and depth of character.
With water, barley sugar emerges with mint humbugs and a hint of oak smoke. A whiff of peat is now noticeable.
TASTE
Sweet, full and exceptionally well-rounded, the taste is smooth with a good firm body, meeting the expectations set from the rich, mature nose. The texture is gently oily and mouth-coating with chewy oak tannins. The flavour is initially of toffee, progressing to mint humbugs and barley sugar and followed by a hint of smoke and peat flavours.
FINISH
Medium to long finish with a flavour and texture reminiscent of barley sugar and humbugs.
