Cask No. 44.148

Cask No. 44.148  

An intricate finesse

Speyside, Spey

We got transported miraculously to the ‘Land of the rising sun’ where we were introduced to the growing and styling of a Bonsai white pine tree as well as to Japanese swordsmithing of a katana. A steely, chalky flavour with notes of flint and slate emerged before we were taken by surprise with the arrival of sweet and juicy red gooseberries as well as a kumquat wasabi vinaigrette. With water we made an Origami flower bouquet using faux greenery and florist foam and, most unusual for this make, on the palate now best described like a Riesling ‘feinherb’ Auslese wine from the Mosel, bold yet with an intricate delicate finesse.       

Cask: Second-fill barrel
Age: 17 years
Date distilled: June 2004
Alcohol: 53.5%
USA allocation: 78 bottles