Drawn from a sherry butt filled at a family-run Ballindalloch distillery in 1967, this undisclosed Speyside 55 Year Old is the oldest release in the XOP Diamond Collection – and arguably its most enigmatic.
Matured in a single sherry butt and bottled at natural cask strength of 52.5% ABV, it’s a stately dram with astonishing depth.
Bottled at cask strength, the whisky is presented in a stunning diamond-shaped case, complete with embossed metal labels, a collector’s booklet, and a certificate hand-signed by Fred and Cara Laing. As with all in the set, it includes a hand-crafted Richard Brendon crystal decanter and glass – a proper throne for a Speyside monarch.
Please note: this bottle is stored under lock and key, protected by chains and lasers, so we'll need a few extra days to crack it out of our vault and ship to you.
The nose opens with dense dried fruit, antique wood and rancio-drenched walnut. On the palate, treacle toffee, espresso and spice-soaked fig dominate, with aged balsamic and cigar box rounding it out. Monumental stuff.
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