Illuminate is a 12-year-old single malt that shines a spotlight on the Speyside region of Scotland. The whisky spent part of its dozen-year maturation in a selection of incredibly active first-fill oloroso sherry casks, which ought to make the eyes light up for all the sherry fiends out there! It's packed full of rich festive spice and dense old oak, with a sweet, nutty profile that's handily marked out in the spider-diagram tasting chart on the label.
Rich, sweet oak and sticky toffee pudding, honeyed dates, and boozy sultanas. Candied nuts and sherry spice are joined by tangy goji berries and distant vanilla cream.
Christmas cake spice is carried by drying, leathery oak. There are notes of mocha and candied pecans, juicy prunes, and buttery cinnamon pastries.
Werther's Originals and candied orange peels join the sweet spices for the finish, all wrapped up with sprinkles of cacao and drying, woody cigar box.
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If you like your pure sherry cask lightly spiced its for you. This is for dessert, nothing more, nothing less.
Ordered this as Christmas present, liked the look of it and took a chance, didn’t make the wrapping! What a lovely smooth easy drinking whiskey! Glad I didn’t give it away now !
Tried this whisky when it came up on here and glad I did. An easy drinking dram but one that goes down well...like it
