Old Perth Solera System celebrates the sherry-making tradition with a beautiful new Scotch whisky. In the Solera system, barrels are stacked in layers called criaderas. The oldest layer, the solera, holds the most mature wine ready for bottling. As wine is taken for bottling, it’s replenished from the next oldest layer, which is then refilled with younger wine, ensuring a continuous blending of ages.
Old Perth has demonstrated its appreciation of this process by using five 70-year-old traditional sherry butts to create this whisky. Housed in Warehouse #1 at Aberargie in Perth, this was the first whisky to be aged in these casks, which the brand says gives them "forgotten flavours preserved over time" and also reveals that, internally, it refers to the liquid from these 70-year-old butts as the special 'Soy Sauce' used in the Original, Double Sherry Wood and Cask Strength recipes.
A bold start of spent matches leads with intense fruity notes and sticky syrup following, offering an intriguing contrast between savoury and sweet
Deep layers of treacle, sticky dried fruits, and subtle hints of spice add to its overall richness.
Long, with a persistent sweetness.
Deep, dark fruit. It's like plum raisin syrup. 114 proof with little to no burn - those 70+ year barrels smoothed the way. The taste is lingering several minutes after the sip. Just a wonderful sherry treat.
