Scotland
1 Jan 1996
1 Jan 2020
2502
A teaspooned malt from Thompson Bros.! This means that the majority of the whisky hails from one distillery, but a tiny smidge (or teaspoon) of whisky from another distillery has been added too. This one was distilled in 1996 and rested for 24 years in a refill hogshead, eventually bottled up in a release of 193 bottles. If you know anything about the link between giraffes and Scottish distilleries, then there could be a clue afoot...
Ripe apple and waxy honey, with soft fudge, tart quince and cut grass.
Honeysuckle and damp earth, followed by crisp orchard fruit and peppery oak, supported by oily citrus and toasted spices.
Warming oak lingers alongside orange curd and tea leaves.
