Fettercairn 16 Years Old 2008 Cask #HL 21051 (Old Malt Cask)

The Old Malt Cask

700ml / 50%

Single Malt

$156

A Fettercairn of a 16 year old from the Glasgow bottler Hunter Laing, at 50%. A bright, tropical Highland fruit of pineapple and pear. Its stills carry unique cooling rings that drench them in cold mountain water. The cooling rings raise reflux for a light, tropical spirit. This is a tropical Highland malt from the foot of the mountains.

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SKU FET106 Categories Fettercairn, Highlands, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey Brand: Fettercairn

Description

From the Glasgow bottler Hunter Laing, a 16 year old Fettercairn, distilled in 2008, from cask HL 21051, bottled at 50%, one of 202 bottles. Fettercairn is a fruity Highland malt made on mountain water under the Grampian foothills. It uses unpeated malt and matures mostly in American oak ex-Bourbon casks.

Distilled slow and light for the tropical Fettercairn style, giving the light, pineapple led Highland spirit. Maturation came in ex-Bourbon wood, the oak quiet behind the fruity spirit. Through oxidative maturity esters concentrate, the tropical fruit turning honeyed and a roasted coffee creeping in. The clean, fruity spirit shows the cask clearly, vanilla and fruit to the fore. It was founded in 1824 by Sir Alexander Ramsay, who turned a corn mill at Nethermill into a distillery. Its make matures on site in dunnage warehouses, around thirty two thousand casks in all.

Bottled at a cask strength 50%, it is rich. Pineapple, pear and a creamy vanilla, with a soft vanilla from the oak. It is fruity and tropical, the light spirit shining through. The finish is rounded, tropical and gently spiced. This is a fruity, tropical Highland single malt.

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Weight

1.6 kg