Fettercairn 14 Years Old 2008 Cask #HL 19729 (Edition Spirits)

The bottler Edition Spirits bottled this Fettercairn, a 14 year old, distilled in 2008, from cask HL 19729, bottled at 58.1%, one of 214 bottles. Fettercairn is a fruity Highland single malt made at one of Scotland's oldest licensed distilleries, founded in 1824. John Gladstone's son William became Prime Minister and reformed the taxation of whisky.

Made on mountain water with the stills drenched in cold water, for a light, fruit driven spirit. An ex-Bourbon barrel shaped it, vanillin lending vanilla under the pineapple. In integration lactones (coconut) and vanillin (vanilla) knit with the spirit, the pineapple deepening to a mango. Vanillin and oak lactones from the wood lend vanilla and coconut over the fruit. The cooling rings raise reflux and copper contact, so only the lightest vapours rise, for a tropical spirit. Maturation on site in the Fettercairn dunnage warehouses is slow and steady.

At 58.1%, undiluted, it is deep and tropical. Tropical fruit, vanilla and a soft spice, 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 Fettercairn's pineapple led Highland style.