Glen Keith 23 Years Old 1995 Cask #8512 (Adelphi)

A Glen Keith of a 23 year old chosen by the Highland bottler Adelphi, distilled in 1995, from cask 8512, bottled at 60.5%, one of 137 bottles. Glen Keith is a light Speyside malt, mothballed for years and revived in 2013. Its make went largely into the Chivas Regal, Passport and 100 Pipers blends.

Distilled light and fruity in the Glen Keith style, for a clean make of orchard fruit and a soft honey. Ex-Bourbon casks held it, the gentle American oak letting the light fruit lead. Through the evaporative decades the spirit concentrates, esters folding into mango, beeswax and a soft honey. Maturation in the racked warehouses at Keith is slow and steady. The tall, narrowing stills give a light spirit that takes the cask well. It was the first new distillery to open in Speyside since the great whisky crash of 1898. Its first permanent single malt was released in 2017, the Distillery Edition.

At cask strength 60.5% it is full bodied. A light, orchard fruit and citrus, with a soft vanilla from the oak. A soft fruit and a gentle oak give it depth. The finish is long, fruity and clean. This is a light Speyside single malt from the town of Keith.