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Single cask Imperial matured in ex-Bourbon American oak, distilled in 1995 and bottled by van Wees at 17 years old. 295 bottles, 46%, from a Speyside distillery closed since 1998.
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Imperial was a Speyside distillery at Carron that fell silent for the last time in 1998 and was demolished in 2013, which caps its single malt at whatever was already in cask. This single cask was filled in 1995 and bottled by van Wees at 17 years old, for its The Ultimate range. Single cask number 50339 yielded 295 bottles, released for the Netherlands.
Imperial's spirit was light and fruity, the Speyside character built for blending, which is part of why single malt releases stayed uncommon. This bottling matured in ex-Bourbon American oak. Across 17 years, the toasted staves released vanillin, which reads as vanilla, and oak lactones, which carry coconut, while the cask char filtered heavier sulphur notes from the spirit.
Bottled at 46%, the ex-Bourbon wood supplies furfural for toasted almond, eugenol for clove and warm spice, and maltol for a soft toffee sweetness. The long maturation draws tannins from the oak, drying the finish into clean wood.
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