Invergordon 12 Years Old 2007 (Battlehill Scotch Whisky Co.)

A grain distillery in the malt heartland of the Northern Highlands, Invergordon sends most of its spirit into blends, leaving single grain releases to independent bottlers. This release was bottled by Battlehill Scotch Whisky Co., distilled in 2007, at 12 years old. It was released for Germany.

Invergordon runs column stills over fifty feet tall on a maize and wheat mash, producing the soft, sweet grain spirit that forms the base of Whyte & Mackay's blends. Matured in an Oloroso sherry cask.

Bottled at 46%, the Oloroso wood adds dried fruit, with melanoidins reading as fig and raisin and tannins giving a walnut dryness. Underneath the wood the grain stays soft and sweet, into a clean, mellow finish.