SPEY Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival Cask #1

An official single malt from the Speyside Distillery, a 6 year old release from 2016, drawn from cask 1 and bottled at 58.3%. The outturn was 600 bottles. The Speyside Distillery was painstakingly built by hand before its first spirit in 1990 at Drumguish by the River Tromie, and its entire production sits under a single roof. Water comes from the River Tromie, drawn through the old mill lade that once turned the waterwheel.

Distilled in two of the smallest pot stills in Scotland under a single roof, giving the delicate, floral spirit at its heart. Maturation in a sherry cask laid dried fruit over the light malt. At this young age the spirit is fresh and light, the apple and pear bright. A patient maturation suits the soft, fruity Speyside character. Its two pot stills are among the smallest in Scotland, the whole works under one roof.

Undiluted at 58.3%, it is layered. The Oloroso brings dried fruit, fig and a nutty depth, and vanilla and a creamy note from the barrel, with pear, honey and a fragrant lift. The texture is light and rounded, the fruit lifted by honey. A long, honeyed finish carries a fruity lift. This is the hand built malt of Drumguish.