Speyside Distillery 1991 C&S (C&S Dram Collection)

From C&S Dram Collection comes this Speyside Distillery single malt, a 22 year old release from 1991, drawn from cask 942 and bottled at 62%. 514 bottles in all. The Speyside Distillery was painstakingly built by hand before its first spirit in 1990 at Drumguish by the River Tromie; it gave the screen distillery Lagganmore in Monarch of the Glen. It stood in for the fictional Lagganmore in the BBC series Monarch of the Glen.

Distilled in two of the smallest pot stills in Scotland under a single roof, giving the delicate, floral spirit at its heart. A sherry cask wrapped the fruity spirit in dried fruit and a nutty depth. Past sixteen years the spirit turns rich and honeyed while keeping its finesse. Years in oak round the spirit, the honey and orchard fruit deepening with age.

At a natural 62% it is full and fruity. The Oloroso brings dried fruit, fig and a nutty depth, and vanilla and a creamy note from the barrel runs under a clean, honeyed fruitiness. A dried fruit and a gentle oak spice give it depth. Honey and orchard fruit see out a long finish. This is a delicate Speysider from the upper Spey.