Speyside Distillery 25 Years Old

This Speyside Distillery single malt, an official release, a 25 year old Speyside malt and bottled at 40%. Hand built near Kingussie and first run in 1990 near Kingussie in the upper Spey valley, the Speyside Distillery is one of Scotland's smallest. The SPEY range and the dark Beinn Dubh are bottled by Harvey's of Edinburgh.

It was worked slowly through short stills to keep the spirit light, for the light, fruity Speyside make the distillery is known for. A refill American oak cask held it, keeping the light character to the fore. Very old make from here turns profound, waxy and rich yet still fragrant. Maturation in the Highland air gives a clean, unhurried development. George Christie bought the land in 1956, dreaming of his own small malt distillery. A stonemason, Alex Fairlie, laid every stone of the distillery by hand over some twenty years. Its two pot stills are among the smallest in Scotland, the whole works under one roof.

At 40% it is soft, honeyed and fragrant. Fragrant honey and ripe fruit meet honeyed oak sweetness underneath. Soft orchard fruit and vanilla sit behind the sweetness. It finishes clean, fresh and fruity. This is a gentle, honeyed Speyside malt.