Speyside SPEY 2007 Cask #899 (Part)

This Speyside Distillery single malt, an official release, a 9 year old release from 2007, drawn from cask 899 (Part) and bottled at 48.7%. The Speyside Distillery was hand built over two decades by the stonemason Alex Fairlie in the Cairngorm foothills near Kingussie; it is one of the smallest and most picturesque distilleries in Scotland. It is the most southerly of the Speyside distilleries, nearest of all to the source of the Spey.

The spirit was run slow through small copper stills for a light, fruity spirit, to build a fresh, orchard fruit character. A sherry cask wrapped the fruity spirit in dried fruit and a nutty depth. Younger here, it keeps a clean, floral freshness over light honey. The light, fragrant make takes cask character readily across maturation. The SPEY range and the dark Beinn Dubh are bottled by Harvey's of Edinburgh.

At its natural 48.7% it is concentrated. The Oloroso brings dried fruit, fig and a nutty depth, and a light, fruity sweetness meet a quiet vanilla from the refill oak. Beneath it run apple, honey and a soft spice. Apple, honey and oak draw out the close. This is a light, fruity Speyside single malt.