Speyside SPEY Trutinā Cask #Batch 2

This Speyside Distillery single malt, an official release, drawn from cask Batch 2 and bottled at 59.9%. A release of 1500 bottles. The Speyside Distillery, hand built over two decades by the stonemason Alex Fairlie in the Cairngorm foothills near Kingussie, is the source of the SPEY malts. 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. It was matured in refill ex-Bourbon oak, lending honey and vanilla. Carrying no age, it leans on apple, pear and a soft vanilla. The light, fragrant make takes cask character readily across maturation. Its two pot stills are among the smallest in Scotland, the whole works under one roof. Water is drawn from the River Tromie through the old mill lade and waterwheel. It is the most southerly Speyside distillery, nearest of all to the source of the Spey.

Bottled at a cask strength 59.9%, it is rich. A light, fruity sweetness meet a quiet vanilla from the refill oak. Beneath it run apple, honey and a soft spice. A fruity, gently spiced finish lingers. This is a light, fruity Speyside single malt.