Teaninich 10 Years Old (Small Batch)

From Cadenhead's comes this Teaninich matured to 10 year old and bottled at 54.7%. Teaninich, a large Highland distillery beside the River Averon at Alness, was established in 1817. The mash filter gives an ultra clear wort, the source of its fragrant, green tea grassiness.

Mashed through a mash filter for an ultra clear wort and distilled in fat copper stills, giving the fresh, green spirit at its heart. An ex-Bourbon barrel shaped it, gentle American oak beneath the green fruit. At this age the spirit is fresh and green, cut grass and citrus to the fore. Long, gentle ageing turns the cut grass towards honey and soft fruit. Filled spirit is tankered away to mature in Diageo's central warehouses. The name comes from the Gaelic for house on the hill, a nod to the old estate. By the 1970s Teaninich was already one of the largest distilleries in Scotland. The River Averon runs beside the distillery on its way to the firth.

At its natural 54.7% it is concentrated. The refill oak lending honey and vanilla runs under green apple, grass and a light honey. It is fresh and oily, the fruit and oak well matched. Green tea and a soft wax see out the finish. This is a fresh, waxy Highland single malt.