Teaninich 12 Years Old 2008 Cask #1629 (Meadowside Blending)

The Maltman

700ml / 51.6%

Single Malt

$115

This Teaninich, a 12 year old, from 2008 from Meadowside Blending, at 51.6%. A fresh Highland malt, with dried fruit, fig and walnut. Grassy, waxy and well aged. From Easter Ross, north of Inverness. A clean, oily Highland malt. Cut grass and citrus throughout. Sought out through indie bottlers. From the Cromarty Firth country.

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SKU TEA125 Categories Highlands, Scottish Whisky, Teaninich, Whiskey Brand: Teaninich

Description

Meadowside Blending selected this Teaninich, a 12 year old from 2008, drawn from cask 1629 and bottled at 51.6%. Only 648 bottles were released. Founded in 1817 by Captain Hugh Munro north of Inverness at Alness, Teaninich is a big Highland workhorse. Its make is a key part of Johnnie Walker, Haig and VAT 69.

It was drawn off fat copper stills fed by a uniquely clear wort, for a fragrant spirit with a green tea lift. A sherry butt held it, the wood lending raisin and walnut. Around the mid teens the malt gains a fuller, oilier body over the grass. Sherry wood suits the light make, lending dried fruit and a nutty depth. A long fermentation builds the fresh, green fruit the blenders prize. A 2013 expansion added a new six still house, more than doubling capacity. Most casks are refill ex-Bourbon, which lets the grassy spirit show through.

At cask strength 51.6% it is muscular yet green. Raisin and a nutty sherry depth build, and a gentle vanilla from the wood runs under a clean, green fruitiness. Soft orchard fruit and grass sit behind the sweetness. The close is fresh, grass over gentle oak. This is a fresh, oily Highland single malt.