Teaninich 14 Years Old 2007 Cask #15 (High Spirits Distribution)

This is a Teaninich single malt, selected and bottled by High Spirits Distribution matured to 14 year old from 2007, drawn from cask 15 and bottled at 50%. Teaninich, a large Highland distillery beside the River Averon at Alness, was opened in 1817 on the Teaninich estate. 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. It was matured in refill ex-Bourbon oak, lending honey and vanilla. By this age the green spirit rounds into orchard fruit and a waxy depth. Most Teaninich is filled into refill ex-Bourbon, letting the make show through. That ultra clear wort is the source of Teaninich's fragrant, green tea grassiness. Teaninich Castle nearby, once the family seat, is now a hotel and restaurant. Robert Innes Cameron, an Elgin blender, became sole owner in 1904.

At its natural 50% it is concentrated. The refill oak lending honey and vanilla runs under a clean, green fruitiness. Soft orchard fruit and grass sit behind the sweetness. A grassy, gently spiced finish lingers. This is a fresh, oily Highland single malt.