Teaninich 14 Years Old 2007 (Sexywhisky)

An independent Teaninich, picked by Sexywhisky matured to 14 year old from 2007 and bottled at 54.3%. Only 30 bottles were released. Teaninich, a large Highland distillery beside the River Averon at Alness, was founded in 1817 by a Napoleonic veteran. 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. A sherry cask wrapped the light spirit in dried fruit and a nutty depth. Mid age brings a deeper honey and a riper green fruit. Sherry wood suits the light make, lending dried fruit and a nutty depth. The Cromarty Firth nearby is one of few UK waters home to bottlenose dolphins. A long fermentation of around 75 hours builds the fresh, fruity notes.

At a natural 54.3% it is full and oily. Sherried dried fruit and a nutty edge come through, and the refill oak lending honey and vanilla runs under green apple, grass and a light honey. It is fresh and clean, the green spirit shining through. The close is fresh, grass over gentle oak. This is a fresh, waxy Highland single malt.