Teaninich 43 Years Old 1975 Old & Rare A Platinum Selection (Hunter Laing)

An independent Teaninich, released by Hunter Laing, a 43 year old release from 1975 and bottled at 40.2%. 246 bottles in all. Teaninich, a large Highland distillery beside the River Averon at Alness, was built in 1817. There are no warehouses on site; the spirit is matured in Diageo's central stores.

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 refill American oak cask held it, keeping the green character to the fore. Decades leave it deep and oily, candied fruit and beeswax with great age. Years in oak round the spirit, the grass and wax deepening with age. A long fermentation of around 75 hours builds the fresh, fruity notes. 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.

At a natural 40.2% it is full and oily. The refill oak lending honey and vanilla, with citrus, cut grass and a waxy lift. It is fresh and clean, the green spirit shining through. Cut grass and citrus draw out the close. This is the green, waxy malt of Alness.