The Nectar Skeldon The Nectar Of The Daily Drams SWR 1997

A Skeldon SWR bottled by The Nectar for their Daily Drams series, distilled in 1997 off the Savalle column and aged twenty-five years. Skeldon's original stills are lost, the marque surviving only by recreation, which gives these bottlings a finite, collectible quality.

Reduced to a relaxed 47.6% from ex-bourbon oak, it leans roasted and woody, with heavy molasses, dark chocolate, coffee, leather and dried fruit, finishing on mocha, cocoa and licorice. There is a fair amount of dark sweetness to the fruit, and the gentler strength makes it an easy, approachable sipper without losing the dark Demerara weight. For drinkers who love old Skeldon or heavy Enmore but want something softer than full proof, this hits that dark, chocolatey profile at a comfortable strength.