From Wemyss we can present new single cask bottlings with a nice selection of different regions and styles.
A 22-year-old Benrinnes “Sultana Barley Bread” made from a bourbon barrel surprises with an unusually dark color and really heavy notes of wild honey, pear compote and vanilla fudge. In the finish it has the small heather note typical of Benrinnes.
The Glen Keith "Turmeric Caramel Latte" also comes from the Speyside, but it matured in Sherry Butt for 23 years and was bottled in cask strength (like the Benrinnes). It shows pronounced orange notes as well as a lot of toffee, caramel, roasted aromas and a nice creaminess, like a chai latte.
The Lowlands region is represented by a jewel from Bladnoch Distillerie - a 29 year old bourbon barrel. The Bladnoch "Bourbon Barrel Bonanza!" Lives up to its name, because there is an explosion of taste on the palate: baked apple, fruit compote with spices such as clove, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, plus coconut and a small tobacco note on the finish.
In 1995 the Clynelish "Summer Fruits Sundae" was distilled and its 24 years of maturation now present us with the large class of older Clynelish bottlings. Seductive aromas of exotic fruits such as apricots, mango and papaya are in the foreground, perfectly balanced with an oily almond aroma and the Clynelish-typical waxy malt note.
In contrast, the second Highlander, a Croftengea - it comes out smoky and not without reason was called "Crofter’s Bonfire". After 12 years in the Bourbon Hogshead, he appears earthy green with aromas of hay, leather and campfire, but also a nice sweetness of marshmellow and marzipan.
A single grain is still missing. Wemyss have shown here several times that grain is not just grain. And the 30-year-old Invergordon “Candied Chestnuts” from the Sherry Butt impressively confirms this. It was also bottled in cask strength, which makes its notes of dates, figs and roasted nuts with caramel sauce look even more lush. A real sherry bomb!
Tasting Notes: This is how the new / old Weymss bottlings taste
Sultana Barley Bread 1997, 22 years, 56.9% Bourbon Barrel
147 bottles
Distilled at Benrinnes Distillery - NEW
Nose: immediately sweet with cotton candy and pink marshmallow followed by floral notes such as honeysuckle, heather and strawberry bushes as well as grapefruit and lime. Accompanied by toffee pudding and vanilla fudge.
Taste: Heavy, creamy and oily in the body with Demerara sugar, summer fruits and crunchy green apples.
In the mouth gently with a little note of pink pepper.
Bourbon Barrel Bonanza! 1990, 29 years, 46% bourbon barrels,
172 bottles
Distilled at Bladnoch Distillery - NEW
Nose: Fruity with a lot of apple compote, cider. Candied love apple and nutmeg flow into fragrant cedar notes.
Flavor: Intense with cider, pear casserole and sweet jasmine tea followed by aromas of coconut, vanilla, ginger jam and complex spices that almost explode on the palate.
In the finish there is a surprising small note of tobacco.
Summer Fruits Sundae 1995, 24 years, 46% Bourbon Hogshead,
241 bottles
Distilled at Clynelish Distillery - NEW
Nose: Rich with numerous exotic fruits such as apricots, mango, papaya and pineapple, with water rhubarb, citrus and fine pine aromas as well as toffee ice cream develop.
Taste: mouth filling and oily on the palate as typical for Clynelish with all the fruits already present in the nose and a nice spicy maltiness.
Balsa wood, creamy quark cake and a fine fresh mint note develop in the finish.
Crofter’s Bonfire 2007, 12 years, 46% Bourbon Hogshead,
378 bottles
Distilled at Loch Lomond / Croftengea Distillery - NEW
Nose: Earthy and green with fragrant hay, autumn leaves and a plowed field followed by white smoke with notes of leather and a smell of bonfire on the beach.
Flavor: sweeter than the nose suggests, creamy after icing, marzipan and marshmellow. Fruity notes of apple and pear complemented by nutty aromas of pistachios, herbal notes and heather and smoky notes of harvest fire and barbecue on the finish.
Turmeric Caramel Latte 1996, 23 years, 54.6% Sherry Butt,
609 bottles
Distilled at Glen Keith Distillery - NEW
Nose: cocoa flakes, toffee, caramel sauce and marzipan notes create a rich sweetness with a small earthy note in the background.
Taste: Creamy and spicy with ginger, brandy snaps, chai latte and ground turmeric. Almond milk and sweet juicy apple notes, again toffee and caramel.
Spicy aftertaste with ginger tea and turmeric spice.
Candied Chestnuts 1988, 30 years, 55.1% Sherry Butt,
461 bottles
Distilled at Invergordon Distillery - NEW
Nose: Rich and intense with date compote, fig sauce and aromas of roasted nuts.
Taste: A sherry bomb with rich notes of brown sugar, exotic spices and