Very small and very aromatic
After 23 years in ex-bourbon wood we moved this into high-toast
Date distilled: January 2007
Distillery 134 crafts single malt expressions from Himalayan barley and Scottish peat
a bright dark burnt umber colour which was followed by a magical wave of a wizard’s ‘Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa’ incense stick - a rich smell of frankincense
Cask No. 79.10 Taiwan Very small and very aromaticThe initial nose had punnets of sharp green Golden Delicious apples and ripe peaches before we poured a glass of Galliano, a liqueur infused with star anise, ginger, citrus, juniper, musk yarrow, lavender and pressed vanilla. On the palate, a big burst of sweet tart citrus flavours like biting into a kumquat (Cantonese for golden mandarin orange) followed by a sweet herbal syrup based on woodruff. After reduction, the apples turned sweet and red, well