Whisky Agency H&T Secret Highland 1983

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A 36 year old partial Sherry Butt single cask from a Secret Highland Distillery, located just south of Inverness! Distilled in 1983 and bottled at 48.2%. Whiskybase Score: 91.09.

Andrew's Tasting Note

Nose: soft, toasty and fruity; elegant, decadent and floral; honey dew melon, candied lemon and vanilla pods; powdered sugar dusted on French crepes; subtle tropical fruits and lemon drops.

Palate: soft, silky and floral with not so subtle tropical fruits... this is a tropical fruit bomb: more melons, pineapple and mango dusted in chili flakes; flourless dark chocolate cake with cayenne pepper; agave nectar and more vanilla pods; the oak is big and toasty and the fruits juicy; is there a touch of smoke?

Finish: light, fresh, fruity and spicy; loads of tropical fruit, agave nectar and more hot spices; creamy.

Comment:this is a delightfully curious malt; elegant, tropical and spicy... very spicy... hot; this reminds me of old Tomatins, which I’m not just saying because it is rumoured that’s where the juice came from; lovely old refill cask whisky, with a crazy amount of spicy heat.

700 ml