Speyburn 12 Years Connoisseurs Choice 2008 G&M 70 cl. 60,3%
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
This Speyburn is part of the Connoisseur’s Choice range from Gordon & MacPhail. Distilled back in 2008, it was aged for twelve years in a sherry cask before being released by the indie bottler at 60.3% ABV.
Rich sherry aromas are combined with cinnamon spice and lemon zest. Toasted almonds evolve alongside sweet sultanas and medjool dates. On the palate, stewed red berries compliment blood orange peel and fruitcake. Dark honey emerges with red apple and roasted almonds. A medium-bodied and long-lasting finish with fruit and treacle toffee.
Gordon & MacPhail are to the noble single malt what Lennon & McCartney are to pop music. For more than 100 years, they have insisted on jumping over where the fence is highest. The inherited sense of selecting the absolute best casks from a wide range of distilleries is practiced today as it was 100 years ago. Once the dish is selected, it is transported to G&M’s warehouse in Elgin. Here the cask is looked after and cared for along with thousands of other selected casks until that day in the future, be it five, ten or fifty years down the line, when the whiskey has reached its zenith. Only here are the precious drops bottled.
