This was bottled on the sixth of june 2006, so 666 then... That cannot be all by coincidence, or? This comes from a hogshead, which have been finished in, well, "Spanish White Oak Sherry Finish" it says. But the color has more of a copper tone. And what a strength! You see 3-5yos from different distilleries these days carrying well below 60%abv at CS. It smells heather, orange liqueur, dark chocolate, vanilla, plum wine, sherry, dark roasted coffee, leather, cherries. The taste is chili, spicy, bitter licorice, juniper, ginger, waxy, salt, really intense and powerful. Some sweetness such as cherries, honey and ashes joins after a while. I will not add water as you can see from the bottle I've had some of it and some with water indeed. I remember it as becoming far more spirity then. I believe this is edging from the usual character of Fettercairn, but maybe it can work as an eye-opener for the skeptics out there, I know there are a few. The finish is peppery, sherried, dry sherry, red onions, dry red wine, tannic, gotta love your dry and bitter sherries to love this one I think.
I rarely enjoy sherry finishes as much as this: 8.5
Next tasting: St. Magdalene/Linlithgow Distillery
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