177 - Crossing the event horizon
Vanilla pods and caramel wafers combined with sugar cane to bring a sweetness that followed onto a sticky and buttery palate
After spending 32 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead this was transferred to a new oak hogshead for the remainder of its maturation
a thick and bold
A glorious Indian saffron colour hinted towards the journey on which we were about to embark
Cask No. 149.3 Campbeltown 177 - Crossing the eventImmediately, we were walking in pine forests, hunting mushrooms and smoking pipes; after that the nose wafted brown sugar, toasted marshmallows and clover honey, apple tart, gooseberry jam and plums. The punchy palate delivered caa de lomo, black olives and liquorice paper roll ups, then chocolate clair and treacle toffee sweetness, finishing with tannic oak, gingerbread and aniseed balls. The reduced nose suggested salted crackers, boquerones, old