Cask No. 4.277 Single Cask Spirits It had oily black olives

It had oily black olives that morphed into pine resin and Ambre Solaire when watered

We transferred this from an ex-bourbon hogshead to a first-fill American oak PX cask after eighteen years

dark and full of secrets

but when given a little time a picture evolved

exotic and alluring

Cask No. 4.277 Single Cask Spirits It had oily black olivesCask No. 4. 277 A punch and a pout Highland, Island The nose began with garden sheds, honey on telephone poles and balsamic; then it showed its seductive side with ice cream sundaes, strawberry Mivvi and cranachan but soon the wind changed again bringing driftwood bonfires and coffee beans in hessian sacks. Tasting it, we found subtle smoke, salted caramel, prune yoghurt, treacle, muscovado and nicotine tar. The reduced nose favoured rock pools, ships