Dram data:
Distillery:Â Fettercairn
Bottler:Â C&S dram collection
Distilled:Â 12.09.2000
Bottled:Â 23.03.2015
Age: 14
Limitation: 217 bottles
Casks: Bourbon barrel 3171
Alcohol: 53,5%
unchillfiltered and uncoloured
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This is the season of “firsts” – the first Fettercairn to be officially reviewed on the blog! Let’s do it!
Tasting notes:
Colour:Â red gold
The nose opens on the “green” side. Freshly cut grass with lemon and vanilla drizzled on top. Sawdust with resin and a hint of wood glue, dry end-of-season tangerines, old malt sweetness and a whiff of allspice. Very interesting profile that takes a bit getting used to, definitely not mainstream! Adding water and waiting for several minutes reveals more tropical fruity notes Give it some time! On to the palate: Continue reading “24 drams till Christmas 2016 #17: Fettercairn 2000 14 yo by C&S”