Dram data:
Distillery:Â Glenturret
Bottler:Â Gordon & Macphail
Distilled:Â 2001
Bottled:Â 23.09.2015
Age: ca. 14Â years
Limitation: –
Casks:Â sherry casks
Alcohol: 43%
(most likely)chill filtered; natural colour
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Tasting notes:
Colour: amber
The nose is unmistakably sherry influenced – there’s no mention about the casks being used on the label so we can only guess, but it’s a safe bet! The vanilla does point into the direction of either American oak sherry casks or a second maturation. Type of sherry? Could be a sweet Oloroso or a PX. So, we’ve got sweet-ish sherry notes, vanilla, ripe cherries, raisins, condensed orange juice, caramel, hints of toffee, wax and just slight spices – more like ginger than European oak oriental spices.
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