From a mix of thirteen butts and hogsheads. Yes, obviously, thirteen casks should mean more than 893 bottles but remember you do not have to empty a cask when using it. Colour: gold. Nose: probably one the most delicate and vibrant herbal teas ever. Serious, it starts all on chamomile and maybe rosehip (and possibly hawthorn and lime-blossom tea), with then more pine tree and marzipan, with this kind of resinous/almondy feeling that some old whiskies can display. There’s also a little bacon showing up after a little while, maybe from the butts, and finally more fruits, especially green melons and white peaches, as well as discreet whiffs of… sangria? After a good fifteen minutes: more resinous notes, cough syrup… But it remains rather elegant and delicate. No wham-bam HP so far. Mouth: much more compact and starting rather on wood spices and many things mentholated, before it becomes more candied, that is to say more on honeydew and orange marmalade. The almondy notes are back as well, marzipan, candied lemon zests… Finish: medium long, clean and soft, with an oak that’s well there but always kept at a distance. More orange marmalade in the aftertaste. Comments: of course it’s excellent. Maybe not as immensely complex as older ones, but both the softness and the freshness are impressive. The exact definition of a 90-whisky in my book

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