EP 41: Tour of Scotland Part 2

Join MikeD and TI as we continue with the second part of an eight part series! We'll be taking a unique tour around the various whisky regions of Scotland from a carefully crafted whisky box.

 

Sample 4:

Port Dundas Distillery

Age: 15 years

Cask: Barrel; 180 - 200L

Nose: Buttery and sweet with vanilla and brown sugar, and a zesty kick of citrus

Palate: Maple syrup on pancakes, cereal and milk, gingerbread

Finish: More ginger, more citrus, more vanilla

 

Sample 11:

Caol Ila distillery

Age: 4 years

Cask: Hogshead; 225 - 250L

Nose: Woody, distinctly salty and lots of smoke

Palate: Maritime notes of iodine, seaweed and tar, with smoke swirling on the palate. These notes fade into floral layers, alongside toasted seeds and malt

Finish: Smoky peat, a hint of menthol, a slight maltiness

 

Sample 23:

Undisclosed; distillery in Islay

Age: 12 years

Cask: Hogshead; 225 - 250L

Nose: Smoked pheasant, fatty and rich. Some old passive sherry notes. Cigar ends, a flinty minerality, antique books, clove cigarettes

Palate: Clove oil, eucalyptus, leather-bound books, waxed oak floorboards, pickled brine, smoked pineapple salsa

Finish: Menthol rolling tobacco, dry peat hearth, sandalwood, camphor, chilli