DESCRIPTION

A single cask release from the Strathmill distillery in Speyside, bottled by James Eadie independent bottlers. Distilled on 7 July 2011, matured for 13 years in a bourbon hogshead before being finished for 20 months in first-fill Malaga European oak hogshead, and bottled in 2025. Malaga is a sweet fortified wine from southern Spain, typically made from PX and Moscatel grapes that are often sun-dried to concentrate sugars. Only 249 bottles were produced. Non-chillfiltered, naturally coloured, and bottled at a cask strength of 55.6%.

TASTING NOTES

Nose: Rich dried mango and honeyed sweetness, with candied orange peel, spiced custard and caramelised sugar.

Palate: Creamy and full-bodied with layers of juicy apricots, sweet honey and malva sponge cake, balanced by gentle spice and toasted oak.

Finish: Long and sweet, with treacle syrup, drying spice and honey comb.

NOTES FROM THE WB TEAM

This is our 2nd exclusive with James Eadie and, after more than 100 releases, our very first from Strathmill — an elusive distillery seldom seen on whisky shelves. With a modest output of 2.6M litres a year, most of its whisky goes into Diageo’s blends, particularly J&B, making single malt releases, both official and independent, hard to find.

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