Crabbie 22 Years Previous Orkney Single Malt Single Cask
1. What they are saying
A single cask 22-year-old single malt from John Crabbie & Co that was initially matured in ex-bourbon casks and completed in a hand-selected Palo Cortado cask for six months, earlier than being bottled in November 2021.
2. Official tasting notes
- Aromas of raisins, dried fruit, vanilla fudge, wild brambles and peppery smoke fill the nostril, complemented by notes of berries and cream, caramel, toffee, dried fruit, darkish chocolate, espresso, black pepper and lingering waves of smoke all through the palate.
3. Particulars
- ABV 47.5%
- Age 22 Years Previous
- Bottler Crabbie
- Bottling 1999 Single Cask
- Cask Bourbon Cask, Palo Cortado End
- Class Single malt scotch whisky
- Value £160
- Origin Undisclosed Orkney distillery
- Area Islands, Scotland
- Launched 2021
4. What I say
A single cask from an undisclosed Orkney distillery this was taken from its authentic ex-Bourbon cask and subjected to a end interval in Palo Cortado sherry by Crabbie’s Grasp Blender Kirstie McCallum. I first sampled this with Kirstie at SMWS The Vaults in Leith after a tour of Bonnington distillery and the native whisky historical past of Leith and surrounds with Kask whisky. The preliminary tasting was un-reduced so it was nice to strive it once more at launch energy to understand the ultimate product.
5. The Whiskyphiles tasting notes
- Color Darkish orange gold (12/20) medium tears and lengthy, high-quality legs.
- Nostril Candy, a contact chalky and fruity like Edinburgh Rock, leathery, salt, smoke, vanilla, apple and orange fruits, white hibiscus, white grapes and heathery peat smoke.
- Style Medium-full bodied, chewy caramel, some salt and spice, vanilla fudge, rum & raisin ice cream, peppery heather honey, contact savoury with bbq sauce, candy and fruity, peach, apricot and yellow plum.
- End Lengthy with a beautiful heat, previous leather-based books, fire, bbq bacon and crimson fruits.
6. Total
Pretty oily, fruity, gently smoky and coastal with loads of sweetness from the bourbon and sherry cask influences that work properly with this distillery’s attribute heathery smoke.
7. Rating 86/100
