Cask No. 70.55 Speyside The palate was muscular

The palate was muscular

tutti frutti

First-fill American oak Pedro Ximenez hogsheads & Refill hogsheadsAge: 15 yearsAlcohol: 53

Cask: First-fill toasted oak hogshead

Heady and alluring

Cask No. 70.55 Speyside The palate was muscularIn the woodworking workshop, amid the perfect grain of wax polished mahogany and varnished veneer, sat a tin lunch box brimming with smoked ham, marmalade on buttered hot cross buns and a thick slice of orange drizzle cake. A selection of jars contained homemade ginger wine, fermenting perry and sultanas soaking in cognac. The carpenter added a few drops of water to a glass, followed by cocktail bitters, orange brandy and a gentian infused apritif,