117 A dram of gratitude is the ultimate sherry lover’s dr(e)am
Colour: Sand in the shallows
After spending 21 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead this was transferred to a Pedro Ximenez hogshead for the remainder of its maturation
The drying finish is a decent length with gentle tannin
straightforward and consistently attractive dram
Cask No. 122.47 Spicy & dry 117 A dram of gratitudeCask No. 122. 47 Pirates going crazy on the beach Highland, Southern Lots to discover on the nose, but everything was suffused with heather and lavender smoke preserved lemons, tonka beans, gooseberries, marker pens and dousing a fire with a can of Sprite. The palate was full of fruity character apple, lemon sherbet, peaches, pear drops, dried apricot tangy and tasteful, but again all rumbled up in a madness of smoke. On the reduced nose we imagined a