Tasting Notes
Sunshine glistened on the loch of oloroso sherry as ripe apples and pears bobbed on raspberry ripple rafts. From the banks the smell of tobacco leaves merged with clay soil and walnut trees. We paddled across the loch, passing inlets of champagne and custard, aboard our sponge finger kayaks. After a dash of water we sailed past brioche pleasure boats and chocolate madeleine cruise ships, before arriving at a pistachio cake island criss-crossed by steams of orange liqueur. Needing a well-earned rest, we moored the kayaks and found a spot on the nectarine millefeuille beach to enjoy a few juicy plums, bananas and toasted almonds from our cedarwood lunchbox. After spending 27 years in an oloroso butt this was transferred to a first fill Pedro Ximénez butt for the remainder of its maturation.
About The Vaults Collection
The Vaults Collection is a selection of the finest and rarest single cask, single malt whisky, set aside from The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s most remarkable stocks over the years. They have been released from the depths of our treasure trove of casks, after decades of slow maturation and careful nurturing. The Vaults Collection represents the whisky lover’s dream: A chance to journey back into whisky history, including the opportunity to experience styles or distilleries that no longer exist. The Collection takes its name from the Society’s historical home at The Vaults in Leith, Scotland’s oldest commercial building in continuous use whose connection with the drinks world dates back to the 12th century. Each bottle has a specially designed label and is offered in a beautiful wooden box.
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