Cask Intro
Brand manager Anna Grahn’s whisky pick for this month is Cask No. 46.166: Brambles off the port bow!...
“ I don’t know about you, but come December time, all I want to do is get into one of those comfy old chairs you sink right into – preferably with a whisky in hand. This bottling is perfect for just that: matured in a combination of ex-bourbon hogshead and first fill ruby port barrique, it’s a lovely balance of both cask types – wonderfully creamy, yet brimming with cherry and bramble jam, orchard fruits and chocolate bitters with just a hint of spice. This is the ideal dram for settling in and slowing down.”
Tasting Notes
As marzipan rolled in melted chocolate, so too did our noses into a jar of damson jam and a glass of white zinfandel. A Mediterranean air followed, with wild fennel and bergamot. To taste, this was a creamy and sweet affair: panna cotta dressed with chocolate bitters, vanilla and tobacco milkshake, warm pancakes and a splash of brandy. Water gave the nose a baked apple perfume, with cassis and plum compote. The palate finished with cherry jam, peanuts and bramble jelly stirred into rice wine. After eight years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this to a first fill ruby port barrique for the remainder of its maturation.