Product Description
Made in 1998, it’s waited long enough.
After 28 painful years away from football’s greatest stage, Scotland are back!
Since the time we were in France taking on Brazil, Norway and Morocco, this spirit has been quietly maturing in its cask. It’s a dram shaped by time, character and Scottish spirit – the perfect whisky to toast a historic moment. So raise a glass, we’ll be dramming!
Tasting Notes
This rich, smoky whisky has acquired depth and complexity through long maturation in American white oak (both bourbon and oloroso sherry casks) and is the perfect pour to toast the team's achievement. The nose opened with a warm glow of tobacco and marzipan soaked in brandy. Confit tangerine, honey and barley sugars were followed by dried apricots and a soft swirl of lemon danish. The fruit character grew steadily as we sucked orange lozenges, while a shimmer of blowtorched mango added brightness. The palate carried a savoury thread of smoked cheese and chutney, with depth coming from black pepper and charcoal crackers. Water revealed polished mahogany as a musky warmth met beeswax and cedar wood, coal dust and liquorice root. Thyme resting on hot coals was then sprinkled on to barbecued burnt ends along with a slow grind of curry spices. Lemon sorbet and hickory smoke, seeded crispbread, cherry cough sweets and a cooling mentholic finish brought the experience to a close. The starting point for this small batch was two ex-bourbon hogsheads of single malt Scotch whisky. One cask was transferred at 25 years old to a first fill American oak oloroso hogshead while the other remained in bourbon. The casks were then married together before bottling.
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