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CASK NO. 53.358

‘When in Russia, do …’

£65.00
  • ABV 58.0%
  • Age 10 years
  • DISTILLED DATE 12/11/2009
  • CASK TYPE Refill ex-bourbon hogshead
  • Outturn 1 of 313 bottles
  • REGION Islay
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One of the Panel members, who should know, commented ‘just like in a Russian banya’ (for you and me: a bathhouse with sauna, steam room, body scrubs with Russian food and drink) – what could the drink be? Metaphorically naked (when in Rome, do …) the taste was hot, medicinal and sea-weedy as well as, yes, smoky! Next came the steaming ritual, someone added more water with a little spruce oil sprinkled onto the stones and helicoptered a towel around above our heads. Then in the finish a beating with a wad of birch trees branches and eucalyptus leaves – take your time, relax and enjoy!

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