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CASK NO. 6.45

White Port poached pears

£53.40
  • ABV 57.2%
  • Age 11 years
  • DISTILLED DATE 29/1/2009
  • CASK TYPE 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
  • Outturn 1 of 230 bottles
  • REGION Speyside
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Limited to 2 bottles per member

There was a lovely warm/floral summer breeze as we hung freshly washed linen on the line beside a field of rolled-up hay bales. Silky sweet at first on the palate like a strawberry whipped dessert called Angel Delight before a spicy alcohol kick unfolded; we imagined biting into a dark chocolate praline filled with liquid strong Williams pear brandy. A drop of water and we discovered white Port poached pears in a caramel sauce. As it rolled gently off the tongue it reminded us of well-aged Calvados with a very late, but pronounced arrival of wood spices, cloves, fennel and star anise.

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