Details

Their first fable instalment delves into the legend of ‘The Ghost Piper of Clanyard Bay’, a story hailing from the South West Coast of Scotland, close to Stranraer. They collaborated with artist Hugo Cuellar to create an enchanted world, from which label illustrations highlighting characters and scenes form a set of eleven Chapters.

This release from Caol Ila Distillery is from the second instalment in 'The Ghost Piper of Clanyard Bay' series.

Distilled: 16th August 2010
Bottled: 27th July 2021
Cask Type: Hogshead
Cask number: 313836
One of only 311 bottles

Tasting notes:
Nose: The nose initially has a BBQ smoky component, lemon salt, bacon, ash, sea air, liquorice, toasted bread. With water added it becomes softer, fresh coastal notes , seaweed.

Taste: Leathery, honeyed sweetness, toasted seeded bread, white pepper, all spice, clove, lemon drops. With water added - faint grassy - ashy tones, elegant, fresh fennel seed with a green pepper note.

Finish: Medium - Long, smoked meats, light but full bodied, well balanced, charred lemon skin, oatcakes.