Dailuaine 11YO, The Ghost Piper of Clanyard Bay, Fable Chapter 3, Bottling 2

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 Dailuaine Distillery is from the second instalment in 'The Ghost Piper of Clanyard Bay' series.

Distilled: 14th July 2010
Bottled: 27th July 2021
Cask Type: Hogshead
Cask number: 308827
One of only 230 bottles

Tasting notes:
Barley sugars, citrus, peach, and tropical fruits, pineapple. Green apple, bold, buttered burnt toast . Also, some spicy notes, cinnamon.

Big obvious vanilla sweetness plus some toasted malt, toasted wood spices, all spice, honey, distant bees wax and a bit minerally - earthiness. Thick and creamy mouthfeel, apples again.
With water added - green grass, freshness comes through. Unripen green fruit.

Sweet red apples, more honey and a bit of wax, some cereals, vanilla, If these come through now coconut here as well some nice beeswax and pepper. Also, sour and bitter as a grapefruit. Light pepper, spicy.