Sutherland 5 Year Old, Thompson Bros Blended Malt Whisky
The Tasting Notes
Old Cadenheads dumpy smell; copper coins, engine oil, old hessian rope, eucalyptus. Bucket of fermenting pineapple filled with wax and honey. Sage, chalk, dried hops, gorse, lemon drizzle cake.
Plenty of ripe fruits, apricot kernels, pineapple & pear. Madeira cake. Mystery smoke?! Akin to a 90s bottled Laphroaig 10 (sorry), lemongrass, bay and galangal. More wax, creme caramel and bitter chocolate.
Cacao Nibs, lemon cake. Salty, waxy and creamy.
Details
Tasting notes:
Nose: Old Cadenheads dumpy smell; copper coins, engine oil, old hessian rope, eucalyptus. Bucket of fermenting pineapple filled with wax and honey. Sage, chalk, dried hops, gorse, lemon drizzle cake.
Palate: Plenty of ripe fruits, apricot kernels, pineapple & pear. Madeira cake. Mystery smoke?! Akin to a 90s bottled Laphroaig 10 (sorry), lemongrass, bay and galangal. More wax, creme caramel and bitter chocolate.
Finish: Cacao Nibs, lemon cake. Salty, waxy and creamy.
One of only 636 bottles produced.
Their Sutherland 2023 follows the same recipe and proportions as last year which is as follows;
- 100 bulk litres of Clynelish 2014 Vintage 9 years old (refill bourbon)
- 214 bulk litres of Clynelish 2015 Vintage 8-Year-Old (refill bourbon)
- 64 bulk litres of Dornoch 2017 5-Year Old (distilled 6/11/17) (Bodega sherry butt – refill Glen Moray barrel)
- 3cl of Brora 82 G&M bottled 2015
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