Part of Diageo’s Special Releases for 2017, a single malt from theTeaninich distillery in the Highlands. Distilled in 1999, matured for 17 years in a combination of refill American oak hogsheads and sherry buttsand bottled in 2017, the year of the distillery’s 200th anniversary. Bottled at a natural cask strength of 55.9%. (Bottle size 750ml)

Nose:At first citrus-fruity and fragrant; pears in syrup, lychees, mandarins and lemon sherbet.Thena spicier edge, with cinnamon and nutmeg then toffee apples, with almonds.

Palate:An initial burst of citrus is swept away by candied sweetness and a prickle of spice, before lemon cake, digestive biscuits and spiced porridge. Sharper oak then fades to reveal hints of wine gum and lemon zest.

Finish: Lengthy and warming with spicy oak-wood, a pinch of white pepper, lingering candied sweetness.

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