Swell De Spirits Secret Sutherland Distillery 2010
Key Facts About This Single Malt
Bottler: Swell De Spirits
Founder: Michael Barbaria
Range: Wild Nature #2
Distillery: Secret Sutherland Distillery
Region: Highlands, Scotland
Age: 13 years
Distilled: July 2010
Bottled: September 2023
Spirit: Single malt scotch
Cask Type: Single first fill bourbon barrel
Cask Ref: 2531
Alcohol by Volume: Cask strength at 53.3%
Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration
Outturn: 360 bottles
Bottle Size: 500ml
Secret Sutherland Distillery 2010 Tasting Notes
Imagine: Visit the candlelit apothecary's shop with jars of herbs, spices and dried lemons, ready to grind on the battered oak refectory table and add to the hot chocolate simmering on the stove to ward off chills.
Neat, without water
Colour: Sauvignon Blanc
Nose: Candlewax, orange sorbet, lemon sorbet, lemon barley water, barley sugar, Brazil nuts, milk chocolate-covered hazelnuts, pistachio nuts, lamb's wool, a trio of biscuits – buttered raisin, oat and gingernut, plus iced coffee and snapdragons.
Palate: Waxy mouthfeel, orange sorbet, lemon sorbet, oak table, chilli, paprika, white pepper, clove, star anise, nutmeg and spiced hot chocolate.
Finish: Buttered biscuits and lemon curd.
With a few drops of water
Nose: The spice is still there but much softer and mixed in a teacake with candied orange, plus beeswax, hazelnuts, walnuts, buttered scones with greengage jam and clotted cream, banana milkshake, milk chocolate buttons and hairspray.
Palate with water: Banoffee pie, milk chocolate-covered bananas, spiced hot chocolate, strawberry blancmange, lemon tart, lemon and rose Turkish delight, vanilla latte, gingerbread latte, crème caramel, waffles with vanilla ice cream, and brioche with lavender honey.
Finish: Rum and raisin ice cream.
Overall: All the qualities you’d find in, oh, say, a great Clynelish, as an example… with extra spice and buttered brioche complementing the classic lemon and wax notes. A very more-ish dram.
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