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Key Facts About This Whisky
Bottler:
Founders: Russell Spratley and Ross Archer
Range: Mythical Beasts
Distillery: Secret
Age: 20 Years Old
Region: Highlands, Scotland
Spirit Type: Peated single malt
Cask Type: Single bourbon barrel
Cask Ref: 5
Alcohol by Volume: 54%
Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration
Outturn: 217 bottles
Bottle Size: 700ml
Highland Peated 20 Year Old Tasting Notes
Without water
Appearance: A rich, bold gold with substantial legs.
Nose: A fresh vegetal and salty seaweed aroma with woody hints and a delicate scent of coconut and cereals bringing a buttery sweetness to the nose.
Palate: A balanced but confident hit of citrus sweetness and pink peppercorns producing a pleasant mouth tingle. The buttery profile of the aroma translates to the palate.
Finish: There is a lengthy and pleasingly complex finish with reminders of toasted cereals with a final nod to smoky peat.
With water
Appearance: A pale gold
Nose: The addition of water releases the salty, mossy mineral aromas. There is also a pleasant hint of mushroom.
Palate: The peppery spice profile is prevalent with accents of star anise and liquorice.
Finish: The pepper remains but fades elegantly with a final finish of toasted cereals and fresh bread.
Tasting notes by Lisa McWilliam, Spirits Writer, Great Taste Spirit Judge and Drinks Consultant.
About Spiritfilled's Mythical Beast, The Dryad
Deep in the beautiful forested green glens and groves of the Highlands stands a mighty oak. Strong and silent, it hides a secret, hidden in its core: a tree nymph, beautiful, shy and unique. The Dryad is deserving of our respect, with hidden strengths and beneficial supernatural powers, deeply connected to its Celtic roots, with an air of ancient timelessness. Our whisky reflects the smooth flowing power of this mythical being, in touch with Nature and the spirit of Scotland, housed in oak, flavoured with a hint of mystery and a timeless mystical quality.
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