This Glen Keith has been bottled from a sherry butt after 22 years maturation. This distillery almost closed for good when it was mothballed in the late 90s but thankfully is now fully operational once more. This cask was bottled at 46% with only 742 bottles produced.

You’ll find sweetened almonds and cherry jam notes in this lively butt.

Distillery Glen Keith

Region Speyside

Cask type Refill sherry butt

Vintage year 1996

Chill-filtration Non-chill filtered

ABV 46%

Colour Bright Gold

Notes

Nose A warming nose of freshly baked tarts alongside almonds, peanuts and coconut. There are also more savoury and spicy aromas of leather, dried mustard seed, fenugreek and old wood

Palate Red berry sweet with ripe cherry and raspberry cordial. The baking theme appears again with a sponge cake and brioche. The palate is spicy with a mild pepperiness

Finish Soft vanilla notes and gentle wood tannins in the finish