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PROFILE Juicy, Oak & Vanilla INITIAL CASK Ex-Bourbon Hogshead FINAL CASK Re-Charred Hogshead AGE 10 Years Old ABV 63.9% DISTILLED DATE 10 September 2014 OUTTURN 1 of 259 bottles REGION Speyside SPIRIT NOTES The morning's newspapers arrived, glazed with toffee sauce and warmed in the oven. A chunk of huckleberry taffy sat atop the radiator, tempting Panellists via sweet nostril incursions. The palate was akin to chardonnay-soaked madeira cake, California raisins, mace and fennel shavings. Introducing water offered fruity accents, lemons and green apple segments showered with nutmeg shavings and a sea breeze on the nose. And the palate followed suit, with the emphasis on green apple, limoncello and an underripe melon. After three years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this to a re-charred refill hogshead for the remainder of its maturation.