SPEY Chairman’s Choice - 40%

 

From the distillery website

A small, hand-built, artisan distillery nestled amongst the foothills of the beautiful Cairngorm Mountains, still hand distilling in time-honoured traditions and widely acknowledged to be amongst the prettiest of all Scotland’s distilleries.

A very popular multi vintage bottling from Speyside Distillery.  Drawn from different ages of our stocks to give a warm and silky dram with bags of flavour and intensity.  A combination of Bourbon and Sherry casks are used to give layers of flavour and richness to this, our biggest selling, offering. 

Tasting Note 
"Rich and deep amber in colour. The aroma is floral with fruit and a touch of vanilla. Flavours of dried fruits with a soft nutty and long creamy finish. Mellow cinnamon and sweet oak with a gentle and rounded aftertaste. A very approachable and satisfying malt whisky with bags of character."

Tasting notes:

Appearance: Golden, creates a thin line before gradually beading and leading to thin, slow legs.

Nose: Vanilla, dried fruits, orange peel, berried fruit making an appearance, almost to the point of strawberry jam. A mocha note emerges with time in the glass.

Palate: Dundee fruit cake with a mocha on the side. Almonds, vanilla, dried fruits, orange peel, milky coffee and chocolate with a hint of cinnamon heat.

Finish: A little oak, more fruit and a slight note of old leather.

Summary: It’s a very easy drinker with lots to commend. Currently bottled at 40%, I’d love to see what a higher abv would offer as there’s a feeling this one has a lot more to give. Priced at £65, which feels a little high for the abv but it’s still a very enjoyable dram.

If you would like more information on SPEY malts, or the Speyside distillery, follow the link to the company website 

This sample was part of a 4 dram tasting pack highlighting the current SPEY range as part of a #TweetTasting session organised by @TheWhiskyWire and the Speyside distillery.

Transparency: this sample was received free of charge for independent review. The author has no affiliation with the distillers and no goods or other incentives were exchanged, offered or requested.