Description
A very unique, Cider, Rum, Virgin Oak matured, Secret Islay Single Malt. This isn’t from a distillery we’ve released before and we rarely see it available these days.
From a single cask, distilled in South Islay. Initially matured in refill bourbon then transferred to a ex Rum, ex Cider cask before finishing in Virgin Oak. The unique barrel used for finishing was a gift from our friends at Futtle Brewery in Fife. They had been maturing golden rum in it, however prior to Futtle it had spent some time at Little Pomona in North Herefordshire where it had been maturing natural Cider. The ex-bourbon Islay Single Malt we reracked into this cask for several months before a final finishing in Virgin Oak to round it out.
NOSE Big funky islay bonfire, white pepper, pine needles, stewed apples, vanilla pod, honey, green tea and cinnamon
PALATE Surprisingly soft, salty, seaweed and kippers, yellow toffee apples and rum cake. A big whack of smoke rolls through a long finish.
Blind Summit Whisky is a Leith-based passion project by two friends, James & Jamie. An independent whisky bottler focussing on exciting, brightly labelled, flavourful whiskies. It’s a bit more like the whisky equivalent to Gypsy Brewing with selection, maturation and bottling being carried out in different locations depending on which friendly warehouse is available. This release they bottled by hand on April 1st and labelled on April 18th.
Each outturn uses a different local artist to design an original art piece for the label. This release, Outturn II, features original artwork by Liam Palermo, based on a photograph of the Three Sisters Munros, taken by co-founder James, and created in a Japanese Anime style.
1 OF 160 BOTTLES
56.7% / 50cl
