Pintail Glen Spey 2009/2024 - 14 yo - #12031 (The Whisky Cellar)

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 54.7% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

This Glen Spey combines maturation in a refill ex-bourbon hogshead with a French sweet wine finish. Distilled in 2009, the whisky was transferred for its finishing period to a barrique that had previously held Loupiac, a sweet Bordeaux white wine. The Whisky Cellar bottled the 14-year-old Pintail release in 2024 at 54.7%. This single-cask bottling from cask number 12031 yielded 315 bottles. The whisky is neither chill-filtered nor coloured.

Fruity and floral notes sit alongside honey sweetness and beeswax. The finish provides a nutty, woody-spicy contrast with the silky texture of almond oil.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: The nose reveals beeswax and light-coloured honeycomb honey, accompanied by dried grass and subtle citrus notes.
• Palate: On the palate, apple pie and ripe peach mingle with sultanas and creamy vanilla. A hint of violet and orange blossom water complements the fruity, sweet notes.
• Finish: The long finish combines silky almond oil with peppery spice and toasted oak.

Distillery/Bottler:

Glen Spey is located in the Speyside town of Rothes. In 1878, James Stuart added a distillery to an existing grain mill there. Initially called Mill of Rothes, it later became Glen Spey. Its malt is used mainly in blends, particularly J&B; the distillery's own single malt bottlings are rare. It operates with eight stainless-steel washbacks and four stills. In 1970, the number of stills was increased from two to four.

The Whisky Cellar releases this Glen Spey as an independent bottling within its Pintail series. While much of the distillery's production goes into blends, this release offers an opportunity to discover the malt from Rothes as a single malt in its own right, with a French sweet wine finish.

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