Glencadam Origin 1825 / "The Rather Elegant" in Tube

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 40%

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Glencadam Origin 1825 brings together bourbon-cask-matured whiskies and whisky given an additional finish in Spanish Oloroso sherry butts. The bourbon barrels are made from American white oak. These two cask influences combine in a whisky whose character balances fruity sweetness, floral notes and gentle spice.

The number 1825 recalls the year the distillery was founded. Origin is assembled in small batches and bottled at 40% in a 0.7-litre bottle. It comes in a grey gift tube with gold-coloured accents and the name The Rather Elegant.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: The nose combines creamy malt notes with flowers and a hint of vanilla. A mix of summer fruits also unfolds.
• Palate: On the palate, banana, pineapple and pear meet the sweetness of boiled sweets. Gentle spice accompanies the fruit.
• Finish: Floral notes linger on the finish alongside a sweetness reminiscent of pear drops.

Distillery/Bottler:

Glencadam is located in Brechin in the eastern Highlands. David Scott built the distillery in 1825 on land leased from his father-in-law, George Cooper. Following its closure in 2000, Angus Dundee Distillers acquired the distillery in 2003 and resumed production that same year.

Glencadam uses unpeated Scottish malted barley, which is ground in a historic Porteus mill. In the traditional mash tun, five tonnes of grist at a time are processed in three stages using progressively hotter water. The wort is then fermented with distiller's yeast in Oregon pine washbacks. For cask maturation, the distillery uses, among other buildings, its historic warehouses dating from its founding year.

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