Speyside 2023 GlMo

Speyside Blended Malt 22 Year Old Rare Find 46.1% 70cl The team at independent bottler Rare Find have come up with the goods again: a 22-year-old single cask blended malt that’s been finished for 14 months in an ex-sherry cask from Bodegas Barbadillo. It’s predominantly from one classic distillery, but teaspooned with another to protect naming rights (a fairly standard practice in Scotch). This has no impact on quality, with this bold, inviting whisky offering all manner of juicy orchard fruit, syrupy peach and white pepper notes. Official tasting notes: Nose: Crisp apple, poached pear, tinned fruit cocktail, and peaches in syrup on the nose. Palate: Continued liveliness with perfectly ripe fruit, runny golden syrup, and fresh apricots on the palate. Finish: A lingering tinned fruit finish with dusty oak and a touch of white pepper.