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ISLE OF TIREE - RYE IS THE FIRST OF OUR SINGLE GRAIN SCOTCH WHISKY SERIES WITH A MASH BILL OF 75% RYE AND 25% MALTED BARLEY.
CRAFTED BY MASHING IN A SMALL OAK MASH TUN AND DISTILLED TWICE IN FLAME-FIRED TRADITIONAL COPPER POT STILLS, THIS SPIRIT HAS BEEN MATURED OVER FOUR YEARS IN VIRGIN OAK AND EX-BOURBON BARRELS AT THE ISLE OF TIREE DISTILLERY ON TIREE’S SOUTH-WESTERN SHORE.
APPEARANCE: WARM OLD GOLD; GOLD HIGHLIGHTS.
NOSE: YOUTHFUL YET LAYERED; SWEET ORCHARD FRUITS AND BROWN SUGARS; OAK AND SUBTLE VANILLA. LIGHT HONEYCOMB, SWEET SPICES, COOKED GRAINS AND A TOUCH OF MARZIPAN.
PALATE: SLIGHTLY VISCOUS; APPLE AND PLUM SKINS PLUS LIGHT VANILLA; A HINT OF SALT AND GREEN LEAVES. OAK AND SPICES.
FINISH: QUITE LONG, SPICY AND DRY WITH VANILLA AND A TOUCH OF SALT.
Slàinte,
Alain Campbell & Ian Smith,
Founders, Tiree Whisky Company Ltd
£125.00 [£104.16 + VAT]
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Batch Run: 250
70cl | 45% ABV
CASKS:
100L Virgin Oak
200L ex-Bourbon
STILLS:
2 x 300L Wash Stills
300L Spirit Still
WASHBACKS:
2 x 800L Stainless Steel
MASHTUN:
500L Oak
MASHBILL:
75% Rye
25% Laureate Barley
WATER:
Barrapol Machair
YEAST:
Pinnacle MG+
MATURATION:
West Hynish, Isle of Tiree (less than 100 metres from the shore)
Tasting Notes from Caroline Dewar:
Appearance: Warm, old gold with gold highlights. Tears quite quick to form and close together.
Nose: Youthful yet subtly layered. Sweet apple, pear and plum fruit; barley sugar, demerara and icing sugars; sweet oak and subtle vanilla. Slight sea air. A touch of beer from cooked, fermented grains. A wisp of char.
With water, a little waxy at first then fruit reappears, though nose does flatten. Light honeycomb. Cooked grains and banana skins. Sweet spices and a touch of marzipan.
(Nosed from bottle, caramel and floral notes with baked maple syrup/honey and earthy oak.)
Palate: Slightly viscous and still quite young. Apple and plum skins and light vanilla notes. A hint of salt and some green leafy notes. Savoury and sweet spice including ginger. Sweet oak wood and earthiness plus a dab of pepper.
Finish: Quite long for its age, spicy and dry with a touch of vanilla and salt. Beer notes edge in a little later.
