A 15-year-old single cask from the Glen Spey distillery, bottled by Infrequent Flyers as release #80.
This was distilled 20th Sept 2006 and bottled March 2022 as a 15-year-old.
Matured in Virgin Oak Barrel #4830, which yielded 237 bottles at 54.5% abv.
Official Tasting Notes:
Nose: Sweet balsamic glaze. Soft marzipan and coconut ice cream.
Palate:An explosion of rum and raisin fudge! Yes! Nuff said. Really creamy, with vanilla and soft toffee. Underlying toasted brown sugar notes. Some spiciness too - cinnamon and cloves.
Infrequent Flyers is part of the Alistair Walker Whisky Company, which was established in 2018. Walker, son of Billy Walker (GlenDronach/BenRiach-now-GlenAllachie), has over two decades of working around Scotch whisky in various capacities.
The name Infrequent Flyers refers to the cask selection process and Alistair’s penchant for discovering and introducing excellent single casks from distilleries not often experienced as single malts. These includes malts earmarked for blended and sometimes owned by bigger companies who have not released them regularly or consistently to the market.
Glen Spey is a Diageo-owned distillery that is rarely released as a single malt. One of the smallest, in terms of capacity, in Diageo's portfolio, Glen Spey is a key ingredient in a number of blends and has a new make spirit that is nutty and oily.
- Group:
- Whisky
- Type:
- Whisky
- Style:
- Single Malt
- Country:
- Scotland
- Region:
- Speyside
- Producer:
- Glen Spey
- Size:
- 700ml
- ABV:
- 54.5%
- Age:
- 15
- Vintage:
- 2006
