Inchgower Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 13y 2008
Speyside, The Whisky Cellar, 750 ml
| Producer: | The Whisky Cellar |
| Origin: | Scotland / Highland-Speyside |
Description
Established in 1871, the Inchgower Distillery sits within the coastal town and fishing village of Buckie in the north of Scotland. Although regionally defined as ‘Speyside’ it is unmistakably coastal in the same style as its stablemate, Clynelish. It has a distinctive spicy-maritime character, akin to chilli salt and an oily waxiness considered a key identifier of seashore distilleries. The texture of Inchgower makes it a good companion of ageing or ‘finishing’ in more robust wine or sherry casks and this is a great example of how rich ex-tawny port cask influence can tame the spirit. On the nose aromas of red orchard fruits, raspberry tart, peppery spice and toasted cedar wood dominate. On the palate: chill spiced nuts, red apple peel, rose water, dark chocolate, tangy clementine and burnt hay. The finish has a medium length with cooked hedgerow berries, warm cooking spices (caraway?) and damp grass.
Attributes
| Origin: | Scotland / Highland-Speyside |
| Volume: | 55.5 % |
The Whisky Cellar
The Whisky Cellar was founded in 2017 as an independent Scottish bottler by whisky expert Keith Bonnington
Bonnington, who lives in the heart of Edinburgh, can look back on a career in whisky spanning almost two decades. For over 10 years he was responsible at Edrington for brands such as the Macallan and Highland Park.
Highland-Speyside
Speyside: Das Herz der Whisky-Kultur
Geografisch gesehen ist die Speyside ein kleiner, nordöstlich gelegener Teilbereich der Highlands. Doch das Hügelland zwischen den Städten Inverness und Aberdeen, durch welches das Flüsschen Spy fliesst, das der Region ihren Namen gibt, ist das Herz und der Nabel der schottischen Whisky-Herstellung und Single Malt-Kultur. Nicht weniger als 50 der insgesamt 108 schottischen Destillerien sind hier beheimatet. Die Speyside-Malts bestechen mit ihrer Komplexität und Eleganz.
Scotland
Scotland – Wild history, warming whisky
Whiskey, bagpipes, kilts – These are the most famous elements of Scottish culture. It has not been conclusively determined who invented whisky. The Scots and Irish both argue that they invented the “water of life.” Food and drink definitely tops the Scottish export categories. Every second, around 40 bottles of whisky are purchased. So it’s hardly surprising that whisky makes up around 80 percent of total food and drink exports.
