DELICATE FLOWERS

We’ve had a solid string of seriously impressive older (and younger) offerings from Distillery 12 lately. Most of them from ex-sherry casks that have slumbered away giving the spirit a rich and toffee note of Christmas cakes and raisins. Lovely stuff, but it’s very uncommon to see a 31yo matured entirely in an ex-bourbon cask from this marvellous distillate. Upon first nosing, it’s like a gentle potpourri of delicate flowers that have been spritzed with orange oil. Orange maple, cinnamon cookies, and wonderfully chewy marshmallows. A natural cask strength of 43.4% after 31 years, and only 112 bottles of this produced worldwide. A rare treat for August.