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SCOTCH MALT WHISKY
Fettercairn 16 Year Old 2021 Release
46.4% | 70CL
1-3 Business Days
€ 89,95
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Geographic location
Scotland, Highland
Product details
Each release of Fettercairn 16 Year Old single malt will showcase a maturation journey that enhances the tropical distillery character derived from the copper cooling ring distillation process. The 2021 release brings together spirit from Sherry matured and Sherry finished casks. A hand-picked trilogy of 1st fill Oloroso, refill Oloroso, and rare 1st fill aged Palo Cortado Sherry butts brings complex nuances to the unique distillery style.
Tasting notes
Sugared almonds, dried fruits & aged wood. Alphonso mango, rich citrus zest, apricots and sun-kissed raisins balanced with walnut, light roasted coffee, cacao and antique liquorice notes. Finish encompasses salted caramel, sandalwood and iced ginger cake.
FOUNDING FETTERCAIRN
The founder, Sir Alexander Ramsay was one of the Scottish landowners who campaigned to license Scotch Whisky distillation. In 1824, he was one of the first to apply for a license, and the Fettercairn distillery was opened. But despite Ramsay’s campaigning for regulation, he was a canny businessman, and he recruited illegal whisky makers to be his first stillmen. In the mid-1950s, the whiskymakers at Fettercairn experimented, seeking ways to create a purer expression of their spirit. They found that pouring water down the still cooled the copper, increasing condensation inside so only the lightest vapours could rise for collection. They fashioned a copper tube around the top of the still to continually douse it with water - an ingenious and practical solution which remains unique in Scotch whisky-making to this day.
