PREMIUMBOTTLING

IT’S A PEACH

JUICY, OAK & VANILLA

CASK NO. 113.61

$180

REGION Lowland

CASK TYPE 2nd fill bourbon barrel

AGE 31 years

DATE DISTILLED 26 January 1990

OUTTURN 78 bottles

ABV

45.8%

AUS ALLOCATION 36 bottles

The nose evokes a table laden with fruit (fresh figs, blackberries, perfumed pear, kumquats) – in the middle there’s a violin case holding a Stradivarius and a caramel log. The complex palate has green melon and custard apple, butterscotch and coffee creams, hints of prosciutto, Armagnac and leather (like toting your 1930’s suitcase through Funchal markets towards Blandy’s). The reduced nose is a sun-kissed island paradise – aromatherapy oils (sandalwood, patchouli, sage) a glass of port, hints of tobacco and floral perfumes, coffee and marshmallows. The juicy palate has peach, pear, citrus and sweet mint; then mouth-drying oak, orange peel and balsamico to finish.

REGION Speyside

CASK TYPE 1st fill bourbon barrel

AGE 11 years

DATE DISTILLED 4 October 2010

OUTTURN 199 bottles

ABV 65.4%

AUS ALLOCATION 36 bottles

We found ourselves in a German bakery - Windbeutel (classic cream puffs),Zimtschnecken (cinnamon rolls) and Quarktaschen (curd cheese turnover with puff pastry). Soft and mellow on the palate with silky pastry cream, coconut, mango and pineapple as well as, back in the bakery, white chocolate cheesecake. Following the addition of water an effervescent mixture of a gin and tonic with a slice of Seville orange alongside cinnamon roasted peaches with honey mascarpone whipped cream emerged before we were served that classic cocktail from Venice invented in 1948. It was a white peach Bellini, blending peaches into a puree adding prosecco and garnished with a slice of peach.