Sutherland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky / Thompson Bros

70cl bottle

48.5% ABV

Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

Bottled by Thompson Bros in Dornoch

Aged 5 Years

900 bottles produced

Refill Hogshead bourbon octaves

Producer's Notes:

NOSE: THE NOSE IS AN EVOCATIVE MIX OF FARM-FRESH FATS AND BRIGHT, CONCENTRATED FRUIT. IT OPENS WITH GROUND ALMONDS AND A GENEROUS SPREAD OF SALTED (PROPER) BUTTER, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSTALGIC SWEETNESS OF MELON CORDIAL AND TINNED PINEAPPLE CUBES. THERE IS A RAW, CEREAL-DRIVEN CORE OF DUSTY BARLEY GRIST, ACCOMPANIED BY THE ARTISANAL FUNK OF IPA AND ALE YEAST. AS IT BREATHES AND OPENS, IT TURNS "GREEN" AND VIBRANT - THINK FIRST-PRESS OLIVE OIL, CAMPHOR, CRISP GREEN APPLE, AND THE RESINOUS EDGE OF MANGO SKIN.

PALATE: BEAUTIFULLY SWEET AND ZESTY WITH A REMARKABLY COHESIVE MOUTHFEEL. INITIAL NOTES OF ROBINSON’S BARLEY WATER AND RIPE GALIA MELON ARE BRIGHTENED BY A SHARP, CITRUS-FORWARD ATTACK OF PINEAPPLE JUICE, AMALFI LEMON ZEST, AND PITHY GRAPEFRUIT. A DELICATE SWEETNESS OF WHITE GRAPES RUNS THROUGH THE MID-PALATE, HELD TOGETHER BY THAT SIGNATURE SUTHERLAND WEIGHT.

FINISH: ELEGANT AND IMPRESSIVELY LONG. THE WAXINESS TRULY TAKES HOLD HERE, LEAVING A FINAL IMPRESSION OF FRESHLY BAKED SOURDOUGH DRIZZLED WITH EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL AND A FINAL, LINGERING RASP OF LEMON ZEST.