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Burnside 27 Year Old, Oloroso Sherry Cask, Cask #23, 1996, Halcyon Spirits, 52.9%
Burnside

Burnside 27 Year Old, Oloroso Sherry Cask, Cask #23, 1996, Halcyon Spirits, 52.9%

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TypeBlended Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 33
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

Burnside is generally the name given to Balvenie that has been tea-spooned with Glenfiddich. This 27-year-old blended malt whisky was bottled by independent company Halcyon Spirits based in Aberdeen. It was matured in an Oloroso Sherry Cask, Cask Number 23, and is one of 292 bottles produced. It was distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2024.

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Oct 12, 2025SGD 297.31
Cask type
Oloroso Sherry Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Halcyon Spirits
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
23
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
292
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
N.A
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Rich! This lovely combination of honey, ginger, lemon, dried fruits, and spicy Christmas things. It does open up and become more than that. It takes a summer time twist with notes of freshly cut grass, lemon balm, fresh citrus peel, heavy oak and that constant presence of ginger and honey.
Palate
Spicy! Powerful! Bold! This is not a subtle whisky, and it doesn't understand what nuanced is. A huge hit of oak spice and alcohol heat, the ginger notes emphasising it even more. The honey is almost the texture of this whisky, rich and globular. Those grassy notes do still exist, but they are drowned out by the power of this incredible Speyside blended malt.
Finish
Long, rolling, and delicious. I didn't think this would be my cup of tea, but it's really grown on me. The finish really doesn't end with this. Those hot toddy cocktail notes just swoon around your palate and become sweet, sticky and spicy, all at the same time.
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