Description
A mystery single malt from Orkney, independently bottled by Thompson Bros. It spent 20 years in a single refill hogshead, with 353 bottles released at 49.5% ABV. The label features a nod to Orkney's Viking history.
Orkney
Orkney 20 Year Old, Refill American Oak Hogshead Cask, 1998, Thompson Bros., 49.5%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
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- Region
- Orkney Islands
- Age
- 20 Years
- Vintage
- 1998
- Bottled
- 2019
- ABV
- 49.5%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Orkney
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Refill American Oak Hogshead
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Thompson Bros.
- Peated
- Peated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- Yes
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- 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
- 353
- Has box
- No
- Closure
- Driven cork with foil seal
- Presentation
- Viking themed label
- Series highlights
- K&L Exclusive; Viking series
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- K&L Exclusive; Collaboration with Woodwinters
- Allocation
- K&L Exclusive
- Nose
- A crack of sea salt, buttered sweet popcorn, zesty fruit, lemongrass, caramelised nuts, and a whiff of smoke. Salty sea spray, coastal shrubs, crushed rocks, smoldering heather, floral peat, golden honey, ripe pears.
- Palate
- Subtle smoke, floral honey, tinned pineapple, cooked orchard fruits, a pinch of black pepper. Baked pear, chocolate covered toffee, full-bodied texture, melon, ripe seeded fruits, slight peat and saltiness, white pepper, peach, vanilla.
- Finish
- Orange blossom, toasty oak char. Long, oily texture, salty with a small amount of white pepper and oak sweetness.