Burnside 12, Amarone Wine Barrel, Single Cask - Blended Malt Whisky - Glaschu Spirits Co

Distillery/Brand - Burnside
Bottler - Glaschu Spirits Co
Expression - Burnside 12
Region - Speyside
Volume - 70cl
Alcohol - 50% ABV
Cask - Ex-Bourbon & finished in 1st fill Amarone Barrel
Bottled - 2024
Age - 12 years
Single Cask - 350 bottles produced
Unpeated
Non Chill Filtered
Natural Colour

A 'teaspooned' malt of two neighbouring Speyside giants, residing at the banks of the river Fiddich. Technically a blend of two single malts, 99.9% was distilled near ‘Balvenie’ castle, with a teaspoon-full of the ‘Fiddich’ Valley's finest added in at the end...

Distilled in April 2011, this Burnside spirit spent the first ten (and a bit) years of its life in an ex-bourbon hogshead cask, before being re-racked into a first fill Amarone wine barrel for the last 18 months. Amarone wine is often referred to as one of the kings of Italian wine. The plush, fruit-forward style is achieved with a traditional and unique winemaking method called appassimento - naturally drying the grapes out before fermentation, concentrating the sugars and turbocharging the flavour. It makes for juicy and complex wines with pronounced cherry and dried-fruit flavours. Like the best Rioja, Amarone is cask-aged for several years, adding smoky, spicy and herbal notes to its bold character. Now those delicious notes have been transferred to our beautiful Burnside spirit - creating a truly unique whisky.

Nose: homemade blackcurrent jam, marzipan and fresh cherries.

Palate: dark chocolate, stewed fruits and a hint of cinnamon.

Finish: long and rich.