Code
Distillery
Blair Athol
Name
Wild campfire
Producer
SMWS
Region
Highland
Age
16 years
ABV
56.2%
Bottler Type
Independent
Category
Scotch
Flavor Profile
Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits
The whisky presents a dark and intense character with prominent notes of campfire coffee, dried fruit, and roasted nuts complemented by chocolate.
Rich bourbon-influenced flavours of maple syrup, star anise, and treacle develop into creamy mocha notes, with hints of ground ginger, orange peel, and browned butter alongside savoury elements of bacon and oily fries.
The finish reveals concentrated dried fruit character of figs, dates, and plums balanced by lighter, more delicate notes reminiscent of panettone and Austrian chocolate liqueur.
This was dark and intense, like the first cup of campfire coffee with a fruit and nut chocolate bar after a cold night out wild camping. On the palate, rich bourbon flavours of maple syrup, star anise, treacle and the coffee turned into a creamy mocha. After reduction we found ground ginger, orange peel and browned butter next to savoury flavours of salty bacon and oily fries. To taste, there were plenty of figs, dates and plums but at the same time a lighter side as we discovered a slice of panettone served with a glass of Austrian chocolate liqueur. Following 12 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a first fill American oak PX hogshead.