Code
Distillery
Teaninich
Name
Exotic Tantalisation
Producer
SMWS
Region
Highland
Age
13 years
ABV
54.5%
Bottler Type
Independent
Category
Scotch
Flavor Profile
Spicy & Dry
The whisky presents oaked chardonnay, truffles, orange oil, walnuts, apple juice, and fig chutney. With water, the nose reveals waxed fruits, honey, heather, gorse, Twiglets, and sawdust.
Polished oak and mulling spices mingle with caramelised steak and marmite, while a wisp of garden bonfire smoke adds complexity. The syrupy mouth-feel carries flavours of apricot Danish, cinnamon roll, and red wine.
The spiciness builds with considerable impetus on the finish, leaving a persistent and warming conclusion.
After 11 years in ex-bourbon wood, we transferred this into a second-fill charred red wine barrique. On the nose, we identified oaked chardonnay, truffles, orange oil, walnuts, apple juice and fig chutney – all rather pleasingly exotic. The palate gave us polished oak and mulling spices, caramelised steak and marmite and perhaps a wisp of garden bonfire smoke. Adding water brought waxed fruits to the nose along with tantalising teasers of honey, heather, gorse, Twiglets and sawdust. The palate’s syrupy mouth-feel contained flavours of apricot Danish, cinnamon roll and red wine; the spiciness, initially sweet and unassuming, gathered impetus on the finish.