Cask No. 38.42

About Sweetie shoppe nostalgia: Indulge in 31-year-old single malt that is one of the undiscoveredtreasures of the Speyside. Full of tropical richness and silky texture, a second-fill ex-bourbon barrel serves as the perfect vessel to steward this whisky into our glasses. This is a standout effort, of which there are only 36 bottles in the US. Dont let ithaunt you as the one that got away.

Tasting Panel Note: In an antiquated sweet shop, jars filled with delicious treats lined the shelves, the smell of polished oak merging with scents of sour apple sherbet, peppermint toffees and mint chocolate truffles. Pineapple and peach slices then joined fragrant ginger chai tea, finished with camomile petals and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Water released a complex assortment of apricots, nectarines and gooseberries served with chantilly cream, along with the evocative aroma of cigars dipped in sticky syrup. A spiciness now appeared as mace and cloves mingled with the sweet smoke of apple, mango and guava shisha tobacco. At 26 years of age, we combined selected casks from the same distillery. We then returned the single malt into a variety of different casks to develop further. This is one of those casks.

USA allocation: 36 bottles