Product description
In the fall of 2018 William Grant & Sons, the owners of Glenfiddich and Balvenie, introduced new single malt whisky, Aerstone.
The whisky is most likely distilled in Ailsa Bay Distillery and comes in two expressions – Land Cask and Sea Cask, both bottled at 10 years of age. According to Brian Kinsman, the company master distiller and the brand creator “we have developed two very different and evocative flavor profiles under one brand, both inspired by the Scottish environment and raw elements where we age our whisky”. Aerstone Sea Cask marketed as ‘Smooth and Easy “has been matured in warehouses by the sea on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland”.
Nose: barley malt, vanilla, butterscotch, honey, buttered toast, baked apples, hints of cinnamon and white pepper.
Palate: sweet cereals with honey, vanilla, golden syrup, sponge cake, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, cooked apples and pears and a touch of oak.
Finish: not too long, with notes of cereals, vanilla, toffee, candied fruit, allspice and oak.