Product description
The Epicurean, from the Lowlands, debuted in 2016 as the fifth entry in Douglas Laing & Co.’s Remarkable Regional Malts Collection.
The whisky is dedicated to a charismatic gentleman from Glasgow, the life and soul of the 1930s, famous for his dislike of empty glasses and love of fun. This edition, released in August 2020, is a blend of two Lowlands single malts finished for 12 months in a Rivesaltes cask, a fortified wine from southern France made from Grenache Blanc, Macebo and Muscat. The whisky was bottled at 48% abv without chill filtration, and the contents of the cask translated into 546 bottles.
Aroma: sweet, honey, milk fudge, sweet breakfast cereals, brown sugar, apples, pears, grapes, dried dates and a pinch of sweet spices.
Taste : candied orange peel, dried apricots, figs and dates, honeyed almonds, hazelnuts, milk chocolate and a hint of vanilla.
Finish: medium long, with notes of nuts and almonds, sweet dried fruit, vanilla cream and a touch of oak.