Blair Athol 11-year-old (D.2009, B.2020) Hepburn's Choice / 46%/ 0.7l

Hepburn's Choice is a line of whiskies from the Hunter Laing & Company portfolio, with editions signed by Langside Distillers, its subsidiary.

The series is a nod to William Hepburn, the Laing brothers' maternal grandfather, a diplomat and whisky connoisseur. In September 2020, Hunter Laing changed the graphic design of the series, reserving a specific color for the region from which the release comes. The Blair Athol presented here, distilled in 2009, spent over 11 years in a wine barrel, and was bottled in 2020 in an edition of 383 bottles. Hepburn's Choice editions are most often from single barrels and are bottled at 46% ABV, without chill filtration and with a natural color.

Nose: sweet cereals, caramel, red berries, peanut butter, pear candy, cocoa, a pinch of cinnamon, notes of tobacco and oak.

Palate: red currants, cranberries for meat, cherries, milk chocolate, crème brûlée, allspice, licorice, roasted peanuts and oak.

Finish : medium long, with notes of berry jam, caramel, mixed nuts, licorice and oak.