Product description
Fettercairn Distillery sits in the namesake village in Eastern Highlands. It has been producing whisky since 1824 and is reckoned to be the second distillery to be licensed under Excise Act (the first one was Glenlivet).
The distillery was rebuilt in the late 19th Century and extended in the 1960s. Whyte & Mackay took over operations in 1973 and in turn they were acquired by brandy producer, Emperador Inc. in 2014. Fettercairn can produce 3.2 million liters of spirit per annum with majority going into Whyte & Mackay blends. Fettercairn 21 years old presented here was distilled in September 1996 and after being aged in refill casks was finished in red wine casks # 92691/92692. Bottled by Ian Macleod Distillers as part of Dun Bheagan range in 2019 with an outrun of 614 bottles.
Nose: raspberries, blackberries, baked plums, orange peel, vanilla, caramel, toffee, nougat, clove, hints of hay and potpourri and toasted oak.
Palate: breakfast cereals, mixed berries marmalade, milk chocolate, toffee, raisins, cinnamon, clove, roasted peanuts and hints of toasted oak.
Finish: medium long, with notes of mixed berries, vanilla, toffee, dash of cinnamon and clove and delicate oaky bitterness.