Musstowie 40-year-old (D.1979, B.2021) Artist # 011 / 50.3% / 0.7l

“Artist” is a luxury whisky series from the portfolio of Parisian distributor La Maison du Whisky.

It debuted in 2011 and immediately caught the attention of connoisseurs with both its excellent selection and its unusual and thought-provoking presentation – each edition is decorated with a label presenting the work of a contemporary artist. The eleventh series was released in 2021 and, in addition to excellent Scottish single malts, it included whiskies from the Compass Box portfolio. The Mosstowie presented here, distilled in 1979, spent over 40 years in bourbon cask no. 12758. The whisky was bottled at cask strength (50.3% abv), and the edition consisted of 113 bottles. The graphic design used the work entitled "Eau de Lune" by French painter Catherine Ludeau.

Nose : very elegant, raisins, pear tart, pralines, white chocolate, sugared nuts, honey, licorice, nutmeg, black pepper, notes of wax, lavender and oak.

Taste : well-balanced, honey, maple syrup, vanilla, peaches, mirabelle jam, pears, roasted nuts and almonds, herbal mixture, notes of pine resin and oak.

Finish : quite long, with notes of vanilla, crème brûlée, licorice, green tea, village orchard fruit, ginger, anise and oak.