Bruichladdich 1969, 20 years old (B.1990) Signatory Vintage / 43% / 0.75l

Signatory Vintage, founded in 1988 by Andrew and Brian Symington, is a leading independent publisher and distributor of whisky.

Few people remember that Symington started with just £100,000 and nearly went bankrupt several times in the first five years of operation. The name "Signatory" means Signatory and Symington originally intended to hire someone famous to sign each edition with their signature on the label. The first cask of whisky bottled by Signatory was Glenlivet 1968, but before the company found the right signatory, there was no trace of the whisky. The Bruichladdich presented here, distilled on 26 November 1969, spent two decades in casks no. 4928-4932 and was bottled in August 1990, in an edition limited to 700 bottles.

Aroma: damp sand and shells, seaweed, flowering apple tree, vanilla, honey, toffee, raisins and sultanas, honeydew melon, dry leaves, hay and light herbal tones.

Palate : vanilla, brown sugar, honey, salted caramel, melon, orange, fennel, white pepper, licorice, lemongrass and oak.

Finish: medium long, with notes of herbal mix, hay, caramel, vanilla, white pepper, a touch of citrus and oak.