Product description
Mossburn Distillers & Blenders is a subsidiary of the Dutch group Marussia Beverages BV, established in 2013.
It is the owner of the Torabhaig Distillery on the Isle of Skye (distilling since January 2017) and publisher of the whisky. Mossburn Vintage Cask is a small batch of single cask Scotch single malts. The 30th batch (batch 10.0407.30) was Auchroisk, distilled in 2007, finished in a red Bordeaux cask and bottled at 46% abv and without chill filtration on 17 November 2021. Built in 1974, Auchroisk Distillery is based in Speyside and is owned by Diageo. The plant has four pairs of stills and produces almost 6 million litres of distillate per year.
Nose: balanced, ripe red berries, barley malt, red apples, vanilla, toffee, peppercorns, notes of cinnamon and toasted oak.
Taste : barley malt, vanilla, milk fudge, honey, raspberries, red grapes, cranberries for meat, black pepper, a bit of anise, ginger and oak.
Finish: medium long, with notes of red berries, dark chocolate, toffee, black pepper and toasted oak.