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Day 3: Fettercairn

WHISKY DETAILS
Bottelaar Alistair Walker Whisky Company
Serie Infrequent Flyers
Gedistilleerd op 2007
Gebotteld 2021
Land Schotland
Streek Highlands
Leeftijd 14
Cask Type Oloroso Sherry Puncheon
Vatnummer 1823
Alcohol percentage 55.2
Inhoud 0,70


This whisky was rated 81.0 points on average by all participants

Tasting note by your BTC host and whisky specialist Nils van Rijn

River deep, Mountain high

The name Fettercairn is a merge from the Gealic word “Fothair” and the Pictish “Carden” and means as much as “Slope by a thicket”, or more commonly explained as The foot of the mountain. At Best of Wines we have some fond memories of Fettercairn, this whisky can range from mediocre to outstanding drams: River deep, mountain high. It’s one of those distilleries that surfaces below the radar and that is a shame in our opinion. The last couple of years there have been consecutive outstanding releases, such as the new flagship 12 years old and lets not forget the warehouse 2 special releases. The character suggests it’s a Highlander: fruity with dried fruits and floral. Fettercairn would have been a wild guess since a lot of its character is masked by the Oloroso cask that was used. The toast in the taste though is one of those distillery profile characters that would have pointed you in the right direction. Did this Fettercairn surprise you as much as it did us? It is an infrequent flyer for sure. Do not forget to rate your drams in your entries.

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