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31st May 2023 |
Fettercairn
unveil the 2023 Edition of their
Scottish Oak Finished 18 Year Old.
 Following on from its inaugural
release last year
Fettercairn distillery today announced
the 2023 release of their pioneering,
limited-edition, Scottish Oak Finished
Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Fettercairn
18 Year Old.
This is the Speyside distillery's
first ever whisky expression finished in
locally sourced Scottish Oak.
The Fettercairn 18 Year Old is
the culmination of years of planning and
innovation, a marriage of American White
Oak casks which have been finish in 100%
Scottish Oak, sourced from the Scottish
Highlands. They say it is progressive
and innovative in style and substance
and that this whisky celebrates what
makes Fettercairn different – from the
surprisingly tropical -house style
achieved by the distinctive and pretty
unique copper cooling ring distillation;
to their future focused, innovative
approach to local sourcing and working
with the land in Aberdeenshire – ‘The
Garden of Scotland’.
Non-chill filtered and natural in
colour, the Fettercairn 18 has been
bottled at an ABV of 46.8% ABV, it is
described by Fettercairn as "golden
amber in colour, with aromas of sugared
almonds, baking spices and a tropical
sweetness of passionfruit and guava. To
taste, enjoy exotic syruped fruits,
patisserie sugars, brioche and spices
with soft hints of berry fruit. To
finish, savour soft spice, cacao and
natural vanilla".
Beyond the 18 years dedicated to making
this whisky, this Single Malt is part of
something truly significant. Master
Whisky Maker Gregg Glass founded the
ground-breaking Scottish Oak Programme
which, whilst born at Fettercairn
distillery, was created to ultimately
support the drinks industry for
generations to come.
Scottish Oak imparts incredible flavour
and the programme – which has seen
ancient forests replanted as well as
skills honed in sawmills and cooperages
– has created a circular economy for
future whisky makers.
Gregg Glass was named as Global Master
Distiller of the Year at the Icons of
Whisky Awards, in part for his
innovative and pioneering work on the
Scottish Oak Programme, which has also
since been awarded the industry’s
Innovation of the Year*, reflecting this
pioneering approach to flavour-led
whisky making.
The first release of Fettercairn 18 Year
Old received an overwhelmingly positive
response from whisky lovers and curious
explorers alike. With liquid scarce, it
is anticipated that the 2023 annual
release will be highly sought after.
Fettercairn 18 Year Old 2023
limited-edition annual release has a RRP
of £200 ($275) and it will be available
from June onwards from specialist online whisky
shops such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop,
Master of Malt
and
Hard To Find Whisky
If that is a little rich for you then
why not check out the rest of the of
Fettercairn range such as the
Fettercairn 12, 16 Year Olds and
Warehouse 14 releases which are all
decent drams for your money.
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Fettercairn 18 Year Old 2022 Release Review
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Note: This review is for the Fettercairn
18 Year Old 2022 release. Bottled at
46.8% ABV, naturally coloured and
non-chill filtered.
William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Sugared almond, a little honey and
nutmeg, a little vanilla sweetness also,
some citrusy lemon and mango add a
fruity dimension all with a trimmed oak
tannin and gentle spicy edge.
Taste:
A lovely gentle mix of mango, lemon and
grapefruit piggybacks in on the sweet
oak sugars and spices, subtle honeycomb
and vanilla mingles amongst the now more
toasted oak spices, a touch of coffee
and some late dark berries add another
side to the fruit.
Finish:
The
sugars go first leaving the oak spices,
fruit and vanilla to tussle it out for
the final say, a tussle which the
slightly drying oak wins, some late
coffee notes.
Comment:
Another great dram from Fettercairn, the
Scottish oak has certainly had its say
in this whisky but it doesn't fully
overwhelm Fettercairn's fruity DNA, a
pleasurable balance of fruit and oak.
SMW Whisky Score
88/100
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