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14th December 2021 |
Fettercairn
release the 2021 Edition of their 16
Year Old, a less sherried and more
subtle dram than last year but still a
very good single malt for your money.
 Following
the release of the outstanding inaugural
Fettercairn 16 Year Old last year, the
distillery has now released its
successor, the Fettercairn 16 Year Old
2nd Release 2021 Edition.
Each release of the Fettercairn 16 Year
Old is unique in its maturation journey
and this new Fettercairn 16 Year Old 2nd
Release 2021 Edition has been created
with a combination of both
Sherry-matured and Sherry-finished casks
which the distillery tells me was to
"create a truly refined, balanced yet
classic combination of rare Fettercairn
and Sherry styles".
The hand-selected casks for this latest
release come from a small, family run
Bodega in Jerez include first fill
Oloroso, refill Oloroso and first fill
aged Palo Cortado Sherry butts, which
are said to marry together seamlessly to
enhance the distinctive distillery
character.
These rare, never to be repeated casks
were selected with a focus on retaining
the natural beauty and balance of the
Fettercairn tropical house style, while
taking on the bold sweetness of the dark
and nutty Oloroso. This is complemented
by refined vanilla and citrus notes from
the aged Palo Cortado butts, which add
complexity and depth to the ripe exotic
fruit characters typically found in the
Fettercairn spirit when it reaches its
mid-late teens.
Gregg Glass, Master Whisky Maker, said,
"This one-off Fettercairn 16 Years Old
limited edition was borne from
fully-matured Sherry casks combined with
hand-selected, rare and old, Oloroso and
Palo Cortado Sherry butts. For me, this
was about retaining the natural beauty
and balance of our Fettercairn tropical
house style while elevating the pure
beauty and refinement of select, aged
Palo Cortado and Oloroso casks.
Combining these elements allow us to
share another aspect and dimension to
our truly unique warehouse stocks at
Fettercairn."
Fettercairn 16 Year Old 2nd Release 2021
Edition has been bottled at 46.4% ABV,
it is naturally coloured and non-chill
filtered with a RRP of £69 and once
again there will be a travel retail 1
litre bottling available with a RRP of
£79.
You will find the Fettercairn 16 Year
Old 2nd Release 2021 Edition
available from specialist
online whisky retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange,
Amazon
and
Master of Malt
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Fettercairn 16 Year Old 2nd Release 2021 Edition Review
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William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
A honeyed almond nuttiness, a little
marmalade, vanilla icing sugar
sweetness, pineapple, some distant
ginger and milk chocolate.
Taste:
A raisin, mango, apricot and lemon
fruity mix infused with some lovely oak
spice, some sweet vanilla, a touch of
late coffee and ginger add to the
pleasure.
Finish:
A medium length finish brings a tinge of
liquorice, a little vanilla icing sugar,
a little ginger which all bows out to
leave some coffee and late pepper.
Comment: Another top quality
Fettercairn 16 year old, lighter on the
sherry influence with this 2nd release
and it maybe doesn't quite reach the
quality of the first release but that
was outstanding. But don't get me wrong
this is a very good dram, simply less
sherried and more subtle and definitely
worth the £69 asking price. I have
a bottle of the 2020 release in the
cupboard which I will revisit and post a
link here as I believe it can still be
found in some whisky shops and airports
if you want a bottle to compare
yourself.
I have to say that I am quite impressed
with Fettercairn these days, they are
certainly turning out some good stuff
since they had a revamp of the
Fettercairn range.
SMW Score 90/100
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