Singleton 17 years – Special Release 2020 55.1%

Singleton 17 years – Special Release 2020 55.1%

This unique Singleton 17 Year Single Malt from Special Release 2020, is exclusively in refill casks and has matured seventeen years on refill American oak hogsheads, to highlight the fresh spring-like style of this slowly matured single malt.

Scent: With the dry white wine color, good pearls come with mild and gentle almost without any sting. First impression is honeycomb; flecked honey, but also traces of beeswax. Behind there are light floral notes of dry grass and golden varnish, with fresh fruit from the orchard on a base of loam. A bit of water softens the scent and adds the scent of pear candies and accentuates all the scent notes.
Taste: Medium at natural cask strength, it feels creamy soft, with a base of intensity and sweetness, which is followed by both dryness and fullness when the beeswax is felt again. With water it becomes softer and sweeter, with a little less intensity.
Aftertaste: Quite long and warming with white pepper that becomes chilli in the aftertaste. Slightly dry and leaves a slight tingle on the palate. A drop of water dampens the chili flavor.

FACTS:

Alcohol: 55.1%
YEAR OF DISTILLATION: 2002
DISH: First bottling on 100% refill American oak hogsheads
REGION: Speyside
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Dufftown

Singleton is renowned for the smoothness and balance of their whiskies, which pair well with the agile and powerful leaping salmon of the raging rivers of the Scottish Highlands. Singleton Dufftown is particularly noted for its elegant grassy fruity aroma and taste. The mild taste shows that it is a classic Speyside malt, with a sweet hint of honeycomb and underneath, floral notes of dry grass with a hint of fruit and earth. The texture is creamy soft with fullness, while the taste is sweet, bold and perfectly balanced. It has a warm dry finish with peppery spice.