HazelburnBaroloCaskMatured9YearOldCaskStrengthSingleMaltScotchWhisky(700ml)

Sans New for 2017 and possibly the last use of those famed Barolo casks at Springbank, this follows on from Barolo cask-matured expressions under the Longrow, Springbank and Kilkerran labels. For this release, they’ve filled the x Italian red wine barrels with their unpeated triple distilled whisky (first marketed as Hazelburn in 1997). After six years in fresh bourbon oak, the maturation was extended an additional three years to refill French oak Barolo (red wine) hogsheads. According to Springbank the taste is, “peppery with light tannins. The sweetness is continued alongside dried fruits, raisins and the subtle hint of coconut shavings.â€?/em> Though technically unpeated, we often detect a thread of smoke in Hazelburn bottlings. It’s reportedly passed through the stills after the heavily peated Longrow run, so this could explain the residual effect.