Speyside Distillery, nestled within the magnificent Cairngorm Mountains is widely acknowledged as being the prettiest of all Scotland's distilleries. It was originally a barley mill and croft dating back to the 1700's. It finally closed in 1965. Over the next 25 years from 1965 it was slowly and lovingly converted into a single malt distillery, which then started producing spirit on Christmas Day 1990.

This single cask bottle carries an early eclectic mix of fudge, grist and lemon with wooden fruit boxes on the nose, plus a late and very gently smoked tobacco backdrop. Silky on the palate, and initially muted before some warningly interesting spices appear amongst the subtle oak and dry earthy tones, alive with brown sugar, barley and roasted coffee. All that character shows through in the rich amalgam of its finish.