This is the first bottling in a new Time series from The Whisky Exchange . It’s a Speyside single malt distilled at a family-owned distillery. When we read that, Glenfarclas springs to mind, but perhaps it’s one of these tea-spooned Balvenie expressions?

Family-owned Distillery 15 yo (51,3%, The Whisky Exchange ‘Time series’, 271 btl.)

Nose: a fairly light profile, but with a nice, juicy sherry influence. A lot of yellow fruits, apricot jam, plums, hints of gooseberries and redcurrants. Sweet oranges. Also golden raisins, light honey notes and some floral touches. Aromatic and elegant. Mouth: rich and rather...