The Whisky Fair in Limburg is coming up (april 22-23) so it’s not surprising that new releases are being prepared at The Whisky Agency . The theme of this batch is Art Nouveau Ladies .

The series includes an Irish single malt 1990, a Tennessee bourbon 2003, a Cragganmore 1989, Glen Keith 1993 and this  Speyside Region 1973 . We’re putting it head-to-head against a sister cask bottled by Sansibar in their new Chinese Mask series.

Speyside Region 1973 (46,9%, The Whisky Agency ‘Art Nouveau Ladies’ 2017, sherry butt)

Nose: almost entirely on precious woods, a little turpentine and big,...