Seriously you can’t just click away when you see another review of an undisclosed Speyside 1973 . This one was bottled by Maltbarn and presented at The Whisky Fair. Hence sold out indeed.

Speyside Malt 43 yo 1973 (47,7%, Maltbarn 2016, sherry cask, 149 btl.)

Nose: bingo. The whole shebang: lots of beehive notes, subtle bananas, paraffin, walnut cake and orange zests. Apricots. Light hints of verbena. Pollen. Something of hay. Some tobacco and aromatic herbs, majbe a few hoppy notes. Excellent. Mouth: sweet and fruity, in the best Speyside tradition. Apricots and honey, papaya and banana. Some...