This blended malt was given a finishing period in a specially-coopered 50-litre Moscatel sherry cask.

Moscatel wines can range from a light style (Valencia) over sweet and golden styles (Portugal) to very dark in the sherry region, where it is an oxidized style that comes close to Pedro Ximénez in terms of colour and aromas. There’s always a floral element though, typical for Muscat grapes.

It was bottled not so long ago in the Darkness  series.

Blended Malt 20 yo (46,3%, Darkness 2018, Moscatel cask finish, 100 btl.)

Nose: sweet and oaky, quickly followed by cocoa notes and...