Mystery Malt

Our Members Extra for October is back by popular demand! The $99 MYSTERY MALT! 

That’s right, we got such a hugely positive response from the previous Mystery Malts that we knew we had to do it again. And what better way to back up a 12 year old Scottish Peated Malt of the Month, than with a $99 Scottish ‘Mystery Malt’!

The ‘Mystery Malt’ for October is a 10 year old Scottish single malt from the Speyside region. 700ml of non-peated, single sherry cask finished whisky bottled at a respectable 48.9%abv. This is truly easy-dramming whisky. Light on the palate, yet full and round and fruity.  Big on the palate but in no way overwhelming or hot – just perfect, in fact.

OK, you’ve got to take a slight gamble – but it’s a pretty safe bet with us, after all!

It might be a fantastic deal that’s fallen in our lap, it might be a ‘swapsies’ we’ve made with a supplier, it might be some stock we’ve bought way too much of. What it won’t be is whisky we’re not willing to back 100%. We’ve worked hard to gain your trust over the last 19 years delivering amazing whiskies, and this is an AWESOME whisky.

You won’t be disappointed, we promise.  At it’s original retail price ($149) it was exceptional value whisky. At 99 bucks it’s an absolute steal!

Nose: Rich and deep oak, more floral than fruity for me with honey hints and nutty nougat and biscuit spices well represented.

Palate: Lovely luscious and oily mouthfeel with an initial burst of ‘just the right amount’ of pepper to offset the nutty, peanut brittle sweetness. There is spicy fruit mince here – but it’s certainly not the star. Nutty-caramel and dark coffee notes steal the show for me.

Finish: A fantastically more-ish finish – peppery oily pulses with burnt-sugary sweet, yet somehow palate-cleansingly crisp at the same time. Delightful, but that moreish-ness seems to find me impatiently sipping another dram before I let it play right out!