Sansibar Speyside Very Old Selection

This item is archived.

SOLD OUT!

Only 64 bottles filled from a single cask bottled at 44.8% for Canada. After trying it we scooped up the lions share for the store. The scoop on this whisky is curious indeed, the bulk of the bottles, 515, from a Sherry cask were filled for "Rallye Team Paris-Dakar". Even more curious is the story of the whisky's origin. The bulk of the whisky is understrength Glenrothes from the 1960s, vatted with another cask from the early 1970s. If that's true the whisky is composed of whiskies at least 40 to possibly 50 years of age, making this a steal!

Andrew's Tasting Note

Nose: antique-y with hints of sherry and smoke; bright orange, candied ginger and licorice Goodies; smooth leather, cedar shavings and slowly emerging tropical fruits: dried apricots, underrype mango and freshly peeled kiwis. 

Palate: starts soft but it quickly built in to antique-y sherry tones and subtle delicate smoke; sweet salted caramel and more smooth leather; dried apricots, cranberries and more mango and kiwi; more candied ginger and licorice goodies; orange peel in an oldfashioned cocktail.

Finish: delicate, sherried and elegantly smoked; more orange peel and aromatic bitters from an old fashioned cocktail.

Comment: this is a lovely older antique-y dram, and an insanely well priced one if the rumous are accurate; it could be the power of suggestion, but it does come across a little Glenrothes-y, even with the touch of smoke! 

 

700 ml