Sansibar ALOS Butterflies Collection

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This is the second Sansibar ALOS Collection to find its way to Canada. The first collection, The Birds, has come and gone. The Butterflies Collection consists of 6 single cask, single malt whiskies. This set is a little pricier, as it includes a 44 year old single malt, a Bladnoch, an Irish Malt and two Ileachs; all of them increasingly rare whiskies, especially at their ages! Here are the details and tasting notes on the whiskies:

1. Speyside Region Malt 1973 - 51.6% – 44 Year – Sherry – Producer Tasting Note: “Nose: Tropical fruits – papaya, guava. Bananas, orange peel and vanilla. Taste: Nice fruity – apples, bananas, honey, grapefruit and pears. Finish: Long and fruity, hints of oranges and spices.”
2. Bunnahabhain 1989  – 41.3% – 28 Year – Refill Sherry – Producer Tasting Note: “Nose:  Pineapple, sweet wine, apricots and apple compote, with ginger, cloves, and hint of salt. Taste: Fresh fruits, herbs, tobacco and licorice. Finish: Sweet, earthy and floral, with fine herbs and nuts.”
3. Irish Malt 1989 - 49.3% – 28 Year – Ex-Bourbon – Producer Tasting Note: “Nose:  Bananas, hint of vanilla and maracuya. Taste: Mango, passion fruit, vanilla, grapefruit peel. Finish: Long and fruity, hint of lemon and grapefruit.”
4. Bladnoch 1990 - 49.4% – 27 Year – Ex-Bourbon – Producer Tasting Note: “Nose: Apricots, papaya, hint of vanilla, honey and sweet lemons. Taste: Apricots, grapefruits, and limes, little grassy. Mint notes and hint of mint. Finish: Long, grassy, warm vanilla.
5. Bowmore 1991 – 48.7% – 25 Year – Ex-Bourbon – Producer Tasting Note: “Nose: Hay and seaweed with fruity notes of pears, lemons and hint of menthol. Taste: Medium Peat, gooseberries, Grapefruit, passion fruit. Finish: Long and briny, tropical fruits.”
6. Glenrothes 1997 - 57% – 20 Year – Sherry – Producer Tasting Note: “Nose: Barley notes, baked apples and oranges. Hints of vanilla and cinnamon. Taste: Hints of marmalade, apples, ginger and light tobacco. Nutty notes. Finish: Soft herbs, nice sherry influence without overdoing it."

4200 ml