Hazelburn Hand Filled for Usquabae, Edinburgh

Lately i have been seing in auctions this hand filled expressions from Hazelburn and Longrow. They have called my attention and i wanted to try them but never really had the chance before. I was at Usquabae in Edinburgh, and i was trying every single dram i could. One of those, was this Hazelburn Hand Filled at 57.8%, specially bottled on 29 of december 2022 for this scottish bar. On the nose, it gave me this new spirit note, very clean and easy to find. Spongy cake, vanilla, biscuit, and after a couple of sips i found a cigarrette note. On the palate it was very winey, and it has the Hazelburn profile you usually expect. Blackberries, wine. It feels young; rough but astringent. Vanilla, paper and spices. Aftertaste is dry, winey and spicy sweet. It remind me of a white sherry wine to change "tapas" in Spain. Overall, this wasn't the greatest dram in the world, but it wasn't bad either. It definitively can mature a little more before been bottled, since it is a little rough on the edges. My score for this one is 87 over 100.