Guitar_mann
Speyburn Companion Cask
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
November 28, 2020 (edited December 28, 2020)
Virginia ABC Single Barrel Store Pick.
46% ABV. Non-Chill Filtered. No added color.
Finished in 1st fill Buffalo Trace Bourbon Casks.
Color- Light Straw
N - Stone fruit, apple, light alcohol, vanilla, faint smoke but no peat.
P - Very leggy in the glass. Oily creamy mouth feel. Very buttery on the lips.
Flavors of light fruit and apple jelly.
F- Long spicy finish of baking spices especially allspice notes. Bright fresh cracked black and white peppercorns. Great lingering after taste.
This specific bottle will be more difficult to find away from Virginia, but Speyburn is supposed to release these picks across the country through various ABC systems and stores. It is very light and flavorful for those who prefer less smoky and unpeated Scotch. The bourbon notes really shine in this NAS offering. I first had a pour of this for breakfast on a coastal fishing trip over a year ago. This is so fruity and approachable it is hard to pass up at the $40 price. I have never had the standard 10 yr so I don't know how it compares...but this is a winner.
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