2012 Port Charlotte 10 12 months Previous “Dramfool’s Jim McEwan Signature Assortment 7.2” First Fill Bourbon Barrel Cask #2554 Islay Single Malt ~ Scotch Whisky Information
June twenty third, 2025
2012 Port Charlotte 10 12 months Previous “Dramfool’s Jim McEwan Signature Assortment 7.2″ First Fill Bourbon Barrel Cask #2554 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) (Beforehand $370) $258.10 View
Jim McEwan
Evaluation Date: N/A
Aromas – Opens on a wonderful mixture of peat smoked barley with tantalising hints of lemon & honey then waves of heather in bloom drift by. Little notes of juniper and pine mingle fantastically with the spiciness of bourbon residue and sweetness of malt extract. It’s Islay at its greatest, within the early summer time with the nice and cozy winds from the Atlantic Ocean caressing the barley fields and depositing the salty moisture on the land that give the barley its distinctive flavour. Palate – The sweetness of malt extract is in concord with the smokiness from the peat and in addition the spicy residue from bourbon-soaked staves, it evolves slowly creating the flavour profile that makes this spirit distinctive. Crucial ingredient of this spirit is that it’s distilled by Islanders who merely stroll within the footsteps of their fore-fathers; no computer systems, no chemists, no BS, simply ardour pleasure and persistence.
This launch was distilled on July 18th, 2012 after spending its complete 10-year life maturing in cask #2554, a first-fill Bourbon barrel from the Jack Daniels distillery. It was bottled in February 2023 with out chillfiltration and no added shade, at a pure cask energy of 60.6%. Solely 232 bottles had been produced. Tasting notes from Jim McEwan: “Aromas – Opens on a wonderful mixture of peat smoked barley with tantalising hints of lemon & honey, then waves of heather in bloom drift by. Little notes of juniper and pine mingle fantastically with the spiciness of bourbon residue and sweetness of malt extract. It’s Islay at its greatest, within the early summer time with the nice and cozy winds from the Atlantic Ocean caressing the barley fields and depositing the salty moisture on the land that give the barley its distinctive flavour. Palate – The sweetness of malt extract is in concord with the smokiness from the peat and in addition the spicy residue from bourbon-soaked staves, it evolves slowly creating the flavour profile that makes this spirit distinctive. Crucial ingredient of this spirit is that it’s distilled by Islanders who merely stroll within the footsteps of their forefathers; no computer systems, no chemists, no BS, simply ardour, pleasure and persistence.”
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