METRO ATLANTA SCOTCH CLUB 2020 High-End Single Malt Holiday Tasting December 28, 2020 (Monday) @ 7:00 PM - Single Malt Tasting & Heavy Bites - $75 Event Fee Landmark Diner (Buckhead), 3652 Roswell Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30305 - Ph: (404) 816-9090 Pay Online: https://scotchclub.com/event/MON122820HighEnd/ or Pay at the Door

Whisky #1 GLENLIVET Single Malt / ‘Nàdurra’ / 1991 Vintage (18-Yr) / 48% ABV / Single Cask #0809A / NCF / OB / Dist Owner: Chivas Brothers Ltd. (Pernod- S.A.) / Speyside (Livet) , Banffshire AB37 9DB Pronunciation: Glen-LIVV-it - SWA Map Location: #71 Translation: ‘The long glen (valley)’ (Glen: a deep narrow mountain valley.) Slogan: “The single malt that started it all” Region (District): Speyside (Livet) Neighbors: Allt-á-Bhainne, Braeval, Tormore, , Tamnavulin Established: 1824 - Founder: In 1817, George ‘2-Guns’ Smith (1792-1871) inherited Upper Drummin farm which his father, Andrew, began operating in 1774. George was the first (1824) to legalize (license) an existent distillery under The Whisky Act of 1823. As the illicit distillers regarded George as a turncoat, they made no secret of their intention to do him great bodily harm and attempted to do so on several occasions. For the purpose of ensuring the survival of his rental income, the Laird of gave him 2 pistols which he mastered and worn everywhere. (That’s an accurate history. Moonshiners burnt down many licensed distilleries in those days and, even after that era, a common business tactic was to torch your competitor’s distillery after he locked up for the night. For example, Royal Lochnagar Distillery was thrice burnt down 'in suspicious circumstances' prior to relocating across the river to its current location… right next to the royal residence at Balmoral Castle (an exceedingly well-protected area). Status: Active/Producing Location: Situated in the heart of Speyside in the Glen of the same name, it takes its water from the River Livet which feeds into the River Spey. House Style: Meadow flowers and soft fruits. Older examples are often more sherried. Water Source: Josie’s Well & Blairfindy Well (production); River Livet (cooling) Barley: Oxbridge & Optic; mainly from Crisp Malting of Port Gordon (some & Pauls) Malt Spec (Phenols): 0-ppm (unpeated) since 1966 (upon closing of its malting floors) Gristmill: 1 Porteus Malt Mill (4-roller) 2 Mash Tuns: 2 full-Lauter Briggs (13.5-ton; charged @ 12.6-ton). 32 Washbacks: 16 Oregon pine & 16 stainless-steel washbacks @ 60,000-L each Fermentation: 50-hours 28 Pot Stills: 7 Wash @ 15,000-L, 7 Spirit @ 10,000-L Casks: 98% ex-Bourbon; 1st & 2nd fill; some Sherry/Port for Nàdurra: Gaelic for “natural”. 19 Warehouses: 1 dunnage WH & 18 palletized WHs (90,000 cask capacity) Barley: Made exclusively from Vatting & Bottling: Any of the centralized PR facilities. Triumph 2-row spring barley. Its Capacity: 21-Mlpa origin dates back to mid-1800 Old Current Output: 16.8-Mlpa (2020 Plan) Haná variety Austria-Hungary/Czechs. Visitor Center/Tours: Yes 4-STARS Serge Valentin - Whisky Fun: OBs: 12, 15 (French Oak), 16 (Nadurra; Cask Strength), 18, 21 (Archive) and XXV (25) and numerous Special Releases including COLOR: Gold. NOSE: Hints of banana acclaimed Cellar Collection skin and vanilla plus quite a few tannins. Gets then very fresh and Blending Role: 30% Single Malt (>50% sold in the USA), 70% Blends mentholated with quite some Blend Partner: , Queen Anne, Something Special & . papayas and guavas. The fruitiness Parent Owns (13): Aberlour, Allt-á-Bhainne, Braeval, Dalmunach, Glenburgie, , Glenlivet, Glentauchers, , never stops getting bigger. With Miltonduff, Scapa, Strathisla & Tormore. water: The same family as the 16yo, Parent Owned Blends: , Chivas Regal, Clan Campbell, Long John, Passport, Royal Salute & Stewart’s Cream of the only a tad less loud on the fruits. Barley. Maybe little more elegant, in fact. Former Names: ‘Minmore’ and ‘Drummin’ MOUTH (neat): Sweet, creamy, very Notations: (1) In 2014, Chivas Brothers announced that it was considering an expansion to a capacity of 30-Mlpa. They opted fruity, on apricot jam, ripe mirabelles for a smaller expansion to 21-Mlpa. (2) In 2018, Glenlivet was the #2 selling world SM at 14.5 million bottles, but #1 SM in USA. and vanilla. Very good, easy style. Management Team: MOUTH (with water): Its oaky part is Distillery Manager: Hamish Proctor - Brand Ambassador: Ian Logan further revealed. Some green pepper. Blender: Colin Scott - Distiller: Hamish Proctor - Group Distilleries Manager: Alan Winchester FINISH: Long, drier with more tannins Managing Director: Laurent Pillet (UK) - Chairman & CEO: Christian Porta (Parent) (heavy green tea). Comments: very Legal Name of Distillery: The Glenlivet Distilleries Ltd. good, but I’m wondering if it swims Owner (Parent): Chivas Brothers Ltd. (Pernod-Ricard S.A., since 2001) well; more water made it a tad too Distiller Licensee: Geo. & J.G. Smith Ltd. drying on the palate, but it’s still very perfectly well-made. Just avoid water, USA Importer: USA, Inc. & Pernod Ricard USA, LLC for once! SCORE: 87 points/4-Stars. Elevation: 261.4m MSL (858-feet above mean sea level)

Metro Atlanta Scotch Club - Jack Smith, K.Q. - eMail: [email protected] - Page 1 of 6 MASC - High-End Single Malt Tasting & Heavy Bites - 12/28/20 (Monday @ 7PM) - Landmark Diner (BH) - $75 Whisky #2 LITTLEMILL (1792-1992) Single Malt / 1988 Vintage (25-Yr) / CS 54.9% ABV / Sherry Cask #8 (refill) / NCF / IB: Exclusive Malts (for K&L) / Dist Owner: Loch Lomond Group (Hillhouse Capital) / Lowland (Western)

Littlemill Distillery Dumbarton Road, Bowling Dunbartonshire G60 5BG SCOTLAND

Origin/Pronunciation: Just like it looks - SWA Whisky Map Location: Nearby #39 Established: 1772 Founder: In 1750, George Buchanan, the Laird of the Auchentorlie Estate as well as being a wealthy - based maltmaster, acquired the estate and subject site. 1772 records reveal that Mr. Buchanan built houses at the distillery site to accommodate Excise officers (which is earliest official record of Littlemill's existence). The distillery's roots, however, date back much further. According to Misako Udo, Littlemill was converted from a 1750's brewery building and, there is speculation whisky was distilled upon this site as far back as the fourteenth century. History: Littlemill’s somewhat chequered history is a little surprising given its location near the Bowling Railway Station, the Forth & Clyde Canal which merges into the navigable river Clyde, and nearest to the city of Glasgow. One would think that such good transport links and strategic location would have given it a commercial edge. Subsequent owners included, but may not be limited to, Matthew Clark & Co (1817), Jane Macgregor (1824), Hector Henderson (1840), William Hay (1875), Duncan Thomas (1931), Barton Distilling (1971), Amalgamated Distilled Products (1982), the Argyll Group (1984), Gibson International (1989), Loch Lomond (1994). Status: License Surrendered/Non-Producing (Demolished) Date of first : 1772 - Date of last Distillation: 1992 Region (District): Lowland (Western) Location: Alfred Barnard (visited Littlemill in the 1880‘s): “This Distillery is planted at the base of the Kilpatrick Hills, on the banks of the Clyde, and is close by Bowling Railway Station. It is twelve miles from Glasgow, on the North British Railway, and a quarter of a mile from the Forth and Clyde Canal. The locality abounds in charming landscapes not unlike Richmond on the River Thames. The quiet beauty of the hill slopes and wooded plantations, the hedges covered with summer roses, and the numerous mountain rills, has made this place the favorite resort of artists, whilst at the front flows the great river, with its nautical stir, and the Bowling Bay, with its wharves and shipping, giving lire to the scene.” Neighbors: Loch Lomond and Glengoyne Cask: Sherry HH (refill) Cask #8 Water Source: Its water comes from Kilpatrick Springs located in a shady glen away up in the Kilpatrick Hills Distilled: November 7, 1988 and is brought down to a reservoir close by. Bottled: Not stated Grain Source: Local barley; likely from the Laich of and the Black Isle. Age: 1988 Vintage (25-year) Peat Source: The peat used in drying is brought from Stornoway (Isle of Lewis) and Perthshire (inland central Scotland) Bottler: Exclusive Malts (owned Heat Source: Steam from an oil-fired central boiler; additional power was obtained by a water wheel which by Creative Whisky Co.) for K&L was likely discontinued prior to its closure. NOTES by K&L (CA Retailer): Malt Spec (Phenols): Standard was 0-ppm (Unpeated) The hamlet of Bowling, SCO where Grain Mill: Unknown, but surely a twin-roller Porteus or Boby mill. Littlemill once operated, has built Mashtun: Charged with 7.62-tons of milled barley (350 bushels) affordable housing on its ghostly Washbacks: 8 Douglas fir WBs with a capacity of 19,000L each (5,000 USG) grounds. Some of ruins remain, but Yeast: Apparently, it used a proprietary strain of liquid distiller’s yeast there's nothing left of its significance Yeast Tanks: 2 brewing vats at 7,500L each - Fermentation: Unknown other than a street sign that reads Stills: 3 copper pot stills @ 15,150L (Wash), 5,700L (Low ) and ca. 3,500L (Spirit) "Littlemill Place." Onto our 25-year- old Littlemill malt cask. The drinker Condensers: 3 Worm tubs who appreciates the pure malt flavors Spirit Vat: Its spirits receiver had a capacity of 13,000L on the palate, the little hint of vanilla Capacity: Zero (Closed/dismantled; partially demo) - Output: Zero (Closed/dismantled; partially demo) on the back palate, and the burst of OBs: 8, 12 and 17-year-old richness that tickles its lingering finish, Casks: The remaining casks are prominently ex-bourbon, refill and sherry casks. will understand this whisky’s merit. Warehouses: There were several on-site warehouses. The remaining warehouse is used by Loch Lomond Littlemill will never be recognized like distillery, mainly for storage. Unfortunately, Littlemill appears to be gone forever. Brora or Port Ellen as its flavors and Blending/Bottling: Unknown; likely on-site - OBs: Littlemill, Dunglass & Dumbuck attributes are subtle. This cask is a last Management: : Michael Henry - Chairman & CEO: Zhang Lei (Parent) gasp at greatness from a name soon to be forgotten; a good-bye gift to Legal Name: The Company Ltd. - Owner (Ultimate Owner): Hillhouse Capital Group Ltd. (Lei) whisky lovers who long for the past. Elevation: 64m MSL (210 feet above mean sea level

Page 2 of 6 MASC - High-End Single Malt Tasting & Heavy Bites - 12/28/20 (Monday @ 7PM) - Landmark Diner (BH) - $75 Whisky #3 JURA Single Malt / Triple Sherry Finish - 2016 Fèis Ìle Annual Release / NAS / 51% ABV / NCF / OB / Dist Owner: Whyte & Mackay (Emperador Distillers Inc./Alliance Global Group) / Island (Jura) Isle of , Isle of Jura, Argyll & Bute (Argyllshire) SCOTLAND PA60 7XT Pronunciation: ‘JOOR-ə’ or ‘JOO-rah’ Translation: ‘Deer Island’ or ‘Doirad’s Island’ Slogan: “In a world of its own” Region (District): Islands (Isle of Jura) Neighbors: distilleries Established: 1810 (In 1963, the distillery was re-constructed on original site.) Founder: Archibald Campbell, Laird of Jura (landowner and a member of Scottish gentry, ranking below a Baron and above an Esquire). Status: Active/Producing Location: The isle of Jura is located off the west coast of Scotland and 2-miles northeast of Isle of Islay. It’s separated from Islay by a narrow, fast flowing stretch of water called the Sound of Islay. Isle of Jura is 7-miles wide by 30-miles long. New-Make Style: Oily, briny, earthy-piney with lemon notes. House Style: Medium-to-light-bodied. N: Oily, pine-sap, orange zest and dry nuts. P: Oily w/ maltiness, sweetish to start, becoming dry, w/ hints of brine. Water Source: Market Loch aka Loch a’ Bhaile-Mhargaidh (for production & cooling). Barley: Optic (from Port Ellen, Inverness, Aberdeen & Pencaitland maltsters) Malt Spec (Phenols): 0-ppm (unpeated); 2-months @ 55-ppm (Superstition) Gristmill: Porteus Malt Mill (4.75-ton) Equipment: 1 s/s semi-Lauter MT. Washbacks: 6 s/s washbacks @ 43,000-L each @ 8% ABV Fermentation: 54-hours (reduced from 60-hours in 2012) 4 Pot Stills: 2 Wash @ 25,000-L (charged at 24,150-L), 2 Spirit @ 22,000-L (charged at 15,500-L); both 7.7-m tall (8-hour cycle for both wash still and spirit still runs) Casks: 95% Bourbon casks (50% 1st fill; 50% 2nd & 3rd refills) & 5% Sherry casks. Warehouse: 5 on-site racked WHs (for SM) with 27,000 cask capacity. Vatting & Bottling: W&M centralized bottling plant at Grangemouth Age: Although an aged guarantee is not made, Capacity: 2.2-Mlpa per year the distiller states that the youngest malt in Current Output: 2.2-Mlpa (2019) the batch is 14-years-old. Tours & Visitor Center: Yes (Jura is about 2-miles from Islay and worth the short ferry ride) Casks: Initially matured in fresh Bourbon OBs: Superstition (NAS blend of 13 & 21yo @ 55-ppm), Origin (10-yr), Prophecy (NAS), Diurachs’ Own barrels of charred American white oak. (16-yr), 21-yr and Limited Editions. Finishing Casks: Finished in 3 types of Sherry Blending Role: 33% Single Malt, 67% Blends casks: Palomino Fino (biologically-aged under Blend Partner: Whyte & Mackay a veil of flor for its entire maturation period), Parent-Owned Distilleries: Dalmore, Fettercairn, Jura, Tamnavulin & Invergordon. Amoroso (aka Cream Sherry; Oloroso sweetened with rich PX sherry) & Apóstoles Parent-Owned Blends: Cluny, Glen Salen BM, John Barr, Mackinlay’s BM, Whyte & Mackay range (an expensive off-sweet sherry; after 10-yrs (Special, 13-yr, Old Luxury 19, Supreme 22 and 30-yr) & Glayva liqueur. aging as vintage Palo Cortado, Apóstoles is Former Name: ‘Caol’nan Eilean’, ‘Craighouse’, ‘Small Isles’, ‘Lagg’ and ‘Jura’. created by blending with PX sherry and then Notations: The original Jura distillery (1810) was dismantled in 1901 (by its proprietor after a conflict further cask-aged to marry the new blend). with the Laird of Jura over the construction cost of a pier) with the new Jura distillery constructed on The finishing casks are from a combination of the original site in 1963. Driving force behind the resurrection of malt whisky production (and Spanish red & American white oak (toasted). creation of scarce jobs) were numerous local businessmen and William Delmé-Evans, noted architect. Bottling: Non-chillfiltered and bottled at a Delmé-Evans, born in Wales, remained as managing director of Jura Distillery until 1975. natural strength of 51% ABV. Management Team: Distillery Manager: Graham Logan OFFICIAL TASTING NOTES: Master Distiller: Gregg Glass This all-rounder single malt is especially good Master Blender: Richard Paterson (Author, Goodness Nose; MASC assigned reading) as a digestive after an evening meal. EYE: Bright copper Legal Name of Distillery: Whyte & Mackay Ltd. AROMA: Notes of vanilla, apple, maple syrup Owner (Parent): Whyte & Mackay Ltd (Emperador Inc/AGI, since 2014) and roasted hazelnut to name a few! Distiller Licensee: Charles Mackinlay & Co. Ltd. FINISH: Long, lingering. USA Importer: Whyte & Mackay Americas Limited, LLC Elevation: 6m MSL (20 feet above mean sea level)

Page 3 of 6 MASC - High-End Single Malt Tasting & Heavy Bites - 12/28/20 (Monday @ 7PM) - Landmark Diner (BH) - $75 Whisky #4 INCHGOWER Single Malt / 1997 Vintage (20-Yr) / CS 61.5% ABV / Cask #4300 (219 btls) / NCF / IB: Signatory Vintage Co. Ltd. (Andrew Symington) / Dist Owner: Scotland Ltd. (Diageo plc) / Speyside (Central)

Inchgower Distillery Buckie, Banffshire AB56 5AB SCOTLAND

Pronunciation: ‘INSJ-gauwer’ - SWA Whisky Map Location: #78 Translation: ‘Isle of goats’ Slogan: “Malt for the discerning drinker” (labels bear distillery’s symbol of an Oyster Catcher) Region (District): Speyside (Central) Neighbors: Glenglassaugh & Macduff (which labels it single malt as “Glen Deveron”) Established: 1871 Founder: Alexander Wilson, of Alexander Wilson & Co Ltd., who was the nephew of the founder of the Tochineal Distillery, John Wilson. Inchgower was built to replace Tochineal after it was closed (not due to shortage of water… but because the landlord of the Tonicheal site had announced his intention to double the rent). Equipment from Tonicheal was installed at Inchgower. The new distillery was considered to be a model fitted up with the latest machinery and vessels." Status: Active/Producing Location: The Inchgower Distillery is situated on the coast of the Moray Firth (inlet of the North Sea), near the mouth of the River Spey and by the fishing port of Buckie and the village of Cullen. It’s NE of majority of Speyside distilleries and west of Banff and Glenglassaugh. House Style: Stylistically, Inchgower evokes little of the elegant, fragrant Speyside character, it is rather more like a coastal malt. The single malt displays a salty, assertive flavor uncharacteristic of the region. The body is smooth, sweet and malty and the finish dry, delivering the final saltiness. Water Source: Letter Burn via Minduff Spring and Spring in Minduff Hills just south of Buckie (process); Burn of Buckie (cooling). Barley: Optic & Chalice (from Diageo Maltings @ , 20-miles away) Malt Spec (Phenols): 0-ppm (Unpeated). - Gristmill: 1 Porteus Malt Mill Mashing Equipment: 1 cast iron (lined in s/s) semi-Lauter tun (8.2-ton) Washbacks: 6 Oregon pine washbacks @ 40,500L - Fermentation: 50-53 hours Distilled: April 24, 1997 Bottled: November 6, 2017 4 Pot Stills: 2 Wash @ 13,640L (charged at 12,500L), 2 Spirit @ 8,185L (charged at 7,236L). Age: 20-Years Middle Cut: From 70% to 55% ABV Cask: Sherry Cask #4300, refill Casks: ex-Bourbon (mostly) & ex-Sherry (some); refill Hogshead (250L/66-USG) Warehouse: 9 on-site WHs (5 Dunnage and 4 Racked; 60,000 casks) comprised largely of whisky from other Diageo Out-Turn: 219-bottles distilleries; most Inchgower new make spirit is tankered for off-site filling and maturation. 99% of its make will be IB: Signatory Vintage Scotch, Cask ultimately directed to the blenders. Strength Collection Vatting & Bottling: New make is largely tankered for off-site maturation. Bespoken: Bottled exclusively for Capacity: 3.2-Mlpa per year - Current Output: 2.0-Mlpa (2019) Specs (TX retail chain) Tours & Visitor Center: No (Only if you are able to schedule an appointment thru Diageo corporate in London) TASTING NOTES WhiskyBase.com: OBs: Inchgower, the key malt in Bell’s blended scotch whisky (#1 in the UK and #8 in the world), is periodically bottled as NOSE: Initially, it’s earthy and heavy, 14-year Flora and Fauna SM, but available from independents. without barley notes. I thought it Blending Role: 1% Single Malt, 99% Blends (60% for Diageo blends & 40% external blenders). was a rum, actually. That said, it’s Blend Partner: Bell’s, & White Horse blends. pretty solid with lots of sherried Parent-Owned Distilleries (28): Auchroisk, Benrinnes, Blair Athol, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Dailuaine, flavors with demerara sugar, Dalwhinnie, , Glen Elgin, Glen Ord, Glen Spey, Glendullan, Glenkinchie, Glenlossie, Inchgower, Knockando, roasted nuts, malt, nougat, maple Lagavulin, Linkwood, Mannochmore, Mortlach, Oban, Roseisle, Royal Lochnagar, , Talisker, and Teaninich. fudge, milk chocolate and hint of meringue. Orange peel, plums, Parent-Owned Blends): Bell’s, Black & White, Buchanan’s, Bulloch Lade, Chequers, Crawford’s, Dimple (Pinch), , J&B, straw-berries, baked apples, peach, Johnnie Walker, McCallum’s, Old Parr, Sanderson’s, Spey Royal, VAT 69, White Horse, and Windsor Premier. coconut, and a bit of honey. A Former Names: ‘Tochineal Distillery’ suggestion of roast tea, lemon- Notations: (1) IG was closed 12-months for updating in 2006-2007. An automated 'closed yeast pitching system' was grass, and green wood. Idea of installed to automatically add yeast to the washbacks, thus providing more whisky styles. sulfur or probably cask wood. MANAGEMENT TEAM: PALATE: Honey-sweet and roast Distillery Manager: Stephen Woodcock grain in the middle palate. Fruity Director - Whisky Outreach: Nicholas Morgan, Ph.D. and savory on the development, with plum. It’s really nice, if a bit Diageo Master Blender: Matthew Crow, Ph.D. simpler, with water. Chairman: Peter Lederer (Diageo Scotland Ltd.) FINISH: Earthy and lightly vegetal. Legal Name of Distillery: Inchgower Distillers Ltd. Black tea, brown sugar, vanilla, Owner (Parent): UDV (Diageo plc, since 2004) bergamot, and maple butter. Some Distiller Licensee: Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd. lemon, rhubarb pie, and tangerine. USA Importer: Diageo North America, Inc. SCORE: 82% Elevation: 31m MSL (102 feet above mean sea level)

Page 4 of 6 MASC - High-End Single Malt Tasting & Heavy Bites - 12/28/20 (Monday @ 7PM) - Landmark Diner (BH) - $75 Whisky #5 HIGHLAND PARK Single Malt / 'Ice Edition' - 2016 Limited Release / 17-Year / CS 53.9% ABV / NCF / OB / Dist Owner: Edrington Group Ltd. (Robertson Trust) / Island (Isle of Orkney)

Highland Park Distillery Kirkwall, Isle of Orkney KW15 1SU SCOTLAND Pronunciation: HIGH-lun park - SWA Whisky Map Location: #33 Translation: Likely a corruption of the name of the former illicit distillery at the same site, High Park Slogan: “The Best Spirit in the World” - Demonym: Its residents are called Orcadians. Region (District): Island (Isle of Orkney); it is a 2-hour ferry ride from the Highland region. Neighbors: Scapa & Longship (proposed new distillery project; apparently no longer viable) Established: 1798 (long before its initial legal distillation license was granted in 1825) Founder: Magnus Eunson Status: Active/Producing Location: The Northernmost distillery in Scotland (½-mile north of Scapa). HP is situated on the outskirts of Kirkwall, the capital of Orkney. The Orkney climate is much influenced by the sea, which varies in temperature by only a few degrees over the year. This ensures that winters are mild and that summers are never hot. The Gulf Stream flows northeast across the Atlantic Ocean and brings with it the humid air that makes Orkney’s climate much milder than other areas on the same latitude. There is less than 10°C difference between the average summer and winter temperatures (6°C and 15°C with a maximum of around 19°C). Category: Single Malt House Style: It’s an all-rounder with a little of everything. Do try it! Distillery: Highland Park Water Source: Hard water from Crantit Lagoons & Cabrera Maggie’s Spring. Bottler: OB (Distillery Bottling) Bottled: 2016 (17-years-old) Barley: Concerto barley Cask Type: Bourbon HH (1st fill) Floor Maltings: 5 on-site malting floors provide 20% of malt requirement @ 30-40 ppm; 80% is sourced Out-Turn: 30,000 btls worldwide from Simpson’s of Berwick @ 0-ppm. Always mixed prior to mashing. Strength: 53.9% ABV Malt Spec (Phenols): 10.5-ppm (a combination of its on-site maltings (30% floor maltings @ circa 30- TASTING NOTES WhiskyBase.com: 40ppm and 70% unpeated malt sourced from Simpson´s @ 0-ppm); 5 malting floors (36-ton capacity) “9 worlds I know, 9 abodes of the Peat Source: Hobbister Moor (7-miles from Highland Park); a heather-centered peat. glorious World Tree, intertwined Kiln: 36-hrs: first 18-hrs with peat; then 18-hrs with coke (coal) rather than hot air. with life below . . . .” So begins the Gristmill: 1 Porteus Malt Mill (Twin Roller) Prophecy of Volva, a seer who Mashing Equipment: 1 semi-Lauter mashtun @ 11.4-ton capacity (6-ton charge) narrates the best-known saga from Iceland. Niflheim, a mythical place Washbacks: 12 Oregon pine washbacks @ 29,900-L each that inspired Highland Park Ice Fermentation: 50-hours (short) and 80-hours (long); always mixed prior to distillation. Edition malt. Its name means 4 Pot Stills: 2 Wash @ 20,000-L (charged @ 14,600-L), 2 Spirit @ 18,000-L (charged @ 9,000-L); indirectly “Place of Fog.” It is described as a heated by steam coils. landscape of ice, wrapped in Casks: Ex-Sherry HH and butts (20% 1st fill; 80% refill) for both SM and blending malt. darkness, with a life-force that 23 Warehouses: 19 on-site dunnage + 4 racked on-site WHs with a total capacity of 44,000 casks. seeks to take the light of brighter Capacity: 2.5-Mlpa per year - Current Output: 2.5-Mlpa (2019) worlds and Jotuns, Ice Giants. Visitor Center & Tours: Yes (2-hour ferry ride from Thurso and then a 30-minute drive up to Kirkwall) NOSE: Vanilla cream, banana caky, OBs: The core range of Highland Park consists of 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, 30, 40, 50 year and numerous others. heather nectar, hints of smoke, hints of durian. Dark Origins (NAS series @ 46.8% ABV: 80% 1st fill sherry casks). Viking Heritage series (Travel Retail): PALATE: Lemon sour, pear, mint Svein, Einar, Harald, Sigurd, Ragnvald, Thorfinn. Valhalla Collection (100% Bourbon cask (1st fill) spices, fennel, nutty citrus bitter- matured): Thor, Loki and Freya. Viking Legends series: Valkyrie, Valknut, and Valfather. ness, rich peppery spices. Blending Role: 25% Single Malt, 75% Blends - Blend Partner: Famous Grouse & Cutty Sark FINISH: Suggestion of citrus Parent-Owned Distilleries: SCO: Glenrothes, Highland Park, Macallan & North British Grain; USA: pungency with hints of licorice. Wyoming Whisky Dist - Parent-Owned Blends: Famous Grouse & Naked Grouse blends COMMENTS: I notice that there is Note: Gaelic was never the lingua franca on Orkney; that would be ‘Pict’, the ancient language of the a huge range of scores on this Norse. That’s the case from Orkney and all the way south to the Black Isle and greater Angus areas. bottle and assume that some of Management Team: Distillery Manager: Marie Stanton (2015) - CEO: Scott McCroskie (2019) the lower ones can be attributed to sherry freaks. On first nosing, I Legal Name of Distillery: Highland Distilleries Co. Ltd. thought I would not like it, but it’s Owner (Parent): The 1887 Co. Ltd. (Edrington Group @ 70% & Wm Grant & Sons @ 30%) a good whisky and takes water Distiller Licensee: James Grant & Company well. This is much better than Loki. USA Importer: Edrington Americas (replacing Rémy Cointreau USA in 2014) SCORE: 87% Elevation: 35m MSL (115 feet above mean sea level)

Page 5 of 6 MASC - High-End Single Malt Tasting & Heavy Bites - 12/28/20 (Monday @ 7PM) - Landmark Diner (BH) - $75 Whisky #6 LEDAIG Single Malt / 18-Year / Sherry Wood Finish – 2016 Limited Release (Batch No. 3) / 46.3% ABV / NCF / OB: Tobermory Dist / Dist Owner: Burn Stewart Distillers (Distell Group) / Island (Mull) (fka ‘Ledaig Distillery’) Isle of Mull, Argyll PA75 6NR SCOTLAND

Pronunciation/Translation: ‘Tober-MORE-ay’ (Gaelic: ‘Mary’s well’) - SWA Whisky Map: #44 Slogan: “A treasure worth seeking” - Demonym: ‘Muilach’ (a native of Mull is called a muilach) Region (District): Island (Mull) Neighbors: The Islay distilleries (a 10-minute ferry ride away) Established: 1798 (some prefer 1795) Founder: Johnny Sinclair Status: Active/Producing Location: The distillery is situated in a sheltered bay on the complex and rugged shoreline of the fast-flowing Tobermory River in northeastern Mull. As the North Atlantic Gulf Stream serves to moderate temperatures, Muilachs experience warmer winters than might be expected at such northerly latitude. For that reason, maturation takes place slowly and evenly, contributing to the quality of the whisky. Tobermory (fka Ledaig Distillery) is found in the village of Tobermory. House Style - Tobermory: Minty and sweet; somewhat maritime, light bodied. Water Source: Soft peaty water from Gearr a’Bkimm (aka Gearr Abhainn) above the distillery via Mishnish Lochs or Loch Na Criadhach Private Lochan. Barley: Various varietals; currently Concerto. Malt Spec (Phenols) @ Tobermory: 2-3 ppm (sourced from Simpsons and Boortmalt) Malt Spec (Phenols) @ Ledaig: 35-45 ppm (purchased from Port Ellen Maltings, Islay) Gristmill: 1 Porteus Malt Mill (4-roller) Mashing Equipment: 1 cast iron traditional MT w/ copper dome @ 5-metric ton, Washbacks: 4 Oregon pine WBs @ 27,000-L each. Age: 18-years (Limited Release) Fermentation: 50 hr (short); 90 hr (long); always mixed prior to distillation. Cask: Sherry Hogshead (refill) from 4 Pot Stills: 2 Wash @ 18,000-L, 2 Spirit @ 14,500-L; Indirectly-fired (steam coil). Spanish red oak (toasted). Condensers: 4 Shell-and-tube condensers Malt Spec (Phenols): 35-45 ppm Style: Moderately Peated Island Malt Filling: All filling is done at Deanston; casks are sent to Bunnahabhain for maturation. Bottler: Official Bottling by distillery Entry Strength: 63.5% (reduced with deionized water). Casks: Primarily bourbon casks (1st & refill), some sherry casks. TASTING NOTES by WhiskyBase.com: Warehouse: Tobermory’s current warehouse is only a little larger than a two-car garage. (In 1992, EYE: Dark amber Tobermory former WH was converted into flats. The majority is aged at Deanston. A few casks do NOSE: Restrained, initially tar, clearly roasted walnuts, assorted lollipops, return for their final years.) Vatting & Bottling: Its new make is removed by bulk tanker and filled at dried fruits (apples, pears), smoked Deanston before the majority is shipped to Bunnahabhain for maturation. A bit is matured at meats, salami, menthol, old lac- Deanston. Bottling at BSD’s Bottling plant in East Kilbride, metro Glasgow. quered furniture. A little breathing Capacity: 1.0-Mlpa per year - Current Output: 750,000-Lpa (2019); 55% is Ledaig/45% Tobermory. there is a distinct corporate flavor of Visitor Center/Tours: Yes (As it’s on an island, booked in advance; available Dist Mgr premium tour) "Soviet" rubber with a sweetish tint, OBs: Ledaig: 10; Tobermory: 10 & 15; Periodic special releases soot, bake, lime, the same dried fruit, Blending Role: 20% Single Malt, 80% Blends but with the addition of fine autumn Blend Partner: 40% self; 60% others. foliage. Very good, very deep, multi- Parent-Owned Distilleries: Bunnahabhain, Deanston & Tobermory faceted fragrance! PALATE: Rich, walnut, mineral ash, Parent-Owned Blends: Black Bottle & Scottish Leader - Former Name: Ledaig Distillery spices, black pepper, dried apples Notations: (1) In October 2010, the entire Burn Stewart single malt range was changed to un- and pears, dates, milk caramel, dried chillfiltered, no coloration added and 46.3% (or higher) ABV, a welcomed and celebrated change! (2) fruit compote, minerals, iodine, salt. In 2002, Trinidad-based CL Financial purchased Burn Stewart for £50 million, but following difficult FINISH: Longer than average, dried economic times, it sold the company to Distell Group for £160 million in 2013. A great value. fruit, walnut and knitting partitions Management Team: Distillery Manager: Graham Brown from it, salt, ash, a little zest, oily, Chairman: Jan Scannell, Managing Director @ Distell Group Ltd. enveloping. Traced all the same Legal Name of Distillery: Tobermory Distillers Ltd. notes of rubber, rubber. SCORE: 90 Owner (Parent): Burn Stewart Distillers Ltd. (Distell Group Ltd., 2013) COMMENT: A warm versatile Ledzhik, with perfectly fitted components. A USA Importer: Distell USA, Inc. (since 2015) meditative whisky; it’s very good! Elevation: 5m MSL (16 feet above mean sea level)

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