Secret Speyside 11 Year Old Thompson Bros
Secret Speyside 11 Year Old Thompson Bros
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A limited release from an undisclosed Speyside distillery, bottled by independent bottler Thompson Bros. Distilled on 21 November 2011, matured for 11 years in two refill sherry butts and bottled in June 2023. 1,500 bottles were produced. Non-chillfiltered, naturally coloured and bottled at 48.5%. (Bottle size 70cl)
Nose: Very close to the raw ingredients; grist, boiled barley sugar sweets. Some lime cordial, grapefruit peel, freshly opened box of Swan matches, dry Riesling, and lemon juice. Some meaty/umami notes; Gamey with a touch of Amontillado and Kombu seaweed.
Palate: Barley notes continue; Robinsons barley water, baked pastries and bread, grapefruit juice. More gamey notes, meaty with a background hint of struck match. Sultanas, mace, ginger lime wine gums and sea salt.
Finish: Ginger, citrus peel, sultana and Amontillado sherry.