2010 North British, Wemyss Malts, Scorched Sunset, 13-Year-Old, Single Grain Scotch Whisky (46%)
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N British Distillery Grain Whisky
North British, a grain distillery, is the only remaining distillery in Edinburgh. It is a very large distillery, producing over 64,000,000 million litres of whisky every year. In 1916 the distillery was outfitted with facilities to produce acetone from maize, and creates spirits such as gin and vodka, in addition to its whiskies.
North British does not produce its own single grain whisky, but instead contributes to many famous whisky blends, including Cutty Sark, Famous Grouse and Chivas Regal.
When is a wine ready to drink?
We provide drinking windows for all our wines. Alongside the drinking windows there is a bottle icon and a maturity stage. Bear in mind that the best time to drink a wine does also depend on your taste.
Not ready
These wines are very young. Whilst they're likely to have lots of intense flavours, their acidity or tannins may make them feel austere. Although it isn't "wrong" to drink these wines now, you are likely to miss out on a lot of complexity by not waiting for them to mature.
Ready - youthful
These wines are likely to have plenty of fruit flavours still and, for red wines, the tannins may well be quite noticeable. For those who prefer younger, fruitier wines, or if serving alongside a robust meal, these will be very enjoyable. If you choose to hold onto these wines, the fruit flavours will evolve into more savoury complexity.
Ready - at best
These wines are likely to have a beautiful balance of fruit, spice and savoury flavours. The acidity and tannins will have softened somewhat, and the wines will show plenty of complexity. For many, this is seen as the ideal time to drink and enjoy these wines. If you choose to hold onto these wines, they will become more savoury but not necessarily more complex.
Ready - mature
These wines are likely to have plenty of complexity, but the fruit flavours will have been almost completely replaced by savoury and spice notes. These wines may have a beautiful texture at this stage of maturity. There is lots to enjoy when drinking wines at this stage. Most of these wines will hold in this window for a few years, though at the very end of this drinking window, wines start to lose complexity and decline.
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Description
This is an independent bottling from Wemyss Malts – the family-owned bottler and proprietors of Kingsbarns Distillery. A single ex-Bourbon barrel from this little-known distillery yielded 255 bottles of this delicious liquid. Flavours of sweet porridge, toffee and candy floss predominate as some nice tannin dips in to balance things.
Rob Whitehead, Spirits Buyer, Berry Bros & Rudd (November 2024)
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