Ayrshire 1974 vW The Ultimate - Rare Reserve
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ladyburn |
| Bottler | van Wees (vW) |
| Bottling Series | The Ultimate - Rare Reserve |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | 2011 |
| Age | 37년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Barrel |
| Cask Number | 2604 |
| Bottles Released | 155 |
| ABV | 52.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Lowlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
cask-aged pina colada, more or less. So bananas and coconut, then rather a lot of vanilla, meringue, apple pie and white chocolate. Also touches of sweet oak as such, but it’s not planky at all. In a way, it’s well the Auchentoshan with more age, and possibly from a slightly more active bourbon barrel. With water: it’s really amazing how close to the Auchentoshan we got, this one has just got more vanilla. Maybe melons and peaches as well
restaurant Palate
very same profile, that is to say that of some ‘cask strength’ pina colada. Bananas and coconut plus a little cinnamon and white pepper from the oak, but even after 37 years, it did not get too oaky. There’s quite a lot of vanilla, though. With water: perfect. Jelly babies all over the place plus sponge cake and just touches of oak spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg. Only very minor flaw, it’s maybe a little lactic, kind of. Must be the American oak
timer Finish
not that long but very fruity. More a fruit salad than sweets this time
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