2002 Royal Lochnagar 10 Year Old Faultline Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (750ml)

This delicate little Lochnagar is basically one of the few independently bottled around Lochnagar and one of the only cask strength version on the market in the US, we've seen released recently. We managed to get a great price on this cask from the little distillery deep in the Cairngorm mountains. After ten years in a hogshead this whisky already has a lot going on. The wonderful fresh character of this miniscule distillery is at the forefront. Grass and fresh apples, with whiffs of something tannic in the background, maybe it's a bit of black tea. Texturally rather rich for the age, but it's not a massive malt. A slight waxiness as it finishes on the pepper and grass. Fun stuff and it should be around for a little cause this cask contained just over 300 bottles.