NV Johnnie Walker Coll. 2017 Mastery of Oak 46.8%

<strong>Colour</strong>: Amber<br><br><strong>Nose</strong>: Toffee and vanilla notes hint at the wonderfully complex sweetness from the variety of American oak casks, and mingle with aromas of ripe orchard fruits. <br><br><strong>Palate</strong>: Rich toffee is the first flavour to emerge on the palate too, together with creamy, gentle spice. This American oak influence is in perfect balance with the mature Highland and Speyside fruit character – blackcurrants and berries, soft peach skin and stewed apples, all mellowed beautifully by the oak. A delicate trace of crisp, green apples, a memory of the youthful distillery character preserved through the choice of refill casks, lifts the blend, and the subtle European oak cask effect appears as a background touch of leather. The whiskies matured in the experimental American oak casks come into their own as this silky blend develops into a long finish with intense, deepening layers of rich vanilla sweetness.