Fettercairn Connoisseurs Choice Single Cask #17602205 Whisky 17 Year Old · 2007 Vintage
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A 17-year-old single cask Fettercairn matured in a refill American hogshead that highlights the distillery’s distinctive tropical and malty style. Bottled at cask strength, it delivers layers of ripe fruit, vanilla, cereal notes and warming oak with a clean, natural texture. The gentle influence of the refill cask allows the underlying character to shine, offering an elegant, well-rounded Highland expression shaped by Gordon & MacPhail’s long-standing maturation expertise.
Product Details
Tasting Notes
Colour
Bright golden honey with warm amber hues.
Nose
Bright tropical fruit—mango, pineapple and ripe pear—unfolds with vanilla and cereal notes, carrying a gentle oak warmth. The refill American hogshead lends a clean, malty aroma with hints of caramel and orchard fruit, revealing a well-rounded Highland character even at cask strength.
Palate
On the palate, tropical fruit bursts with pineapple and ripe mango, supported by creamy vanilla and biscuity cereal notes. Refined maltiness threads through, while toasted oak adds a gentle, warming backbone. The refill cask keeps a clean, natural texture at cask strength, yielding a well-rounded, elegant Highland profile with persistent fruit and spice.
Finish
Long, warming finish that carries tropical fruit and vanilla into a soft malt glow. Faint cereal sweetness lingers, mingling with gentle oak and spice. The clean, natural texture remains as the warmth fades, leaving a refined, honeyed echo of malt and tropical fruit that softly lingers on the palate.