Hazelburn Sauternes Wood Single Malt Scotch Whisky 8 Year Old · 2002 Vintage

Colour

Deep amber with burnished gold and copper highlights, a warm honeyed glow.

Nose

Opulent and warm, opening with honeyed apricot and ripe peach, kissed by citrus zest and vanilla from the bourbon groundwork. Sauternes cask influence adds fig and date, almond paste and gilded custard sweetness. Subtle waxy oak and spice frame a fruit-forward core, finishing in a lingering honeyed warmth.

Palate

Opulent and mouth-coating, the palate unfurls with sun-kissed apricot, marmalade and peach from the Sauternes cask, layered over vanilla, toffee and creamy oak from the bourbon influence. Notes of orange zest, honey and almond drift with wisps of spice and dried fruit, finishing with warm, cask-strength resolve and a long, honeyed fruit glow.

Finish

Long, opulent finish where honeyed apricot and dried peach meld with vanilla and almond from the bourbon backbone. The Sauternes cask sweetness coats the palate, carried by silky oak and gentle spice, fading slowly into a warm, fruity echo.