Glencadam - 14 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish.

Inland from the east coast of Scotland is the ancient market town of Brechin which boasts two distilleries, Glencadam and North Port. The former was built in 1895 and extensively modernised in the 1950s. Most of its production goes for blending and used for Ballantines & Cream of the Barley.The distillery has no visitor centre but visitors are welcome by appointment.

Nose: pinch me: I’m dreaming. Oloroso exactly how it should be: classically clean with a dovetailing of dry and sweeter grape notes which are weighty, but not heavy enough to crush the lighter barley and vanillas from adding to the sumptuous and elegant mix;

Taste: mouth-filling with firstly fat grape then a second flavour round of spices and custardy vanillas;

Finish: much drier now with the accent on the barley but still that light spice persists, actually increasing in weight and effect as it goes along;

Balance: what a total treat. Restores one’s faith in Oloroso whilst offering more than a glimpse of the most charming infusion of fruit imaginable.

95 Points - Jim Murray's 2012 Whisky Bible.