Released as part of the recently relaunched Private Collection by Gordon & MacPhail, only 130 bottles of this rare Inverleven have been released. Filled into single cask #562 on 22nd January 1985 at the sadly now demolished Inverleven distillery then bottled 33 years later on 6th July 2018. Bottled at cask strength, 57.4% vol.
Tasting Notes
Inverleven 1985 Cask 652 Private Collection Producer Notes
Colour: Amber.
Aroma: Intense tropical fruit aromas to begin – cooked pineapple, honeydew melon, coconut cream, and little burst of sharp yet sweet lime. A sweet creaminess continues with notes of vanilla ice cream, sugared red apples, apricot jam, and white chocolate. Hints of overripe cherry and almond marzipan develop into flowering gorse.
Taste: Creamy and mouth-coating; warming white pepper notes transform into sweet flambéed banana, Madagascan vanilla pod, and salted toffee. Subtle spicy undertones remain as toasted malt comes to the fore; a drying cocoa and charred oak edge develops.
Finish: A long and lingering charred oak finish with a subtle floral edge.