Dumangin Craigellachie 13 Year Old 2007 Batch 015 48% ABV

Dumangin Craigellachie 13 Year Old 2007 Batch 015 is a single cask Speyside single malt selected by Gilles Dumangin of Champagne Dumangin J. Fils in Chigny-les-Roses. Distilled at Craigellachie in December 2007, it spent 12 years in a second-fill hogshead before a 15-month finish in Ratafia Champenois cask T-042, the fortified grape wine of the Dumangin estate. The producer describes the Ratafia as adding ripe fruit and vanilla to the classic Craigellachie profile. Bottled at 48% ABV without chill filtration and with natural colour, this release ran to 297 numbered bottles, each in its own case (700ml).

Tasting Notes: Honey, orchard fruit, custard, mint and sweet spice.

Nose: Honey, peach, apple and green grass.

Palate: Custard, mint and mineral water with a little pepper, autumn spice, sweet tea and marmalade.

Serve: Neat, or with a few drops of water.