Our second bottling from MacDuff and another PX sherry bomb. This time a year older and with a depth of flavour we love to find. Still a bit of a beast at 63.5% but worryingly slips down a treat – don’t forget drink responsibly! When we see MacDuff’s of this quality we are delighted as not something we have stumbled over often. Single Hogshead has given us 323 bottles which is great as means more to share around!

Tasting notes by Bruce Farquhar

Colour – Golden ruby

Aromas – Its what you hope from a PX matured sherry, big hits of dark of raisins, fresh figs and caramel. You get the almond creaminess of marzipan and the classic old furniture and leather. With water, it can take more than a drop, it opens up the fruity raisins, figs and has almost a coffee note.

Taste – Its big and bursting with more fruit from the rich Pedro Ximénez-soaked oak staves. Blackcurrants, black cherries and a swirling maelstrom of rich dark chocolate and heather honey. With water it softens to a more tropical vibe, which was unexpected, almost pineapple or coconut and a sweet spike of citrus. As I said last time MacDuff is so often destined for blend, the art of the Distiller and Cooper can easily be overlooked but in this cask (as well as its sister before) have come together to showcase this often overlooked Highland Single Malt.