Highland Single Malt, 14 Years,
54.7% ABV, $315

With this one, I’m caught up and back on schedule!

Honey, ginger, caramel and pepper on the nose. Candied ginger, vanilla, orange, pepper and a bit of oak on the palate. It takes quite a bit of water to tone down the alcohol burn, then there are notes of vanilla, apple and clove to complement the candied ginger. That’s about it. I’m surprised that this one doesn’t have more to offer at the price. The taste ends with a mild oak and fades quickly. It’s good, but not spectacular.

The bottler notes:

The Blair Athol edition of Diageo’s recent Managers Choice range of single casks from every distillery in their arsenal. This was distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2009 from cask number 5989. Each bottle is individually numbered.