Nose: Pear, vanilla, and cereal. Palate: Rich, with hints of burnt match, apple, pear, toasted oak, beeswax, and honey. The finish is light and tannic, with prominent apple, pear, baking spices, and slightly bitter oak.
Kininvie 17 Year
Whiskey Scotch Scotland 17 Year 42.6% ABV
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About this bottle
William Grant & Sons owns Kininvie Distillery, located in Dufftown, Speyside, making it one of Scotland's newest distilleries. The distillery was inaugurated in 1990 by Janet Sheed Roberts, granddaughter of William Grant. This single malt, launched in 2014 as a Global Travel Retail exclusive, saw 80% of its maturation in American bourbon oak and 20% in sherry oak. The 350ml bottles include distillation year, batch details, and bottle number.
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Woody spice and silky sweetness create a fantastic combination in a well-designed bottle. So many great memories with this one.
A Dufftown Distilleries Walk with a friend - Dufftown 9/3/2019
Birka March 3, 2018
Sharp, expensive
Still sealed
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