Undisclosed Distillery (Islay)
Infrequent Flyers - Batch 21
- 53.7
- 70cl
- Taste: 4
- Islay
This bottling is of Undisclosed Distillery (Islay) is from the Infrequent Flyers range from The Alistair Walker Whisky Company, based in Falkirk, Central Scotland. With nearly 20 years of experience in the Scotch whisky industry, Alistair Walker made the decision to forge his own path as an independent bottler, establishing the company in 2018. Independent bottlers, also known as merchant bottlers, source whiskies from various distilleries across Scotland (and beyond),...
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This bottling is of Undisclosed Distillery (Islay) is from the Infrequent Flyers range from The Alistair Walker Whisky Company, based in Falkirk, Central Scotland. With nearly 20 years of experience in the Scotch whisky industry, Alistair Walker made the decision to forge his own path as an independent bottler, establishing the company in 2018.
Independent bottlers, also known as merchant bottlers, source whiskies from various distilleries across Scotland (and beyond), bottling the casks when they are ready. The company has no affiliation with any specific distillery, allowing them to freely source casks from a wide range of distilleries. This enables them to offer a diverse portfolio of whisky bottlings.
The ‘Infrequent Flyers’ range is a series of single cask bottlings of Scotch whiskies, sourced from distilleries throughout Scotland. A reference to the nature of many of the casks chosen, 'Infrequent Flyers' are often whiskies from lesser-known distilleries. These bottlings are of excellent quality but rarely or inconsistently available. Predominantly single malts and bottled in their most authentic form.
This bottling has been distilled at an Undisclosed Distillery, on the Isle of Islay. Distilled in 2007, and bottled at 18 years old. Matured in an Oloroso Hogshead (Half Puncheon Bottling) with a Peated/Oloroso finish, this is a single cask run of 322 bottles, from cask number 807402.
A part of Alistair Walker Whisky Co. Batch 21 - Release No. 189
Official Tasting Notes
Colour - Bright mahogany.
Nose - Baked peach and cranberries, with lovely sweet, smoky undertones. A hint of blood orange, and a little cracked black pepper. Nicely poised.
Taste - Islay peat and sweet Oloroso, what an eternally alluring combination. Bog myrtle over smouldering embers, with contrasting dark chocolate, stewed sultanas and Amarena cherries, plus a bonus cinnamon cameo.
Independent bottlers, also known as merchant bottlers, source whiskies from various distilleries across Scotland (and beyond), bottling the casks when they are ready. The company has no affiliation with any specific distillery, allowing them to freely source casks from a wide range of distilleries. This enables them to offer a diverse portfolio of whisky bottlings.
The ‘Infrequent Flyers’ range is a series of single cask bottlings of Scotch whiskies, sourced from distilleries throughout Scotland. A reference to the nature of many of the casks chosen, 'Infrequent Flyers' are often whiskies from lesser-known distilleries. These bottlings are of excellent quality but rarely or inconsistently available. Predominantly single malts and bottled in their most authentic form.
This bottling has been distilled at an Undisclosed Distillery, on the Isle of Islay. Distilled in 2007, and bottled at 18 years old. Matured in an Oloroso Hogshead (Half Puncheon Bottling) with a Peated/Oloroso finish, this is a single cask run of 322 bottles, from cask number 807402.
A part of Alistair Walker Whisky Co. Batch 21 - Release No. 189
Official Tasting Notes
Colour - Bright mahogany.
Nose - Baked peach and cranberries, with lovely sweet, smoky undertones. A hint of blood orange, and a little cracked black pepper. Nicely poised.
Taste - Islay peat and sweet Oloroso, what an eternally alluring combination. Bog myrtle over smouldering embers, with contrasting dark chocolate, stewed sultanas and Amarena cherries, plus a bonus cinnamon cameo.
Tasting Rating Guide
1: Light, good for beginners - an aperitif on a summers day, i.e. Glengoyne, Auchentoshan
2: Also good for beginners but with more depth and body - a little stronger than 1, ie. Glenmorangie, Speyburn
3: A dram for everyone, a little more complex so the palate requires a little more experience, i.e. Cragganmore, Macallan
4: A stronger spirit, a big whisky with lots of character and body, excellent after dinner, i.e. Lagavulin, Laphroaig