kitten skrev:men fredde, ska du inte komma och leka lite i vår monter.. på rätt sida av disken alltså?
Givet, säg bara när... jag kan alla dagar och alla tider
kitten skrev:men fredde, ska du inte komma och leka lite i vår monter.. på rätt sida av disken alltså?
As is often the case in life, the reality is somewhat more mundane, I'm
afraid......
As you can imagine, since these 2 casks were so old, and so much of the
luscious spirit had been lost to the Angel's share, parts of the
wood had dried out, and the casks were unfortunately starting to
leak slightly. Immediate action was therefore required, so I took
the decision to have the whisky emptied out of the casks and re-
filled into another, butt-sized cask. I had always intended that the
tiny quantities of whisky left in these casks (nos. 3678 & 3679)
would be added together before bottling, so mixing them in one cask
was not a problem. Of course, I did not want the character of the
whisky to be changed, so I used a refill butt, i.e. a butt which had
been used several times previously, ensuring that the only impact on
character/flavour would be from the wood itself, for the final year that
the whisky would mature for.
This operation took place in February 2004, hence the reason that
your colleague saw the empty casks at Ardbeg in 2004.
One final detail is that you are not quite correct to call the 1965 Ardbeg
40 years old - I had it bottled in 2005, since the strength had
dropped to
41.2% (again due to 'the Angel's share), and as I'm sure you know,
if the strength drops below 40%, the resulting liquid cannot be
legally called Scotch Whisky.
I trust this clears up the confusion, and that if you or your colleagues
are lucky enough to get a bottle of 1965, you thoroughly enjoy the
astonishing nectar within.
With best wishes
Bill
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