Fragrant Drops

Wow! The Glen Garioch that we have bottled up for Diggers is absolutely sublime. Think waxy, buttery, lemony heaven! Lemon meringue pie in a glass. Kev and Claire are selling it for £6 by the dram or £60 for the bottle which is incredibly generous of them! Available at both Diggers and Diggers Leith.

LAST BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST! This is our White Peak, Peak Strength, bottling. It is wonderful, how the strength has amped up different notes in this.

We are sold out pre release of this, as there were only 72 bottles released at this strength.

The pair of illustrations are of the same point at the distillery. One is a recent view, and one was back when the site of the distillery was a wire-working factory.

Nose: caramel, apples, campfire, jerky, tinned fish, frazzles, blueberry, blackberry
Palate: cherry menthol, bubblegum, spearmint
Finish: herbaceous, peppermint oil, dried strawberries, salted peanuts, umami, ashy peattiness

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Next up is a classic Dailuaine; 12 years old fully aged in a 1st-fill bourbon hoggie. This bottling should have been part of our first outturn of the year but the kind folk at Whiskybroker pointed out a typo on the label. ARGH! Label snaffoos happen. Painful and costly. ANYWAY - it's out now and it's delicious. Marie Curie graces the bottle in a nod to International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which is celebrated on the same day that this spirit was distilled.

Nose: red appleskins, rhubarb and custard sweeties, sandalwood, jasmine, hay, marshmallow, salted caramel, raisin, ripe strawberries, cocoa
Palate: clear honey, pear drops, cola cubes, apricot, malt loaf and mace
Finish: milky coffee, lemon rind, sea salt, dark chocolate and samphire

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Next is our first ever Girvan. Some folk might be a bit unsure as it is a mere (youngforagrain) 15 years old, but don't let that put you off! It's a belter.

Nose: toffee mints, mashed bananas, honey mango, lemon sherbet, spearmint, Irn bru, coconut, white chocolate, marzipan
Palate: more mango, white pepper, molasses, toffee chews, milk bottle sweeties, red apple
Finish: creme brûlée top, gentle wood tannins, salted peanuts, anise, clove, and nutmeg

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Oh ya! A 16 year old Inchgower with a big old fino sherry finish.

Nose: beeswax, malt, raisins, satsumas, apple blossom, white peach, fino sherry, red apple
Palate: beautifully coastal with white pepper, orange peel, basil and stewed fruits
Finish: aniseed balls, leather, to***co leaf, red grape and wet stone

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