Fragrant Drops 23yo Port Dundas

Southport Whisky Festival in July this year gave me the chance to have a proper try of some drams from Indie bottler Fragrant Drops.

George & Rachel allowed us to try a few different bottles, my favourite and the one I immediately bought was a 23yo Port Dundas!

Fragrant Drops is a range of independently bottled Scotch Whiskies and other ambrosial libations brought to you by George & Rachel, of Keeble Cask Company Ltd.​ Based in Leith, they source casks from across Scotland and beyond, sometimes finish them and eventually bottle them when they feel they're ready to enjoy. 

Distillery info:

2000 Single Grain

Cask #305542

23yo

Ex-bourbon hogshead

52.9% ABV

160 bottles

My thoughts:

Appearance: mid gold in the Glencairn, swirls cling as a thin line, bead up and fall as slow thin legs.

A lovely, now empty, bottle!

Nose: buttered popcorn, vanilla pods, rum & raisin ice cream and a lovely hint of caramel. There's some white chocolate, hazelnuts and a lovely lemon zest hint. If you like grain whisky this is a brilliant example. YUMMY! 

Palate: thick sweet arrival - everything the nose promises is delivered with a mouth coating chewiness and perfectly drinkable ABV. The ice cream and white chocolate come to the fore now, the popcorn and citrus taking a back seat. Hints of orchard fruit and nutmeg spice come though after a little time and air!

Finish: lingering ice cream, white chocolate and a little dry spice.

Overall : as you can see from the photo this is the last dram from the bottle, it's not lasted very long because it is a fantastic dram, loved it at the festival and loved every dram from the bottle. It's an old grain, there's not a lot of complexity but there is a lot of flavour and mouthfeel. I need another like this!