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12th January 2015 |
Douglas Laing
complete their regional vatted malt
whisky range with the release of Rock
Oyster Island Vatted Malt.
 Douglas Laing & Co. the Glasgow based
whisky specialists today announced the
release of "Rock Oyster" Island Vatted
Malt Whisky. Rock Oyster completes the
Douglas Laing's range of regional vatted
malt Scotch whiskies.
Like the other vatted malts in their
regional range, Rock Oyster is a Small
Batch bottling created using a selection
of single malts sourced from the region
it represents, namely whiskies distilled
on the Islands of Jura, Islay, Arran and
Orkney.
Like Douglas Laing's other popular
Regional Vatted Malts, Big Peat (Islay),
Scallywag (Speyside) and Timorous
Beastie (Highland). Rock Oyster is non
chill-filtered and has no added
colouring and it has been bottled at a
very respectable strength of 46.8% ABV.
Douglas Laing describe the new Small Batch
bottling as having a truly maritime and
oceanic character of sea-salt, sweet
peat, smoke, honey and pepper.
As we have come to expect from the team
at Douglas Laing, much attention and
consideration has been spent creating
the packaging for the new whisky which
features a bespoke illustration of both
an oyster, and a nautical scene, while
telling the story of this seafaring
spirit.
Douglas Laing’s Managing
Director Fred Laing, commented: "Rock
Oyster showcases the archetypal Island
character of gentle peat-smoke,
vanilla’d honey and salt. If I could
select just one dram to transport the
Whisky enthusiast to the Islands of
Scotland, it would be this one. Rock
Oyster will sit proudly alongside our
other core regionally themed Vatted
Malts – Big Peat from Islay, Scallywag
from Speyside and Timorous Beastie from
the Highlands – hopefully contributing
to Douglas Laing’s continued growth."
Douglas Laing’s Rock Oyster will be
available from specialist Whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange
from January 2015.
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Douglas Laing Rock Oyster Tasting Note
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Unfortunately I haven't had the chance
to taste the new Rock Oyster but this is
how DL describe the small batch vatted
malt.
Producer's Tasting Notes:
Douglas Laing’s Rock Oyster is massively
maritime in style and like its namesake
carries a hidden delicacy inside.
Anticipate wave soaked rocks and a salty
oceanic, fresh influence on the nose
with a more subtle palate carrying soft
and rather sweet peat paralleled with
smoke, honey, damp ash, liquorice and
late pepper. All that is neatly
replicated on the long, more-ish finish.
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