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11th September 2024 |
Review of a
big sherried 12 year old undisclosed
Speyside single malt from relatively
new, Edinburgh based, Independent
Bottler, Ferg & Harris.
 Ferg
& Harris is a relatively new independent
bottler, they are an offshoot of their
parent business, Edinburgh based 'Young
Spirits', who offer warehousing,
bottling, and labelling services. In
2022 they launched the Ferg & Harris
range of single cask whiskies.
Owners and whisky enthusiasts John
Ferguson and Alex Harrison, the
namesakes of the independent bottling
whisky brand, tell me that they only
lend their names to the finest spirits
and that these whiskies are sourced from
distilleries across Scotland and
finished in their own chosen distinctive
style.
Amongst their numerous limited release
single cask bottling's the Ferg & Harris
range also features this core 12 Year
Old Speyside single malt whisky which
has been finished in a First-Fill Pedro
Ximénez sherry hogshead cask, it comes
from an undisclosed Speyside distillery
and this expression was from an outturn
of 5,779 bottle which have been bottled
at what should be a very flavoursome
cask strength of 55.7% ABV, naturally
coloured and non-chill filtered.
You will find the current
Ferg & Harris whisky range available from specialist online whisky
shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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Ferg & Harris 12 Year Old Speyside Review
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Bottled at 55.7% ABV.
William
Morrison's
Tasting Notes:
Nose: A lovely sweet mix of
gentle vanilla's,
mild sweet treacle toffee, burnt raisin
and sultana, honey and a little toasted
almond.
Taste: Delicious dark sherried fruit
boosted by dark Muscovado sugar sweet
toffee fills the mouth, this is joined
by some lovely oak spice, a touch of
honeyed, zesty orange and a touch of
ginger hanging around in the background.
Finish: Long,
the lovely dark sherried fruit
fades slowly leaving some slightly
bittering dark chocolate and oak spice
to have the final word.
Comment:
Although only a PX sherry finish, it was
certainly a decent PX cask and it has
had quite an influence and created a wee
bit of a sherry bomb, definitely one the
sherry heads amongst you will love and
the whole flavour pleasure is
undoubtedly boosted by the 55.7%
bottling strength.
SMW Whisky Score
90/100
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