Today we shall be having a look at a mystery distillery bottling from the Duncan Taylor octave series. 

Not much is known about the origin of this bottle, other than it has spent 10 years in oak casks and 9 months in a sherry octave cask.

A release of only 86 bottles, this was released without added colour or chill filtration at 53.7% ABV.

The nose opens with musty citrus, almost raisins resting in orange liqueur. Malted barley and cherries make an appearance in the background. A little time in the glass brings out damp oak and a touch of brown sugar.

The palate is more orange driven than the nose, figs and dates, hint of old leather and damp oak. Little time in the glass brings out a honey quality to this dram.

The finish is medium long and dominated by sweet oranges. 

A lovely sipper, very atypical of this "iconic" distillery.

You can grab yours here: https://tinyurl.com/jzhx6fsh