Teaninich 2009 - 15 Year, 'Red Wine Barrique - Cask 162418'

• Single malt Scotch whisky selected and bottled by Single Cask Nation
• Cask #162418
• Distilled at Teaninich [tee•NI•nick] Distillery in Alness, Scotland (Highlands)
• 100% unpeated barley
• Water is sourced from the Dairywell spring
• Aged 15 years; matured for 11 years in ex-bourbon cask and finished for 4 years in a second-fill re-charred red wine barrique
• Distilled fall 2009; bottled winter 2025
• 269 bottles produced
• The nose presents malt, honey, and a bowl of stewed orchard fruits enlivened by red berries and abundant floral notes. On the palate, bright grain notes take on a candied sweetness, while the persistent floral fruitiness is punctuated by light, peppery spice with a lovely, long finish full of warm cereal and honey.
• No added coloring
• Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 58.1% ABV

The third-largest distillery within Diageo, producing malt for the blend in Johnnie Walker Red, this high-capacity North Highlands distillery was originally founded in 1816. Known chiefly through independent bottlings, the house produces a single 10-year age-statement malt to go with periodic limited releases. A hallmark of the modern operation has been the installation in 2000 of a mash filter. An innovative technique, imported from the brewing industry, mash filtration produces higher yields and a higher wash ABV, and allows for a greater range of cereals to be processed.