This month we are delighted to introduce eight (8) new PROVENANCE bottlings (plus a new “4 Regions” PRV pack of 20 cls flasks).

Tasting Notes for PROVENANCE follow below:

PRV 0746 Mortlach 8 Year Old Sherry
On the nose there is initially a soft maceration of white fruits followed by a sweet mocha character. Mouth coatingly creamy on the palate- it then heads off to mixed spices and a malty sweetness. More chocolate than coffee is apparent on the long finish which also reveals late spices and aniseed. (F)

PRV 0733 Glen Grant 8 Year Old
Opens with an attractively sweet trait on the nose – soft meringue and icing sugar – then runs to a fruity (fresh apples) style. The palate is still sweet & fruity, now carrying vanilla and developing to an orange tang. The finish is long, sweetly spiced (cinnamon?) with more orange zest – now flamed.(J)

PRV 0725 Glengoyne 11 Year Old
The nose opens fresh & fruity, carrying a creamy sweet quality plus a poached pears style. The palate remains fruity running to a sweetly gristed, barley sugar character. The finish is medium long and carries a chocolate and orange zest tang. (J)

PRV 0729 Blair Athol 11 Year Old Sherry
Carries an alcoholic fruit salad plus liquorice and citrus on the nose … with a late hint of vanilla fudge. Palatewise it is round, full of toffee, interesting spices and a later dry gristiness. The finish carries even more – now warming – spices with sweet barley and late liquorice elements. (F)

PRV 0749 Auchentoshan 11 Year Old
Initially massively fruit toffee’d on the nose! – it then opens and warms to a soft barley sugar sweet style plus spices. Palatewise it is still sugar sweet – then moves to a subtle spiced gristiness. The early finish is dominated by barley sugar, spices – then tails drier. (F)

PRV 0732 Glen Moray 11 Year Old
Clean, light and floral fresh on the nose – it warms then to attractive sweet grist and barley. The palate is soft, sugary sweet and initially subtle – then it heads to barley sugar and cough drops – with the finish being long, spiced in a camphor style and lightly “burnt”. (F)

PRV 0738 Glencadam 12 Year Old
The fresh and floral nose carries a sweet, macerated sultana and gristy character. The palate opens spicy and runs to a herbal liqueur style with sweet accents and late camphor. The finish is long & spicy then runs drier with an attractive leather & oak quality. (J)
Yours sincerely

 Fred H Laing
Managing Director

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