Fettercairn Distillery was founded in 1824 by Sir Alexander Ramsay, who converted a former corn mill into one of the earliest legally licensed whisky distilleries in Scotland after the Excise Act made licensed production feasible. He recruited experienced illicit distillers as his first stillmen and sold the estate just a few years later to the Gladstone family, whose son William Gladstone later influenced whisky taxation reforms. A major fire in 1887 led to a rebuild, and the distillery passed through various owners before being acquired by Whyte & Mackay in 1973, the company that still operates it today. Over more than two centuries Fettercairn has combined tradition with innovation, including a unique cooling system for its stills that shapes its light, fruity spirit. This beautiful single sherry butt of Fettercairn is extremely rare on the open market. The distillery is unique in several ways, but most notably due to the cooling ring around the still neck which increases reflux producing a very unique spirit. Finding a single Oloroso sherry butt bottled at Cask Strength of this special eastern highland’s distillery is so unusual, we’ve only once before been able to offer single sherry butt previously in our 40 year history. The style is extremely sherry forward with the dark chocolate, cherry and caramel sauce. Dense and full-bodied expect dark stewed fruits and a long finish of cocoa and sandalwood.