Experience N.17 // SYNCHRONICITY

SYNCHRONICITY

Experience N.17 is about uncovering unseen possibilities. From something unfamiliar, something new and exciting emerges.

Disperate distilleries: large, small, rural and urban; Blending collides flavours in search of tasty connections. Within layers of fruit-forward malt, we discovered smoke. In the lightness of grain, we found abundant texture.

Blending mirrors life’s delightful surprises. Strange casks yielding strange magic. Harmony from chaos. We invite you to let go of expectations and embrace the excitement.

500ml | 46.1%

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Blend Summary

NO. OF BOTTLES

3502

Blending Date

17/07/23

Marrying Period

21 Days

Marrying Vessel

Ex Bourbon Casks

ABV

46.1%

COMPOSITION

Invergordon Distillery Single Grain

5.6%

Benrinnes Distillery Single Malt

15.9%

Unnamed Lowland Distillery Single Grain

32.3%

Staoisha (Coded Distillery) Single Malt

16.1%

Speyside Distillery Single Malt

12.6%

Unnamed Speyside Distillery Single Malt

17.5%

BEHIND THE BLEND

EXPERIENCE N.17 // SYNCHRONICITY // BLENDING NOTES

This is Pete's favorite blend to date. Which, given the awards we've picked up since launch, is saying something. Deep, complex and oozing balance, this blend was built around a juicy Rioja wine cask of unpeated whisky codenamed Staoisha by the brokers. On it's own this cask was a little much, the wine had taken the delicate spirit too far. This is where blending comes in. Not all the whiskies we find are perfect, but they have certain charms that can be coaxed out of them. This was an example of that.

Our mission was to add some spirit character back into the proceedings, which we did by using a duo of vibrant Speyside single malts, and a third much meatier, richer speyside malt. Together this trio make up nearly 70% of the blend. Once we knew this combination was in play, it was only a matter of using grain to bridge the flavours. We selected two grains for the purpose. One adding a creaminess to the texture the other a very old sample drawing out the overall experience and giving the dram a really poised, long finish on the palate.

Flavour wise, we're left with a dram that moves from maritime malt, harbour and a waxiness through a real subtle smoke that builds, underpinned by a marmalade sweetness on the sides of the mouth. The finish is long, with a herbal, lingering smokiness that keeps one coming back for another sip.