Product of: United Kingdom

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Distilled on the Scottish mainland using hand-harvested Shetland botanicals, as the name suggests this Blackwood's ‘vintage’ edition varies slightly year by year and is bottled at a premium strength of 60% alc./vol., apparently a reference to Shetland being at a latitude of 60 degrees north.

The botanicals used from Shetland include: coriander, wild water mint, angelica root and meadowsweet flowers.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 15/07/2012

Appearance:

(Bottle No. 05/04/0044 summer 2005) Clear, transparent with faint green tinge.

Aroma:

Peppery alcohol prickle and pungent pine forest fresh juniper with lemon meringue pie filling and grains-of-paradise spice.

Taste:

(reduced to 43%) clean, heavily juniper led palate with floral notes of lavender and parma violets, earthy cold stewed tea and plenty of cleansing peppery spice.

Aftertaste:

Lavender and pine-ey juniper with lingering cracked black pepper spice.