1998 Carn Mor "Celebration of the Cask" Glen Keith 26 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Tucked away in the heart of Speyside, Glen Keith was built around 1960 on the site of a corn mill by Chivas Brothers, who also owned the existing Strathisla distillery nearby. Mothballed in 1999, then purchased and reinvigorated by Pernod Ricard with production recommencing in 2013, the distillery only recently began marketing its own brand again. This edition is from reputable independent, Carn Mor. It's described by tasters as a delightful whisky offering what's best in long ex-bourbon maturation - sweet, but not too sweet, with a lot of fruitiness, a bit of spice in the form of oak, and the alcohol integrated and pleasantly warming. In short, very typical of the house style. 160 bottles were drawn from a single cask in late 2024. 55.8% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

Other reviews... Rich, multi-layered, intense. It offers what long maturation in ex-bourbon barrels can possibly give. The taste of sweet apples, freshly baked bread covered in wildflower honey, complemented by sweet and mild spices, dried herbs, delicate touch of wood, beeswax. - whiskybase.com