We are involved in what is known as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Edinburgh’s Heriot Watt University, which offers brewing and distilling degree courses, and all our distillers are graduates of the university. With Heriot Watt we’ve developed a strong understanding of botanicals, and are developing a botanical dictionary, if you like, of which botanicals give exactly what effects. It’s a science. We did a lot of work on wood finishes when I was with Glenmorangie, and that was all much less specific than the use of botanicals. You had all the variables of oak.

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Using a blend of whiskies, each aged in the finest quality barrels, the majority of which is 1st fill Bourbon with a hint of 1st fill sherry casks. Every malt contributes unique characteristics to produce exceptional, multi award-winning blended Sheep Dip whisky. The Service has been prepared by us solely for information purposes to Members and the Service is based on information we consider reliable and we obtain the contents of the Service from a number of different third party sources (including Contributions), but we do not endorse, support, represent, warrant or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of the Services and any information therein. Large items (delivered by two people, such as appliances and furniture) can be returned using our Home Collection service.Finish: Short. Licorice again, and a fading bitterness, including some oaky mouth-drying tannins. Fades without much else. You are responsible for all activities through your account. You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide to us in relation to your account, and for updating it where necessary. You are not allowed to create multiple accounts. We may terminate or temporarily suspend your account to protect you, ourselves or our partners from (suspected) identity theft or other (suspected) fraudulent (e.g. false, misleading, deceptive) activity. You have the obligation to keep your login credentials confidential. You shall not authorize any others to use or access your account.

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