Girvan 28yo – Ruby Tuesday
£90
54.1% abv
70cl
In stock
Description
Bright, fruity and stunningly coloured Scotch from the west coast.
Girvan distillery hugs the Ayrshire coast on a latitude with the stunning Ailsa Craig rock protruding from the sea. The same site is home to the renowned Ailsa Bay single malt.
The spirit was filled originally to ex–bourbon wood before being re-racked during maturation a cask that is unique as it gets. The butt was made the old school way- the staves were almost 4cm thick! They don’t make them like that anymore. The port cask had been used to mature old tawny port for over 60 years. The effect this had on the Girvan liquid is outrageous. The colour has deepened to a deep garnet (hence the name) and the aroma springs out of the glass.
The angels really have feasted on the ABV of this spirit- between the rich port influence and the 28 years, this ABV has dropped to 54.1% vol.
As always…. Un-filtered. Natural colour. Cask Strength.
