Douglas Laing's Timorous Beastie Madeira Cask Finish The Cheese Cellar Collection (70cl, 48%)

This is a Highland blended malt from Douglas Laing's Timorous Beastie range, part of the Remarkable Regional Malts and the Cheese Cellar Collection. It is a limited edition bottled at 48% in a 70cl bottle. The Highland malt was finished for several months in Madeira casks, and it is bottled without colouring or chill-filtration. The range takes its name from the timid field mouse in Robert Burns's poem 'To a Mouse'. The nose offers ripe orchard fruits, honeyed sweetness, toasted almonds and a subtle floral note. On the palate come toffee, caramelised apples and juicy plums with gentle spice and a silky texture. The finish brings sweet vanilla, orange marmalade and lingering warmth.