Hazelburn 2005 Cadenhead's 16 Year Old Sherry Cask (70cl, 58.00%)

Hazelburn 2005 Cadenhead's 16 Year Old Sherry Cask is a single malt whisky from Springbank (Campbeltown). Aged 16 years, bottled at 58.00% ABV, 70cl. Matured in oloroso Sherry. Hazelburn 2005 Cadenhead's 16 Year Old Sherry Cask Wm. Cadenhead is Scotland’s oldest independent bottler, founded in 1842 by George Duncan. His brother William Cadenhead joined the company in 1952, taking over after George’s death in 1958. The company got into the whisky bottling business after 1904, when his nephew Robert Duthie took over, and since its sale to J&A Mitchell in 1972, Wm. Cadenhead has become on of the most sought after names in whisky. Its Authentic Collection is the flagship brand, but the portfolio of the company has expanded in recent years with labels like this. This Hazelburn was distilled in 2005 and matured in a Oloroso sherry cask for 16 years. First distilled in 1997, Hazelburn is the triple distilled single malt produced at Springbank distillery, and is named after the distillery of the same name, mothballed in 1925. Although very popular, Hazelburn remains an elusive whisky. Like Longrow, their peated single malt, it makes up 10% of the annual production at Springbank each year, resulting in around 100 to 150 casks. The first bottlings of Hazelburn were released in 2005. One of 240 bottles. A revered single malt distillery in Campbeltown that has operated since 1828. It is today owned by J&A Mitchell & Co who produce three single malt styles there. These are its flagship two-and-half times distilled Springbank, a heavily-peated malt known as Longrow, and the triple-distilled Hazelburn.