Infrequent Flyers Loch Lomond Croftengea 2005 16 Year Old Highland Single Malt

This is a 16 year old peated single malt from Loch Lomond, released under the Croftengea name, which the distillery uses for its peated expressions. It was finished in a Pedro Ximénez sherry puncheon and bottled independently by Alistair Walker as part of the Infrequent Flyers series, with 605 bottles from the cask. The nose brings muscovado sugar, festive spice and medicinal iodine. On the palate there is cooked fruit, dried figs and raisins, molasses and cocoa, with gentle peat throughout. The finish is long, with peat smoke, sherry sweetness, light pepper and a salty edge.