Kinclaith – 1969/2020 51 Year Old Duncan Taylor Rarest of the Rare #301454 (70cl, 49.3%)

This is a Kinclaith single malt from Duncan Taylor's Rarest of the Rare collection. It was distilled on 28 May 1969, matured for 51 years in a single cask, number 301454, and bottled in 2020 at 49.3% ABV. Only 95 bottles were filled. Kinclaith was a Lowland distillery that closed in 1975. The nose brings ripe light fruit, old malt and vanilla, with leather, fine herbs and polished oak. The palate is silky, with fruit sweetness, honey, nuts, spice and well-integrated old oak. The finish is very long and dry, with fruit, spice and fine wood.