Speyside (M) 2005/2026 21 Year Old 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt #102 Signatory Symington's Choice (70cl, 58.3%)

A Speyside single malt distilled in 2005 and bottled on 21 August 2026 after 21 years in first-fill Oloroso sherry butt #102. It is a cask-strength release from Signatory Vintage's Symington's Choice, with 668 numbered bottles. The long Oloroso maturation brings dark fruit together with spicy oak, figs, ripe plums, prunes, nutty sherry sweetness and caramelised sweetness, with a lightly peppery note. It is bottled at 58.3% without chill filtration or colouring, in a 70cl bottle with a black metal tin with orange accents. On the nose, dark figs and ripe plums lead, with pronounced Oloroso notes and gentle oak spice. The palate shows concentrated fruit with plums and figs and an intense sherry character, set against fine pepper. The finish is long and dry, with bitter oak notes while the sherry character remains.