20/06/2025
Blue skies and summer drams 💛🥃
https://aberdeenwhiskyshop.co.uk/collections/the-whisky-cellar
We’ve got the sensational Pintail Teaninich open for tasting today bottled by one of our favourite indie bottlers The Whisky Cellar. Finished in a Muscat De Rivesaltes offering notes of Mango, honey, dried apricots, yellow sultanas, white pepper and a herbal freshness. The perfect summer sipper, pop in for a wee dram 💛🥃
This single malt from Teaninich Distillery has been aged for 15 years, spending some time 'finishing' in an ex-Muscat de Rivesaltes barrel. The finish has delivered a perfectly balanced sweet-yellow fruit character to the fresh, slightly herbal distillate of the malt, creating a Teaninich at peak performance.
MUSCAT DE RIVESALTES is a fortified wine from the Southern French region of Roussillon, commanding a proud Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) status since 1956. The wines differ from the more generic Rivesaltes in that they contain only Muscat d’Alexandria and Muscat à Petits Grains grapes and are aged in small oak barrels.
The wines are always white and, containing a minimum of 100 grams of sugar per litre, honey-sweet with ripe stone fruit characters. Enjoyed largely as an aperitif although locals can be seen consuming glasses of the fruity Muscat at any time of day in the cafés of Roussillon, alongside a simple plate of foie gras.
Nose Peaches, nectarine, lemon zest, mint tea.
Palate Mango, honey, dried apricots, yellow sultanas, white pepper and an herbal freshness.
Finish Cake spice, yellow stone fruits and a toasty, oaky resinous ending.
