Fable Chapter 3 - Moon

Fable Whisky is a new independent bottler of single cask whiskies. Far from ordinary, they are founded on the old art of storytelling, combined with the modern arts of animation and illustration. They bring legendary myths and tales from Scotland to life through these visual arts, while showcasing the best single malts which they hand select to ensure distinctive tastes and intriguing characters - just like the stories of old. Fable’s Chapter whiskies feature a range of different distilleries, from Scotland’s most acclaimed, to those little known; from Glentauchers in Speyside to Glen Garish in the Highlands. All of Fable’s whiskies are bottled in their purest form: cask strength, natural colour, and without chill filtration. So you're getting a great quality dram to go with the great tales of old. So pick a whisky or two, settle in somewhere comfy, and enjoy a jolly good story.

Moon Details:

Distillery: Dailuaine

Outturn: 230 bottles

Age: 11 years old

Region: Speyside, Scotland 

Cask Type: A single hogshead

Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration

Nose: Barley sugars, citrus, peach, and tropical fruits, pineapple. Pears cooked in brown butter with nutmeg and cinnamon.

Palate: Big obvious vanilla sweetness plus some toasted malt, toasted wood spices, all spice, honey, distant bees wax and a bit minerality - earthiness. Thick and creamy mouthfeel, apples again. With water added - green grass, freshness comes through. Un-ripened green fruit.

Finish: Sweet red apples, more honey and a bit of wax, some cereals, vanilla, If these come through now coconut here as well some nice beeswax and pepper. Also, sour and bitter as a grapefruit. Light pepper, spicy.