Fable Chapter 5 - Hound

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.

Hound Details:

Distillery: Mannochmore

Outturn: 252 bottles

Age: 12 years old

Region: Speyside, Scotland 

Spirit: Single malt scotch 

Cask Type: A single hogshead

Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration

Nose: Ripe pear, honeydew melon, fine oak flavour. Ripened strawberries mixed with white grapes. Obvious aromas of pear, honey, herb garden.

Palate: Mango and pear storms forward followed by oak flavour. Very full-oily mouthfeel, the strawberry grape comes back, oily-crisp. A little forest honey. Candle wax mouthfeel green, fruit. With water added - less toasted oak notes, bright green exotic fruit salad, fresh bread, very buttery.

Finish: An elegant expression from Mannochmore, even at 55.5% the honey-pear-mango essence with the most pleasant toasted oak notes. Fruit salad, long – medium finish very slightly astringent, spicy oak, fresh mint, creamy banana.