{"product_id":"very-old-scotch-20-year-old-blend","title":"Very Old Scotch 20 Year Old","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe’ve got to be very cagey about where the exquisite liquid in this bottle came from, because part of securing this incredibly aged parcel at such a ridiculous price is that we can’t tell you exactly which storied whiskymaking houses contributed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut we can tell you how Craig – our Head of Whisky Creation – uncovered this treasure-trove Scotch for Club Members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring his time as a Master Blender in Scotland, he heard about this rare parcel after talking to an industry colleague, who mentioned a particularly special dormant small batch of casks that had been patiently maturing for close to 20 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe high-malt blend was put together in 2017, combining parcels of 100% Sherry-matured single malt from a legendary unpeated Islay distillery; three Sherry bomb masters in Speyside; an unnamed Islands distillery; some juicy Lowland grain; and a dab of fruity, waxy Highland malt. Once blended, it was filled back into Sherry butts and hogsheads to continue maturing, with no set date for bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight years later, Craig hunted it down, and once he got his hands on cask samples, he knew we had to have it for the Club: “On paper, this whisky seemed too good to be true. 20 years old, all Sherry matured and with a cracking array of distilleries in the blend. What’s more, it had been marrying in cask for 8 years. The aroma carries notes of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etoffee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edried fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecitrus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSherry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. The palate is rich and complex with more citrus, more Sherry and a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efloral note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e that only develops with age. It’s no wonder this won a gold medal in San Francisco.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one-off batch – featuring stocks plundered from some of our favourite single malt distilleries – landed exclusively for Members of The Whisky Club as August’s Whisky of the Month.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot a Member yet? Now’s the time: \u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ejoin FREE today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to score our upcoming exclusive releases.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Whisky Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46490118750287,"sku":"WC0606","price":135.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/20yoveryoldblend_pdp_main-medal.png?v=1787702233","url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.com.au\/products\/very-old-scotch-20-year-old-blend","provider":"The Whisky Club AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}