The Coopers Choice Glenburgie 2012 Marsala Cask Finish 54.5%

Description

The Coopers Choice Glenburgie 2012 Marsala Cask Finish is a third party independent bottling of Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky. This is a very limited single cask bottling.

The Cooper’s Choice range of whiskies is bottled by the Vintage Malt Whisky Co. (VMWC) which was founded by Brian Cook in 1992. Brian is a honours graduate in Food Science with twenty year’s experience in the malt whisky industry, latterly as Export Director for one of Scotland’s principal distillers. The aim of the VMWC is to produce a range of malt whiskies from Scotland’s finest distilleries and to make them available to independent wine and spirit importers throughout the world. This single malt whisky is individually bottled and presented under the distinctive Coopers Choice label. Casks of malts at different ages are selected from some of Scotland’s finest, but rarely bottled ,distilleries. They encompass all the varied tastes and flavours to be found from the Eastern coastline, to the Highland Valleys and all the way to the Western Isles.

The Glenburgie Distillery (sometimes known as Glenburgie-Glenlivet) is located in Alves, Moray in Speyside. It was originally founded in 1810 and went through various owners and today is owned by Pernod Ricard. Glenburgie is mostly used as in blended whiskies and is a major component of Ballantines.

The Coopers Choice Glenburgie 2012 Marsala Cask Finish is bottled at over 8 years old after being matured in American oaks barrels prior to a period of finishing in Marsala cask. Marsala is a sweet dessert wine from Sicily.

Only 312 bottles of The Coopers Choice Glenburgie 2012 Marsala Cask Finish were bottled.

Cask Ref #128 Bottled at 54.5% ABV.