1973 Rare Malts Selection Teaninich 23 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product pictured.

A long discontinued Teaninich, distilled in 1973 and bottled in April 1997. For an indication of the style on offer in this historical bottling, see whiskyfun's review below for a Rare Malts edition of the same age, but with a higher ABV. This one weighs in at 57.1% Alc./Vol.

Other reviews... It's in 1996 that UDV released a 6x20cl pack that included a Brora, a Glendullan, a Caol Ila, a Dailuane and this high-strength Teaninich. The latter was the last one I didn't open yet - perhaps because it was the less appealing. Quite overpowering at first nosing, it then develops on some smoky and orangey notes. It really needs a lot of air to begin to 'breather'. It then offers you some amazing beehive notes: wax, honey, wood, with some flowery (dandelion) and fruity (gooseberry) notes finally breaking though. The first mouthfeel is extremely powerful. Hints of 'still', a little feinty, Chinese fruit (longan), honey. Quite special, I like it. Long but spirity finish... What's interesting is that at almost 65%, it doesn't need any water to show a great complexity. But it somehow burns your throat, still. 87 points - whiskyfun.com