This is a wonderfully rich and complex single malt. Opening with rich and spicy aromas of crème brulee, heather honey and crumbled cinnamon, intensely fruity notes follow – fresh pineapple dressed with a scattering of sun-kissed lemon zest. There’s a hint of freshly-baked sponge cake too, warm from the oven, and you’ll find cinnamon again, but toasted shards this time. Citrus and vanilla notes linger in the aromatic waves of peat smoke.

To create 15 Year Old Viking Heart, Gordon Motion, our Master Whisky Maker, selected predominantly sherry seasoned European oak casks to deliver warm, spicy notes and sherry seasoned American oak casks to provide a balance of sweet vanilla. Expertly adding just a few refill casks to soften and smooth the flavours, Gordon chose to bottle at 44% ABV to allow the whisky’s vibrant fruitiness and distinctive heathery peat smoke to shine through.

If we learned anything from our Viking ancestors, it is that intensity is a virtue. With this in mind, Gordon Motion, the Master Whisky Maker, hand-selected almost identical quantities of first-fill sherry seasoned European Oak casks, first-fill sherry seasoned American oak casks and refill casks in this rare celebration of balanced intensity.

Created from just 15 casks, the first-fill casks impart the most prominent characteristics on to the whisky. The European oak casks bring vibrant spices and dried fruit while the American oak casks dial up the vanilla and citrus notes. This 21-Year-Old August 2019 Release is an incredibly intense yet balanced whisky.

Gingerbread, pineapple, softly salty wafts of sea air and dried peat earthiness. Palate: Vanilla builds on the palate, paired with salted butter, raisins, stem ginger and old oak. Finish: Baked orchard fruit, slightly flinty, dried herbs and coffee beans.