Key Facts About This Whisky

Range: Mythical Beasts

Distillery: Staoisha (Bunnahabhain)

Age: 6 Years Old

Region: Islay

Cask Type: Ex-bourbon barrel

Cask Ref: 23420

Alcohol by Volume: 61%

Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration

Outturn: 135 bottles

Bottle Size: 700ml

Staoisha 6 Year Old Tasting Notes

Without water

Appearance: A straw colour with pronounced legs 

Nose: Freshly cut grass, and vegetal aromas and wet slate and gentle wood smoke with zingy lemon peel notes and a gentle brown sugar sweetness

Palate: A pleasingly full mouth-feel with a beautiful balance of sweetness and spice

Finish: A complex finish beginning with a sharp sweetness with a fiery hint, giving way to a more nutty profile

With water:

Appearance: A pale straw with hints of light gold

Nose: Opens up to a rounder profile of aromas with the lead notes being caramelised banana and bread and butter pudding

Palate: The spicy flavour leads the palate with warm cinnamon and cloves.

Finish: A brief sweetness infolds to a long and lengthy warming fieriness.

Tasting notes by Lisa McWilliam, Spirits Writer, Great Taste Spirit Judge and Drinks Consultant.

About The Qilin

The Qilin is a magical beast whose mythology combines the essence of Scotland with the spirit of Asia. Galloping through eastern forests, proudly sporting a majestic horn and with a wreath of divine flames coating its equine form, it mirrors the Unicorn, the national symbol of Scotland. Their distant familial ties interweave the sterling values of Scotland with the magic of Asia, representing wisdom, justice and truth. Legend has it that all who commune with the Qilin reap the rewards of its benevolent spirit, finding good fortune and prosperity. Rich in character and flavour, echoing ages past, the Qilin brings elements of ancient mythology into the modern age.