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ABHAINN DEARG 40 %
500 ML Bottle
THE SPIRIT OF LEWIS
Distillation Date: 10/2/2010
Cask Number: 08 2010
1000 Numbered Bottles
Non Chill Filtered
Bottled by Hand
Oak Cask
Distilled by: Mark Tayburn - Founder
Abhainn Dearg Distillery, Carnish, Isle of Lewis
Outer Hebrides

ABHAINN DEARG, Carnish, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides


Just 1000 x 50 ml bottles of "The Spirit of Lewis"have been released from Abhainn
Dearg distillery on the Hebridean Isle of Lewis, wih 500 being earmarked for the
U K and 500 for mainland Europe.

Each is signed by founder Mark Tayburn. According to a spokesperson for Scotland's
Westernmost distillery, which cam on stream in September 2008, "The Spirit of Lewis"
is a traditional Outer Hebridean dram, a relatively young spirit, matured for a short
period of time in a sherry cask. It is then reduced to 40.0 % A B V"

The result is a spirit with a grassy nose of tinned pears, with the emphasis on tin, sweet
cereal, and a mildly herbal note. Reduced with water, there is a distinct impression of
houseplant cuttings. Quite voluptuous in the mouth, with plump barley, and very
drinkable. The finish is short to medium in length, gently spicy and slightly metallic,
with a final fruit and nut chocolate taste. Too young to be allowed out on its own for
long, but this is an extremely promising "work in progress"and with a few more years
behind it Abhainn Dearg could be a serious dram indeed.