Yellow Spot 12 Year Old

The Yellow Spot, name was derived from the Mitchell’s practice of marking their maturing casks of whiskey with a mark or daub of coloured paint to determine the age potential of the whiskey.  Blue Spot was a 8 year old, Green Spot  a 10yr and Yellow Spot a 12year old, Red Spot a 15.

In time, all but Green Spot disappeared, with Yellow Spot last being seen on  whiskey shelves in the early 1960’s.

 

Tasting Notes:

Colour:
Golden hues

Aroma:
Bourbon, vanilla, dried fruit

Taste:
Creamy vanilla, bourbon, apricot, pear, peach

Finish:
Long, full bodied and sweet