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Class
Scotch Whisky
Style
Single Malt
Region
Speyside
Taste
fruity & brown sugar
Rare
Exclusive
Tormore 1988 - Authors' Series - Frederick Douglass
Tormore 1988 - Authors' Series - Frederick Douglass Tormore 1988 - Authors' Series - Frederick Douglass

Tormore 1988 - Authors' Series - Frederick Douglass

70cl 54.1% abv Scotch Whisky Single Malt Speyside

Class
Scotch Whisky
Style
Single Malt
Region
Speyside
Taste
fruity & brown sugar
Rare
Exclusive
£410.00
SKU
24338
The First Editions Authors’ Series is a range of single cask expressions, created by the prestigious blenders and bottlers, Hunter Laing & Co, in celebration of pioneering writers. This is a limited edition expression, inspired by the life and works of Frederick Douglass. Distilled in November 1988 at Speyside's Tormore distillery, this single malt was matured in a sherry butt for 28 years before bottling in October 2017. This 14th release in the series is limited to just 244 bottles, each one presented at a natural cask strength of 54.1% abv. Each bottle is presented in a brown leather box, embossed with gold metallic text, and are individually wax sealed. Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was an African-American former slave who rose to prominence as a highly-regarded writer, orator and statesman in the abolitionist movement. Douglass garnered acclaim for his anti-slavery writings including the Heroic Slave, My Bondage and My Freedom, and A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, as well as for the newspaper he founded and edited, the North Star. Read More
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Tormore 1988 - Authors' Series - Frederick Douglass Description

The First Editions Authors’ Series is a range of single cask expressions, created by the prestigious blenders and bottlers, Hunter Laing & Co, in celebration of pioneering writers. This is a limited edition expression, inspired by the life and works of
Frederick Douglass.

Distilled in November 1988 at Speyside's Tormore distillery, this single malt was matured in a sherry butt for 28 years before bottling in October 2017. This 14th release in the series is limited to just 244 bottles, each one presented at a natural cask strength of 54.1% abv.

Each bottle is presented in a brown leather box, embossed with gold metallic text, and are individually wax sealed.

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was an African-American former slave who rose to prominence as a highly-regarded writer, orator and statesman in the abolitionist movement. Douglass garnered acclaim for his anti-slavery writings including the Heroic Slave, My Bondage and My Freedom, and A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, as well as for the newspaper he founded and edited, the North Star.


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Hamish Says...

Our Hamish has had a sip and jotted down his thoughts.

Nose: intense chocolate notes with dried fruits, plums, dates and tobacco.

Palate: macerated fruits, brown sugar, cocoa powder and a hint of cinnamon.

Finish: long and lingering with oak tannins emerging.

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Taste Profile

chocolatedried fruittobaccofruitybrown sugarcinnamonplumcocoaoak Back to top

Product Details

Distillery/Brand
Tormore
Classification
Scotch Whisky
Region
Speyside
Style
Single Malt
Size
70cl
ABV
54.1%
Age Statement
28 Year Old
Vintage
1988
Limited Edition
Exclusive
Single Cask
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