From the Highlands comes a whisky with composure and quiet depth. Cask No. 1002, drawn from a single bourbon hogshead, has spent twenty-two years finding its rhythm, yielding just 311 bottles at natural cask strength, non-chill filtered and with natural colour intact. The nose opens with poached pear, honey and malt loaf, soft and steady. On the palate, it’s elegant yet assured, wood spice, anise, and a flicker of cayenne bringing warmth and focus. The finish is medium and drying, led by fruit and spice in easy conversation. It’s the kind of dram that bridges worlds: refined enough for the collector, generous enough for anyone discovering Highland malt for the first time. A whisky of grace and character, no bluster, no pretence, just quietly confident craftsmanship in a glass.