Finn Thomson Fettercairn 2007 18 Years Old Single Malt Whisky

Finn Thomson Fettercairn 2007 18 Years Old Single Malt Whisky

The Scotch whisky industry has forever been masters of making the most of the tools at their disposal. Perhaps the best example of this is the use (and re-use) of casks used for maturing wines and spirits around the world. Whether it is utilising first fill bourbon barrels made available by the US ‘one fill rule’ or historically filling whisky into the transit casks of European wines, the Scots’ inherent thriftiness has resulted in creating liquid gold.

Fettercairn has one of the most unique distillation styles in Scotland. They cool the head of the still during distillation to increase the reflux of the heavier components of the spirit. The result is a tropical, fruity style of whisky that would almost be more suited to the Caribbean than the foothills of the Grampian mountains.

This cask showcases all that tropical fruit. The Tokaji influence lifts those fruity notes while still allowing the natural style of the beautiful Fettercairn spirit to shine through and is proof that there was life in the old cask still.

This Fettercairn 18 year old is a prime example of this mindset. Finished in a refill Tokaji cask that was previously used for finishing one of my Glen Garioch releases, there is just a subtle hint of the fruitiness of the Tokaji wine that was previously held within a toned down version from the cask’s initial use.

Story

Finn Thomson is a Scotch whisky independent bottler that is 300 years in the making. Since James Thomsons illicit potstill in the 1700s, the Thomson family has pursued a different element of whisky through the ages – distilling, blending, trading, selling – helping to shape the very story of Scotch itself. 

With three centuries of family whisky history and personal tutelage from some of the most respected names in the Scottish whisky industry, Finn may stand on the shoulders of giants. But the weight of decision rests on his own.

Finn is responsible for calling the moment when a whisky’s flavours are at their finest; quirks and eccentricities at their most beguiling. Whether it’s a decades-old cask from the family collection or an entirely new creation, this is art as much as science. Wood, water and weather have had their say. The only guides that count now are taste, scent and intuition.

Origin : Highland, Scotland

Type： Whisky

Distillery : Fettercairn

Bottler : Finn Thomson

Vintage : 2007

Bottled : 2025

Age : 18 Years

Cask Type : Refill Tokaji

Cask Number : 17602207

Number of bottles : 253 bottles

Alcohol : 54.6%

Bottle Size : 700 ml