A 12yr Williamson from a refill butt. Filled 7 Sep 2010 and then bottled by the Thompson Bros in December 2022.
The name is a reference to Bessie Williamson, the owner and distillery manager of Laphroaig distillery between 1954 and 1972 which may given an inkling as to the teaspooned dram which lies within.
Williamson 12yr (Thompson Bros)
£105.00Price
Nose: Pickled walnuts, sweaty farm shed, game meat; smoked pheasant, fatty & rich. Some old passive sherry notes. Cigar ends, a flinty minerality, antique books, clove cigarettes.
Palate: Clove oil, eucalyptus, leather-bound books, waxed oak floorboards, pickled brine, smoked pineapple salsa.
Finish: Menthol rolling tobacco, dry (peat) hearth, sandalwood, camphor, chilli.