{"product_id":"secret-islay-2014-10-year-old-master-of-malt-black-friday-edition","title":"Secret Islay 2014 10 Year Old Black Friday 2024 Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecret Islay 2014 10 Year Old – Black Friday (Master of Malt)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a heavily peated \u003cstrong\u003esingle-cask Islay single malt Scotch whisky\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled at an undisclosed Islay distillery in \u003cstrong\u003eJanuary 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e and bottled by Master of Malt in \u003cstrong\u003eMarch 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e after 10 years of maturation. The identity of the distillery has deliberately not been disclosed, so it should be marketed as \u003cstrong\u003eSecret Islay\u003c\/strong\u003e, rather than attributed to a particular producer. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatured for the full \u003cstrong\u003e10 years in a single Oloroso sherry butt\u003c\/strong\u003e, the whisky was bottled at \u003cstrong\u003enatural cask strength of 57.4% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, with natural colour and without chill filtration. The single butt yielded only \u003cstrong\u003e711 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e, making this a genuinely limited Black Friday release. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of Oloroso sherry and powerful Islay peat delivers an intense profile of sticky caramel, dark chocolate, jammy fruit and dried fruit alongside earthy ash, pepper, charred oak and dense bonfire smoke. Its undisclosed distillery provenance adds another point of interest for collectors of independent and mystery Islay bottlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sweet peat smoke with salted caramel, honeyed brioche and grilled peach, developing hickory smoke, strawberry sweetness, earthy oak and smoky black tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dense toffee and powerful peat with cracked black pepper, dark berries and dried fruit, followed by dark chocolate, rosemary, robust oak and earthy ash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long and intensely smoky with meaty malt, charred fruit, burnt custard, wood smoke and lingering peppery peat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Master of Malt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51865181323542,"sku":null,"price":1899.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/0782\/4406\/files\/secret-islay-2014-10-year-old-black-friday-bottle.png?v=1789192194","url":"https:\/\/whiskylibraryshop.co.za\/products\/secret-islay-2014-10-year-old-master-of-malt-black-friday-edition","provider":"The Whisky Library Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}