{"product_id":"dalwhinnie-winters-gold-700ml","title":"Dalwhinnie Winter's Gold (700mL)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDalwhinnie Winter's Gold is a Scottish mountain high … served ice-cold, it is a light, unctuous, fruit-forward dram from the highest of the Highlands.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDalwhinnie, Scotland \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ehas a population of 80. That’s not a typo. It is home to a small schoolhouse, a pub, an inn, a train station, and the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDalwhinnie Distillery. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eWhat else do you need, really? The distillery, founded in 1897 by John Grant, is famous for being the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“highest” distillery \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ein \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScotland. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eWhen you are talking about spirits, \u003cem\u003e“highest” \u003c\/em\u003ecan mean several things right? In this case, we are talking about altitude, sitting at nearly \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1100 feet \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eabove sea level. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\nImportantly, only \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e of production ends up in their single-malt nameplate, and they are a small shop to boot with only one wash and one spirit still each. The rest goes into the famous \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eblended Scotch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e“Black \u0026amp; White.” \u003c\/em\u003eSo grab what you can get your hands on. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDalwhinnie \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis famous for its light, almost gentle Whiskies, and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinter's Gold \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis no exception. So what’s with the name? Well, their location as the highest distillery in Scotland makes for cooler weather. They noticed that the Whiskies distilled in the coldest winter months—\u003cem\u003eDecember, January, and February\u003c\/em\u003e—had a slightly darker, more golden hue and a fruitier taste than the ones produced at other times of the year. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\nThey wisely decided to encapsulate the winter production runs into a special edition. Make no mistake, this is every bit a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDalwhinnie, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ebut where the core offerings are more heather-forward in flavor, in \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinter's Gold \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ethe heather is still there, but apricot and toffee step up. The folks at \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDalwhinnie \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003esuggest that you serve this dram straight from the freezer—\u003cem\u003eice cold without dilution\u003c\/em\u003e—and then enjoy the changes as the Whisky slowly warms in the glass. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalwhinnie","offers":[{"title":"2","offer_id":52219976155424,"sku":"zrr1787266044576","price":51.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"86","offer_id":52219976188192,"sku":"lky1787266044577","price":61.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"72","offer_id":52219976220960,"sku":"vsq1787266044578","price":40.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"215","offer_id":52219976253728,"sku":"rmc1787266044579","price":48.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/3231\/3120\/files\/dalwhinnie-winters-gold-700ml_1.png?v=1787266049","url":"https:\/\/www.elmwoodbasket.shop\/products\/dalwhinnie-winters-gold-700ml","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}