St Bridget’s Kirk Blended Malt Solera Batch #5 48.5%

A blend of 5 hogsheads of Inchgower, Benrinnes, Auchroisk, Peated Ben Nevis and Caol Ila
From their custom solera of one Fino sherry quarter cask and two Oloroso sherry quarter casks.
Btl: Nov 2025
Tasted: Feb 2026
The nose is quite cereally and malty with a subtler peat influence than Batch 4. Although the sherry is quite restrained, I’m getting quite a noticeable Fino sherry influence along with a little Oloroso dried fruit, salt, vanilla and a little sweeter peat.

The palate is full of juicy, off-sweet apricot, apple, astringent peat and subtler Oloroso sherry than Batch 4. Dense, cerealy and malty with an almost savoury meatiness and like the nose a noticeable Fino sherry character. Long, lightly estery white fruit, salt and spice in the finish. Herbal peat after-taste. Seeing the evolution of this bottling is fascinating.