Deer Bear and Moose Burnside Blended Malt Scotch Bourbon Hogs Head 1999 23 year 750 ml

Deer Bear and Moose Burnside is a single-release blended malt Scotch whisky from independent bottler Deer Bear and Moose, distilled in 1999 and bottled at 23 years old from a bourbon hogshead cask. As a blended malt, it's built entirely from malt whiskies — no grain whisky in the mix — so the hogshead has had over two decades to shape the spirit rather than compete with a younger, lighter base. Specific tasting notes for this release aren't published, which is typical for small, single-cask independent bottlings; what's known is the format: 23 years in wood, bottled by the independent bottler rather than the originating distillery. Best suited to a Scotch collector who tracks independent bottler releases rather than someone shopping by flavor profile alone.

How to drink Deer Bear and Moose Burnside

Treat it like any well-aged single-cask Scotch: neat, in a tulip glass, with a splash of water to open it up if the alcohol reads hot. Skip ice and skip cocktails here — at 23 years from a single cask, this is a whisky to taste slowly, not stretch into a mixer.

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