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Fettercairn Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 28 Years

  • Distiller

    Fettercairn

  • Bottler

    Fettercairn

  • ABV

    42%

  • Age

    28 Years

  • Price $200+

Fettercairn 28 Year Old is one of five Fettercairn expressions that debuted in the U.S. in May 2025, alongside 24-, 40-, 46- and 50-year-old expressions. Fettercairn was founded in 1824, so its arrival in the U.S. has been a long time coming. This single malt scotch whisky is aged for 28 years in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels with no chill filtering and bottled at 42% ABV. It has a suggested retail price of $1,250 per 700-milliliter bottle. Just 500 bottles were released in the U.S.

  • Raided Score: 88
  • Drinkhacker
  • By David Thomas Tao
  • Espresso bean and semi-sweet baking chocolate round out notes, though the mouth feel is a touch too thin for those to stick around deep into the finish.
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  • Raided Score: 87
  • Whisky Advocate
  • By Gavin Smith
  • Quirky, and one for lovers of the slightly arcane.
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  • Raided Score: 94
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • Just a gorgeous, complex whisky. Fantastic stuff.
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  • Nose:

    Gorgeous nose with more rich sweetness to it than the 24-year offering from Fettercairn. Apple bake, sweet cream, butterscotch, green apple, caramel and cookie butter.

  • Taste:

    Quite viscous on the palate for 84 proof. There's a really beautiful mix of oak and sweetness here: Salted caramel, fig, raisin bread, black pepper, tobacco, rosemary.

  • Finish:

    Long finish with notes of leather, cinnamon, oak and tannin, tobacco and clove.

  • Overall:

    Just a gorgeous, complex whisky. Fantastic stuff.

  • Score:

    94

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By David Morrow
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