Highland Blended Malt 12 Year Old 2013 “Monochrome Essence #1” PX Quarter Casks #17+171 by Club Qing Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

A brand new series released by Club Qing in 2026 – Monochrome Essence. This series explores form through removal rather than addition. Each painting is reduced to its most essential lines, allowing presence to emerge without distraction. By limiting gesture and detail, the work invites quiet observation and reflection. What remains is not a representation, but an impression, a moment where shape, space, and restraint meet in balance.

 In whisky, essence is not created. It is revealed.

Monochrome Essence reflects the idea that maturation is a process of loss leading to definition. The final whisky is what remains after time, wood, and patience have removed what is unnecessary.

This whisky is an expression created by carefully vatting two second-fill PX sherry quarter casks. The casks were deliberately matured to enhance the angel’s share and achieve a very rounded texture. This blended malt was ranked #1 by a tasting panel in a blind tasting of ten samples. Nose is gentle, with cream, grapefruits, papayas and green mangoes. The palate is rather sweet, with ripe fruits and honey with a medium finish on citrus fruits and milk chocolate.

Region: Highland

Distillery: Undisclosed

Age: 12 Year Old

Vintage: 2013

ABV: 46.5% 

Vol: 700ml

Cask: Second-fill PX quarter casks

Cask Number: 17+171

Number of Bottles: 264