Cotswolds Bourbon Cask 59.1% ABV.

Appearance

Very light gold in colour, medium thick swirl line breaks up into slow thick legs and teardrops that hang there. #TheWhiskeyChaps

Nose

Ooooh, herbaceous, balsa wood, a little perfumed, Turkish delight, tropical fruits, sweet lemon too eventually. More floral with time. #TheWhiskeyChaps

Nose: The nose carries the ABV well, no real ABV ‘hit’ (not a negative) but there is a presence for sure. Barley, stewed fruits, pastry and apple skin #thewhiskeychaps

— Whisk(e)y Chap 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥃 (@whiskeychap) February 17, 2022

Palate

That 1st fill bourbon spice 🥰, lots of bitter and sweet lemon, some drying, blood oranges and pomegranate, milky coffee, malted biscuits, cinnamon and chilli’s. #TheWhiskeyChaps

Finish

New make spirit notes are coming through here, that red berry jamminess in all it’s glory, then much like the palate with char, some tannins, mocha, grapefruit comes through too. #TheWhiskeyChaps

Cotswolds Bourbon



Finish: Long, heat, fizzy, vanilla, fresh orchard fruit#thewhiskeychaps

— Whisky Shared (@WhiskyShared) February 17, 2022

My thoughts

I really do enjoy Bourbon cask whiskies, especially 1st fill bourbon cask, i just love those citrus spices. This bottling however offers something more, aromas and flavours that i wouldn’t typically expect from an Ex -Bourbon cask. For me this is an added bonus, and one i’ll very happily smell and drink again some time, i very much like it.

Thanks to Toby – @WhiskyShared for joining us on this tasting. Toby’s Youtube channel can be found here, if you don’t currently follow him there please do, he does great reviews, and he can be followed on Twitter using the button below, as can the Cotswolds distillery and indeed us too.