Appearance
Heading towards mid gold in colour here, good thickness swirl line with slow medium thick legs and teardrops #TheWhiskeyChaps
Nose
Evergreen boughs, woody menthol, cereals and grains, and red berries trying to come through. A touch of bitter lemon, dried apricots, and a little of that hot mashed potato thing. #TheWhiskeyChaps
Nose: Immediate rich berry sweetness and depth, vanilla and honey, a touch of barley and eucalyptus and stewed apples #thewhiskeychaps
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Palate
Decent mouthfeel, a little oily, and the spices are straight at you. Cinammon, ginger, cumin, grapefruit, lime starburst sweets, mocha, blackcurrants, red berries and red apple skin, a little drying. #TheWhiskeyChaps
Finish
Long side of medium in length, and at this point there is more of a sweet/ bitter balance going on, that NMS feel really has fought it’s way forward, very nice indeed. #TheWhiskeyChaps
Cotswolds Reserve
— Whisky Shared (@WhiskyShared) February 17, 2022
Finish: fruity, vanilla, new wood, pepper. Nice and long#thewhiskeychaps
My thoughts
This was our first dram during our Cotswolds distillery tasting, and i was a great start. The combination of 1st fill Ex – Bourbon casks and STR Red wine casks works very well for me, the STR portion does enhance the fruitiness overall. I certainly wouldn’t turn my nose up at a bottle, i really enjoyed it.
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