Heavily Peated and aged in 85% bourbon casks and 15% sherry casks, this dram is bottled at 57.7% abv. Limited Edition
Appearance
Very light gold, thick swirl line and several very slow thick legs. #thewhiskeychaps
Nose
Yeah that’s stronger on the nose, oooft, and I’m getting the hot mashed potato here too, a very nice start. Much more peat, leaning towards medicinal for me, sticky fabric plasters and Germoline, also a little foresty, jerk sauce and bacon. #thewhiskeychaps
Definitely vegetal, nettles along the edge of an alleyway, evergreen woods and the germoline mix quite nicely. #thewhiskeychaps
Nose: It defintely noses like a high ABV, plenty of ethanol on the first few sniffs! There's an obvious campfire/BBQ smoke hybrid, a little ashy but also sweet. Then there is a citrus element too #thewhiskeychaps
— Whisk(e)y Chap 🏴🚾🥃 (@whiskeychap) November 10, 2022
Palate
Mouthfeel is nice, a a little oily, and the plate is much like the nose. The extra ABV is welcome, and I get a touch of bubble gum, cranberries, orange rind, black pepper, cardamom, quite hot cinnamon too. #thewhiskeychaps
Mouth and chest warming, spices continue on, espresso coffee, pontefract cakes, chocolate raisins, dates, cumin, almost rum and raisin too. #thewhiskeychaps
I'm not a massive fan of the palate to be honest, at least after the first few sips. There's a harsh aerosol vibe going on, like I've accidentally sprayed Pledge in my mouth. #thewhiskeychaps
— Whisk(e)y Chap 🏴🚾🥃 (@whiskeychap) November 10, 2022
Finish
Quite long for me, and quite nice. HP brown sauce, bacon that’s fallen into an open fire, and hot ashes. #thewhiskeychaps
My thoughts
We tasted the 2022 16 year old from Kilkerran on the same tasting that we tasted this bottle, and the 16 yo didn’t do it for me. Now this one very much did. The higher ABV brought much more to the table in my opinion. It had everything i expected and is another great batch. This bottle for me has a nice and wide flavour profile, it has plenty going on, and it’s one i’d definitely have in my whisky cupboard.
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