Peated Tawny Port finish, Distilled March 2006 – Bottled February 2020, 1 of 315 bottles, specially selected by The Whisky Shop.
Appearance – This whisky is mid gold in colour, and syrupy viscous, with thick legs.
I love the swirls on #1, the rich gold liquid, with maybe a hint of pink, clings as a hairline crack to the glass. Beads form and slow thin legs fall#thewhiskeychaps
— Brian’s Malt Musings🥃 (@MaltMusings) December 10, 2020
Nose – Cherry drop sweets, a little menthol freshness, some dark chocolate, hand rolling tobacco, black coffee, and icing sugar sweetness. A little BBQ sauce and raisins.
Palate – That’s a spicy punch straight away, quite a bit of oak, black pepper, very oily too, orange, cinnamon, salted bacon, ginger, cardamom, dark chocolate, that’s a lovely palate.
Lots of black liquorice, cinnamon and some cloves too. Pretty xmassy, and strong! #thewhiskeychaps
— Whisk(e)y Chap 🏴🥃 (@whiskeychap) December 10, 2020
Dram 1 : Thick syrupy arrival, very sweet with a huge ginger spice note. The smoke arrives blanketing everything then rolls away to leave notes of dark berries – blackberries, blackcurrants & black cherries.#thewhiskeychaps
— Brian’s Malt Musings🥃 (@MaltMusings) December 10, 2020
Finish – Finish is medium long, quite salty and oily, some nice oak, and cigar leaves, very nice indeed.
My thoughts – I really like this whisky, there’s lots going on, lots of flavour, good depth, and generally a little meatier than the other 2 whiskies we tried during this tasting. Definitely a barbecue with an open fire on a beach territory.
Would i buy a bottle? – Yes i would, a super drop in my humble opinion, easy to just sip or savour and think about.
Thanks to – @maltmusings (Twitter), for our blind samples and accompanying pictures.
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