Karuizawa 17 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 56 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Biscuity. Citrussy. Orange marmalade. A touch of rancio. Earthy mushrooms. Damp cellar. A delicate complexity. Smoky wood. Palate Velvety, oily. Enveloping sweetness, releasing jammy flavours of orange and ginger marmalade and plum jam. Ginger biscuits. Finish Lingering, warm and rich. Refreshing note of liquorice in the back. Comment A superb balance and richness. Luscious bouquet, satisfying and flavoursome.

Dave Broom Nose Huge and meaty: truffle/dried shiitake mushroom heading into balsamic/rancio territory. Becomes sooty with roast chestnut, burning leaves, graphite. Mature. Palate Strangely flat and lacking in energy. Everything is well ordered but lacks life. Bit flat spices palate is ordered but lack energy. Finish Mature, slightly earthy. Comment Sweet-ish, sour-ish, savoury-ish, dry-ish...it’s just a bit...ish.