Magilligan 1991 Limited Edition, Sherry Wood Finish

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 43 by Peter Mulryan and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Peter Mulryan Nose Tobacco tins and lemon grass. Palate A huge sherry embrace, which gives way to mince pies and very juicy peat. Finish Tickly spicy marmalade. Comment Finishing Cooley's peated malt in a sherry wood for a year works a lot better than I imagined, and makes me wonder what an unpeated malt would taste like after a year in Jerez.

Dave Broom Nose Light fruits: citrus pith, grapefruit, tinned peach, marzipan. Light smoke, tea caddy. Sweet and lightly juicy with crispness. In time, menthol whittled sticks and apricot stone. Palate Sweetness and juicy oiliness. Hazelnut, bitter orange, orange peel. Finish Nutty. Comment The wood becomes a little obvious.