Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 3 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.
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Nose
Restrained black chocolate. Cigar boxes. Hint of charcoal. Palate
Very firm. Full of flavours, tightly combined. Whole almonds, marzipan. Root ginger. A touch of fresh oak, and some charcoal. Finish
Very long. Flowery: violet. Comment
Perhaps encouraged by the dark orange colour, the descriptors sound sweet, but the overall effect is one of flowery dryness, with great finesse.
Jim Murray
Nose
Cream-toffee and honeycomb. Vanilla and other gentle oaky tones waft through. Brilliant. Palate
Subtle spices warm the palate only for the honey to calm things down again. Sweetcorn, and brilliant, toasty brown-sugared depth. Finish
Some deft rye; the oak adds dryness. Comment
A bourbon of stunning complexity that really has improved in the last year or so as the depth has intensified. Easily among the best on the market in the UK.
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