A firecracker dram for Hogmanay, we reckon this sherry cask speyside (from the Speyside distillery, no less) is an ideal way to bring in the new year.
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Here are my notes:
Nose: Wow, an incredibly intense nose. There’s toffee and marshmallow, and also grape juice from the sherry.
Taste: Mulling spices – cloves and spicy orange. Caramel.
Finish: A classic sherry cask finish- long, dry and nutty.
Happy Hogmanay everyone! My thoughts below…
Nose: Lovely sweet sherry scents mixed with chippy chips in newspaper. An older gentleman’s cologne.
Taste: oh wow, big curry vibes! Then unusual fruit, like a pulpy citrus thing, kinda like what I thought a dragon fruit would taste like. Really interesting – a big load of cask action, and quite exotic too!
Finish: XXX exotica, spicy zest.
Nose: hazelnut in caramel, a nice red wine.
Taste: orange juice, honey & coffee.
Finish: medium fizzy
Nose: pineapple and tinned peaches
Taste: Mazowe orange and vodka – the morning after the night before.
Finish: Couldn’t get much, felt quite short and salty.
Score: 7.4