63,6°
Distillery Officially Unknown - Islands
1st Fill Pedro Xoménez Sherry Octave Casks
Independent Bottling
By Best Dram
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2019
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 20 ppm
Michel Reick is the proud owner of a whisky bar in Münster, Germany. He also founded no less than 4 whisky trading companies, of which I think Best Dram is the best known. The others are The Old Friends, Whisky Druid and Scotch Universe. The Druids is a series of 5 bottlings from a mysterious distillery in Orkney, not called Scapa. Here we have the Tome III, aged in two Pedro Ximénez sherry casks and released in a limited edition of just 75 bottles.
Let's Taste It :
Nice iodised freshness, typical of Highland Park. Honey, ashy vanilla. Pungent heather. A touch of limestone. Litchi, peach. Crushed almonds. The sea breeze. Cotton just harvested. Banana cream. Lemon zest. Argan oil. With the addition of water, a sweet, syrupy smoke rises. Thick, stringy, ashy peat. On the palate, it's soft at first, then the alcohol creeps in. Quite a punch, though. Spices, pepper, aniseed, paprika. Nice sweetness. Woody, light fruit. Very long, coal-like finish that turns you over nicely. Cumin, grapefruit. A bit bitter.
In Short,
I really enjoyed it, the peat is intense, without hiding the distillery's hallmarks, which are really well highlighted. What's more, the sherry adds body to the whole, and the nose in particular is fantastic. Not to spoil anything, the price is just right. It's a shame that this edition is now impossible to find, otherwise I'd settle for a bottle.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Hooverphonic - 2 Wicky
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