58,5°
Distillery : Mortlach - Speyside
Refill Bourbon Hogshead and Fresh Sherrywood Finish
Independent Bottling
By Decadent Drinks
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2022
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Launched in the middle of the pandemic in 2020, the trading company
Decadent Drinks, founded by Angus McRaild and Iain McClune, has not gone
unnoticed. Its first range, The Whisky Sponge, is among those that fans
snapped up with frenzy. The second, Equinox & Solstice, caused less
interest, but the third, Notable Age Statements, left to make the worst
skeptics drool. The baby we have here is the 4th release in the range,
after a 30 year old Blend, a Ben Nevis and a 58 year old Armagnac
(delicious, by the way). This is what Angus himself calls a "Sherry
Bomb", and yet it spent the first 8 years of its maturation in Bourbon refill barrels. It was only for two years of finishing that it was
plunged into a cask which seems to be Oloroso (but not sure). The result
was released on the market with an undetermined number of bottles.
Let's Taste It :
Cherry and gooseerries, cranberries perhaps, and a hint of blackcurrant.
Leather, damp earth, nuts, it's intense, but also full-bodied, well
wooded, a pinch of charcoal and varnish. Nice breadth, but it's not too
intrusive. Some spices. On the palate, orange marmalade, raspberry
coulis, walnuts and almonds. Bacon sizzles on the pan. Ginger and
rubber, cardamom, nutmeg, paprika. Nice finish, coffee and tobacco,
heather and ferns, cola, light maple syrup.
In Short,
Yes, ok, it's pretty tough in Sherry, but I've seen worse. This one is neither sticky, nor acidic, nor even sulphurous. And
so much the better. It is drunk quite calmly, and with a certain
pleasure. I recommend the purchase for enthusiasts, knowing that the price
in France is a bit discouraging.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Mexfutura - Balas Negras
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