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Distillery : Craigellachie - Speyside
Oloroso Sherry Cask
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2022
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
As part of the New Vibrations collection, which means exclusive distribution with La Maison du Whisky, the distillery is releasing one of its finest pearls, a juice aged in a single Oloroso Sherry cask for 23 years, 1 month and 15 days, from which 582 bottles have been released.
Let's Taste It :
Genoise, melting caramel drizzled with whipped cream, exotic fruits, roasted pineapple, papaya and passion fruit juice, frosted lemon, juicy peaches, elegant oak, hazelnuts and whole almonds, some cereal and malty hints. Creamy palate marked by citrus fruits, perhaps with a touch of mineral, and intense spices, cloves, cumin. The finish is both foresty and iodised, with beeswax, a touch of salt and humus, a return of exotic fruits, sunflower seeds at the end.
In Short,
I wish I could say it was a delight, but the fact is that I may have missed something. The nose and finish are truly complex and intense, but the palate was a little too lemony for my taste. Others thought it was a superb expression, and you can believe them as much as you can believe me and my reservations. As for the price, everyone agrees that it's too much.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
The Paper Kites - Mercy
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