49,7°
Distillery : Miltonduff - Speyside
Bourbon Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Chapter7
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2020
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Chapter 7 is an award-winning independent whisky bottler founded by Selim Evin, a whisky enthusiast, in 2014. They are focusing on Single Cask Scotch and Small Batch Blended Malt Bottlings. Theur wide range A Whisky Anthology is divided in four sections : Prologue, Monologue, Anecdote and Chronicle. It's a very literary project. This one is a pure product from Speyside, raised in a Bourbon Hogshead for 21 years. Only 238 bottles were put on sale.
Let's Taste It :
At first cereal-like, then lemony with a touch of iodine, the fruits come into play next, mirabelle plums, greengages, bananas, conference pears, and with the addition of water it becomes more vegetal, tall herbs, bay leaves, acorns, bamboo and reeds. The whole is very well balanced, light but subtle and complex. The palate is smoother, with crushed grapes, exotic fruits, papaya, mango and a dash of vanilla. The spices are rather light, leading to a perfectly measured finish, not explosive but very long, woody, with hints of charcoal and roots. Nutmeg, cola.
In Short,
I don't know this distillery at all, so all I can say is that it's very well made, with a very interesting and pleasant nose that unfolds in three stages, a discreet and subtle palate typical of Speyside, and a nice, long finish. Today, 4 years after its release, it is no longer really available, but then the price was rather attractive. Let's keep an eye out for other similar bottlings.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Blick Bassy - LoBa
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