53,6°
Distillery Officially Unknown - Speyside
Sherry Manzanilla Hogsheads
Independent Bottling
By William Cadenhead Limited
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
This Enigma range, launched last year, already has around thirty bottlings. Here we have a 16-year-old Speyside single malt aged in Hogsheads of Manzanilla, a fairly dry Sherry. There's no need to hide the fact that this is a Glenfarclas. 1,284 bottles came out of the casks.
Let's Taste It :
Delicate notes of redcurrants, yellow plums, Chasselas grapes, cranberries, raspberries. Wind-blown millet, but also orchard fruits, juicy pears and green apples. Lime, angelica honey, mint leaves. Dried apricots, cedar wood. On the palate, it's a little light unfortunately, vanilla, citrus fruits and pastry cream, quince jam and light spices, almond paste. Forest and floral touches. Powerful finish, candied ginger, stick of liquorice, lots of pear. A few grains of wheat. Chestnuts.
In Short,
It's pretty good, but the nose lacks a little complexity and the palate is below par in my opinion. That said, it's an interesting experience, and honestly, it's not expensive for its age.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Charlot - Watsu
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