51,3°
Distillery : Tobermory - Islands
Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By East Village Whisky Company
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2021
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
East Village Whisky Company is a German Bottler that appeared in 2017. Peter Ostendorf is the founder and owner. Today we discover this company with this 25-year-old Tobermory aged in a Hogshead, of which only 242 bottles were released.
Let's Taste It :
Semi-salted butter melting in a pan, with a drop of olive oil and a good squeeze of lemon. Meringue, whipped cream, beeswax, royal jelly. A sprinkle of lime. Tarte Tatin, a pinch of cinnamon. The lemon is increasingly pulpy, becoming grapefruit, even pineapple, papaya, kumquat. On the palate, it's more mineral, chalk, lychee, some cereals, it's herbal, then the spices come through, pepper and cumin. The finish is long and powerful, very lemony, still mineral, with juicy pears, then it dries out towards the end. Slightly woody and gently bitter. Endive salad.
In Short,
I have to admit I'm a bit disappointed, it's a very good bottling of course, but given the age and the ageing, I was expecting something exceptional. I really liked the nose and the finish, but it was on the palate that I found it a little light. The wood has influenced the whisky too much, and there's a slight bitterness on the palate, which comes through better on the finish, but which distorts the liquid a little overall. It's a shame, and at this price, these are flaws that are annoying.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Moving Mountains - Ghosts
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