ABV: 46 %
Origin: Sweden
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 2/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is young and spirity. At first there’s a spiky ethanol note sitting on top of a sweetness with malt, honey, vanilla and just a hint of red berries. It feels young and it takes time for it to mellow out in the glass. There’s a peaty touch slowly increasing over time. It has an earthy and grassy character. The ethanol note shifts and becomes a menthol layer sitting on top of everything else. There are liquorice and tobacco to be found as well. This is a decent nose. It young and spirity, but it still manages to produce some complexity.

Mouth: It starts out with a generic sweetness, the spiky ethanol and a slightly bitter oakiness. It’s malty and robust. Honey, vanilla and some raisins are joined by a tobacco note which seems to sit between the red fruitiness and the mild peatiness. There’s a dry garden soil note floating around as well as a floral note and some liquorice. It’s got a nice spicyness to it which gives it a nice presence.

Finish: The transition is mostly dry and earthy with the spicyness increasing slowly. It takes a while for it to settle and when it does there’s a bitter note in the back and the oakiness in the center. The floral note and the tobacco is now residing out towards the edges. The late finish is dry and slightly astringent. The oakiness never impresses but makes a competent effort to fit in to the profile. This is a good whisky for what it is; A young expression with a rushed flavour infusion.

Additional information
This whisky was aged for 4-7 years in ex-bourbon barrels and ex-PX and Oloroso sherry hogsheads.

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