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Agitator Whiskymakare Bourbon Cask (Selected Swedes)

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ABV: 52.9 %
Origin: Sweden
Type: Single grain (four grain)
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 2/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is young and sweet. At first there’s a vanilla and honey center with a very pronouned oakiness from the start. It’s young and quite powerful which creates a menthol overlay and a slightly harsh spirit note underneath. There’s a dusty corn note floating by together with hints of liquorice and banana. With time in the glass a nice candy cane sweetness forms in the center. This is a decent nose with a good array of flavours to be found.

Mouth: It starts out very distillate heavy and very different from the nose. It’s harsh and spiky and it mostly delivers spicyness, a weird bitter background note and a dry oakiness. After a while there are some honey, vanilla and dusty corn notes arriving, but at this point the mouth is too overrun with oak and spirit notes to really appreciate what’s happening.

Finish: The finish starts out with a steep increase in the very dry oakiness, which luckily delivers some assorted nuts. The bitter background notes increase as well. Otherwise it’s mostly notes of a harsh distillate seeping through the cracks. The late finish is very oaky but the nutty side of it is a nice little addition, mainly because it refuses to go away. This is a not-so-good whisky with a surprisingly nice nose. Unfortunatley that only adds to the disappointment when it comes to taste.

Additional information
This whisky was aged in bourbon casks for just over 3 years (2018-09/2022-01). 719 bottled were released. It’s unchillfiltered and no colour was added.

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Agitator, Selected Swedes, Sweden, Tobermory

Agitator Whiskymakare PX Casks (Selected Swedes)

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ABV: 52.9 %
Origin: Sweden
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 2/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet fruits and sawdust. At first there’s a thick lid of fresh oak, very sweet dried fruits and mixed spices. There are liqeuer-soaked rasisns and figs with a hint of chocolate and heavy vanilla from the extreme oakiness (which grows even bigger with time). Underneath a young and slightly unpleasant and spiky distillate peeks through. The whole is extremely unbalanced and over-oaked. The sherry notes are strong but they haven’t had enough time to mix with the distillate, yet they still can’t compete with the oakiness. This is a manufactured nose typical to the new craft whisky era.

Mouth: It starts out with an immidiate oakiness and a hefty peppery spicyness. Soon after, a dark mix of raisins, figs and really dark chocolate arrives. Underneath lies the young distillate. It’s pointy and lacks refinement. Everything feels unbalanced and extremely top heavy. The oakiness is attacking the palate and ruins most of the other flavours. The vanilla is not as pronounced in taste as on the nose.

Finish: The transition elevates the young, harsh distillate for a second or two before the oak and sherry mask returns. The dark, dried fruits and dark chocolate is actually quite nice at this point but once again the oakiness return to overrun everything. The late finish is like chewing on a newly plained oak plank without the possibility to stop. This is a rather bad whisky. It’s too young, top heavy and over-oaked.

Additional information
This whisky was aged in PX sherry casks for just over 3 years (2018-10/2022-01). 719 bottled were released. It’s unchillfiltered and has no colour added.

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Agitator Whiskymakare Ex-Islay Casks (Selected Swedes)

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ABV: 52.9 %
Origin: Sweden
Type: Single malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 3/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is young and peaty. At first there’s a mineral rich peatiness and a spiky ethanol spicyness. It’s somewhat sweet and there’s a malty and vanilla rich center. There’ also some coastal notes with seaweed and ocean air floating around. The sweetness grows with time in the glass. A mild fruitiness can be found but it’s not really definable. This is a decent nose. It feels quite simple and the peatiness rescues it from being too sharp and boring.

Mouth: It starts out with a peppery spicyness and it comes through as ethanol heavy. The vanilla sweetness is joined by a funky maltiness and creates a nice mid palate experience. There is a slightly metallic lemon sourness in the back. It’s not the greatest note but it does create a depth and makes the whole a bit more three dimensional. The peatiness is covering the outside of the palate and it comes through as mineral rich with a coastal character in taste too.

Finish: The transition doubles down on just about everything. When it starts to settle the peat, the lemon and a dry oakiness take over and creates a sour woody log fire. The funky center expands slightly but everything dies down rather quickly and a quite boring oakiness remains. This is a decent whisky with a nice enough set of flavours. It feels a bit brittle which contrasts the otherwise robust peaty character.

Additional information
This whisky was aged in ex-islay casks for just over 3 years (2018-12/2022-01). 719 bottled were released. It’s unchillfiltered and no colour was added.

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