ABV: 40 %
Origin: Highlands
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 3
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is fruity and floral. At first there’s a big bucket of pears and green apples with honey, butterscotch and a speck of dust. There’s a hint of play-doh as well. After a while a vanilla sweetness takes front stage. There are some herbs in the back which creates a nice contrast to the otherwise sweet and fruity character. This is a great nose, yet it could do with a bit more power.

Mouth: It starts out surprisingly big flavour wise. It’s slightly dusty with the malt coming forward and the fruits switching over to ripe red apples and apple juice with a very floral overtone. The oak is there which is coming through as old and grey, but not dead and bitter. It’s very mild and dessert-like at this point with vanilla, honey up front and a black coffee side note.

Finish: The transition is mild and there’s a mellow spicyness rolling out over the palate. It’s still dusty and the ripe fruits soon get overtaken by the oak notes which brings the fresh fruitiness back. There are notes of hazelnuts, peaches and coffee in the late finish. This is a great whisky which overcomes its low ABV very well. It’s easy to access and very approachable.

Additional information
This whisky is made at the Knockdhu distillery. It’s matured in 2nd fill american ex-bourbon barrels and 2nd fill spanish ex-sherry butts. Generally, it’s made by the ratio of 8 barrels to 2 sherry butts.

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