ABV: 46 %
Origin: Italy
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 3/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and spirity. At first there’s a heavy mix of vanilla, oak, honey and ethanol. It’s quite spirit driven and it’s very oaky which isn’t the best first impression. After some time in the glass there’s a sticky red fruitiness starting to emerge, but it has to fight hard against the oak and the ethanol. There’s also a brighter lime fruitiness which, in time, mixes with the sticky red fruits. Liquorice is in there as well. The ethanol moves towards becoming a minty top layer. The whole profile seems a bit off, even though it has some common characteristics in there. This is a weird nose. It’s not all that bad, but it just doesn’t make sense.

Mouth: It starts out with the ethanol and a spicy oakiness. There’s a lot of honey and sweet liquorice as well. The fruitiness is quite weird. It comes through as dark and sherry driven with hints of tobacco and nuts together with sticky sweet berries, but there’s still a weird sour note attached to it. The oakiness mellows out over time as well as the spicy notes which makes the other flavours come through a bit more. It’s still minty and young, but it’s less intense in taste.

Finish: The transition sees a spike in spicyness, but mainly it pushes the sweet liquorice notes way up front. It’s really liquorice heavy through a big part of the finish. There are honey, vanilla and oak. The fruitiness is still weird and resides in the back for now. It tastes a bit metallic after a while. The oakiness arrives late and it’s a fresh oakiness mixed with a hint of nuts. It’s a fairly nice ending to quite the journey. This is a good whisky but prepare for a weird and interesting experience. Sure, it’s young and spirit driven, but it’s fun. The oakiness is a bit overbearing though.

Additional information
This whisky was aged in ex-bourbon barrels and ex-PX sherry casks. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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