Nose:
Clean and subtle. Elegant sweetness consisting of puff wheat cereal with warm
milk and a sprinkle of brown sugar. Honey lemon slices, vanilla, and white chocolate. As
expected there’s a lovely floral graininess. From here a mixture of assorted
sweet savoury aromas - creamed corn, mashed
pumpkin and sweet potato, and a distinctive but low key sourwood waft. Shea butter? Adding a few drops of water creates herbal notes and mandarin.
Taste:
Velvety, refined, and mouth-watering. Melons, mild pepper and light oak. Sweet potato butter spread. Whole
grain honey puffs cereal. Popcorn. Some mild creamy nuttiness – almond butter. Then, it tends to become variable with dryness. Sour - light fruity tartness. Sweet vinegar. With time the nose reminds me of Irish Poitin - sugar beet distilled spirits. Wood sap. It's quite neutral with water in my opinion.
Finish:
Moderate to long lingering. Refreshing bitter-sweet element. Grassy and dry. Sugar beet. Light oak and pepper. Baked grapefruit peel.
Comment:
I’m a sucker for single grain whiskies, especially on the home front, and like
most domestic grain whiskies this one ticks all the right boxes.
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