Cirka whisky no 3

Smell: The oloroso notes are the first to come in. There are nuts, chocolate and vineous notes first. At the same time, you have quite a bit of dill and mint. On the back end you have some of those pink peppermint candies. WITH WATER: Dill is down, chocolate is up. A lot more sweet overall, even some light prunes. Taste: Chocolate, nuts are wine like characteristics are first to come, like in the smell. Not a lot of fruits at all. The dill is also quite strong and kind of clashes with the sweet notes. WITH WATER : Similarly as with the smell, the dill is dialed way down, as well as the mint. You're left with a lot more chocolate, cinnamon, nuts, leather, pepper, prunes. Finish: The peppermint and dill holds on for a good long time. Then there are cinnamon and cloves notes, a little bit dusty. There isn't enough sweet notes in the finish to balance the dill. WITH WATER: It's mostly chocolate, cinnamon, pepper, oak (a lot of tannins). Mouthfeel: Medium body but with strong oiliness. WITH WATER: A lot less oiliness. Overall: Just like with the No 2, this one borderline REQUIRES water to fully express. I know it's not common with American-styled whiskies but here it works wonders to balance out the dill which is much too strong at first. It would have been a 3.00, but it gets bumped half a point with water.

Définitivement le plus beau whisky québécois que j’ai goûté jusqu’à présent. Dans un test à l’aveugle, il serait vraiment facile de penser que c’est un bourbon. Goût de cerise et de noix. Finish plutôt court. Odeur de fruits, comme un bourbon ! Par contre, il est plus nettement plus épicé, probablement en raison de la forte présence de rye! Pas un super rapport qualité/prix, mais c’est le fun de voir des produits d’ici enfin intéressant! Goûté chez M-A Pinel en 2022-05.

Great sherry nose. Good pepper notes from the rye, but also some earthy, nutty, and chocolate notes. A mix of tobacco also. Complex and easy drinking.