This review is for the Irish Single Malt No. 1 Batch 2 - 13 Year Old bottled at 48.4% ABV. I was...a bit underwhelmed. The nose is practically nonexistent; there's a little fresh vanilla, chamomile, and coconut oil (I'm assuming American oak/ex-bourbon), but I had to work my nose around in the Glencairn to pick up anything. The palate is better, at least, with vanilla, peaches, and cinnamon...it's a bit like a peach cobbler a la mode. The ending has a bit more spirit burn than I'd expect for a 48% ABV bottling of a 13 year old whiskey; not unbearable, but there's a jaggedness present that I wasn't anticipating. Since this review is not for the actual listed bottling, I'm not entering an official rating, but...3 stars, and a low 3 stars at that.
English Whisky Co. 5 Year (That Boutique-y Whisky Co.)
About this bottle
A limited edition from independent and creative bottler That Boutique-y Whisky Company. 964 bottles released only and one of the only English whiskies baring an age statement. The whisky has been distilled at the St George's Distillery in Norfolk - Home of the English Whisky Company which marked the rebirth of whisky distillation in England back in 2003.
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Enough with whisky snobbery folks. This is a timely reminder that 'new world' whisky (from old world England) can be much better than just any old crap rolled out with a Scotch, Kentucky or Japanese location. We tasted at our whisky club, with many a refined palate, and folks placed the age and pedigree well above what you'd expect. There's a sooty peat here, a complexity that belies the age and terroir and shows technique and qualitycan win out over assumptions. Give it a try, and give English whisky (St George, Lakes, Cotswolds etc) a go.
Nose: Caramel, orange, berries, green herbs Palate: Caramel, apple & pear, orchard fruit, bready. Young and hot tasting Finish: Barley & light smoke
Flat and hot. Day 4 of my 2017 advent. It wasn’t terrible, but wasn’t special or delicious either. Too many other good things to drink to do again.
Lovely sweet peat on the nose, stronger on the tongue, sweet spicy. Oranges cinnamon finish.
this review is for the 13 year single malt Irish it's terrible. tons of alcohol burn
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