This is the fifth offering in the Arrowine/Impex tasting from November 4th, at RIS in Washington DC. The first No Age Statement whisky of the group, this was one I was legitimately excited about - I have had Tamdhu's batch 001, and liked it very much (sadly, no notes were taken, so no post about it). This is un-chill-filtered and uncolored, bottled at a brisk 58.5% cask strength.
Nose: Very strong cocoa or cacao, white grapes, honey, oranges, red fruit. The cocoa is amazingly fragrant and delicious.
Mouthfeel: Very full and thick.
Palate: More cocoa that develops into full chocolate. Very powerful alcohol bloom. Strong oak and pepper, paired with red berries.
Finish: Mostly pepper and young oak, that softly dovetails into red berries from sherry casks.
Verdict: A real winner. This is delicious Scotch. The heavy chocolate flavor is both surprising and welcome, and carries through all the way into the finish, where the wood influence takes over. Very much worth a look - the cask strength is a real boon, as it enhances every flavor that's present.
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