Minutia: Distilled in 2001, matured in ex-Bourbon casks and finished in Pedro Ximénez casks, and bottled in 2017. Batch number lgv. 4/506. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn with the Caol Ila and Talisker Distillers Editions.
Color: Old oak, 1.8.
Nose: Big, smoke, wood, burnty stuff, very much like ham.
Taste: Woody at first, leather, bitter. Sometimes an unbelievably savory meat that really improves it.
Finish: Molasses, pepper, tobacco, oaky. Long.
I feel like on my scale the range for this is mid-high seventies to mid nineties. When it interacts with my palate in the meaty way I almost spit it out because my mouth wants to react with a flood of drool it’s so damn good. I really wish it were more consistent, it ranges from almost mediocre to absolutely stellar depending on the glass. It does, however, remain above mediocre at its worst and squarely a fine dram. Where the price isn’t a bunch more, I’d say it's worth the premium.
Score: 89
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