Rating | 31/40 | |
Origin | Scotland, Central Speyside | |
Distillery | Aultmore | |
Owner | Bacardi via John Dewar & Sons | |
Distilled | June 2008 | |
Bottler | Hunter Laing & Co. | |
Series | Sovereign | |
Style | Single Barrel Single Malt Whisky | |
Cask | Sherry Butt #HL13138 | |
Bottled | August 2017 | |
Bottles | 631 | |
Strength | 59,8% (119.6 proof) | |
Retailer | K&L Wine Merchants |
Nose: The mummified corpses of licorice candies melted under the Saharan sun and shriveled up to a state of utterly desiccated, dark tightness. (8/10)
Palate: Beastly and rough but full of beauty and power in its hot, raging magnificence. (9/10)
Finish: Bitter, medicinal flavors slowly build and layer in the back. (9/10)
Balance: And what rough beast dram, its hour come round at last, slouches towards Bethlehem my mouth to be born drunk. (9/10)