ABV 47.8%
Completely off the radar. Massively brave character. Love it.
Mark Newton
Single Malt Rye Whiskey No. 1
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
47.8%
ABV
Finland
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Wowsers, that’s interesting. Wholemeal crackers, toasted sourdough bread. Green olives and aubergine. Massively herbal, earthy, with sage and bay leaves. Pine needles. I’m lost in the woods.
Palate: Toasted notes, with walnuts and hazelnuts. Dark chocolate and damsons and elderberry. Wheat, light spices. Sun-dried tomatoes. Peppermint, and oak. Redcurrants.
Finish: Long, chewy, nutty and nutmeg,. The mint continues, with traces of black tea.
Comment: Completely off the radar. Massively brave character. Love it.
Score: 9
Taster
Nose: Creamy goat’s cheese, orange blossom water. Watermelon sour sweets, plasticine and wandering round a farmyard – hay ricks. Sweetness of buttered flapjack and rye bread.
Palate: Sweetness at first then a big hit of spicy rye pep. Juice fruit chewing gum and a little lime zest zips through.
Finish: Pretty long and rich. Oak hits first then a wave of lime chocolate sweets develops.
Comment: Seriously interesting whisky. A little left field, feels young but nothing wrong with that. Will keep you talking about it for a while.
Score: 8.8
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