ABV 43.2%
Unusual savoury characteristics which I liked.
Annabel Meikle
Powers
Brand
Gold Label
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
43.2%
ABV
Republic of Ireland
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Chinese spices, all spice rubbed on crackling. Candied peel and expensive Christmas scented candles. With water, floral notes emerged with compost in a greenhouse.
Palate: The tastes took me to the kitchen, proving bread dough and Christmas cake mixture. It had a warm, earthy, savoury spice.
Finish: Thick and unctuous in texture with a soft umami finish.
Comment: Unusual savoury characteristics which I liked.
Score: 7.4
Taster
Nose: Intense, fruity and sweet. Dried cranberries. Citrus fruit. Blood orange. Demerara sugar syrup. A floral note reminding of wall flowers. With water, sweet apples.
Palate: Round and sweet. Sugary at start. With a gap at mid palate (watery sensation). Caramel.
Finish: Drying on soft spices (ginger). Citrussy.
Comment: The nose delivers more than the palate which is really sweet. Water kills it.
Score: 7.7
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