Smögen Svensk
8.2

Smögen Svensk

2011 Fresh Sauternes Barrique, Single Cask 7

ABV 57.3%

I’m not sure the distillery matters here, as there is so much cask influence. Could have done with tasting the actual spirit character.

Joel Harrison

Specification

Smögen Svensk

Brand

2011 Fresh Sauternes Barrique, Single Cask 7

Expression

Single Malt

Type

No age statement

Age (Years)

2016

Year of Bottling

57.3%

ABV

Sweden

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Joel Harrison

Taster

Nose: Smoked bacon, burning Christmas trees, heavily roasted coffee and bonfire toffee. There is a hell of a lot of cask influence here. Like smelling a forest post-fire.

Palate: Big flavours again of bitter pine, cherry stones and burnt oak. That’s kinda it.\n

Finish: Very well done steak.

Comment: I’m not sure the distillery matters here, as there is so much cask influence. Could have done with tasting the actual spirit character.

Score: 7.1

Chris Goodrum

Taster

Nose: Intense, winey and manure. Boiled sweet sherry and earthy, medicinal, tarry peat, liquorice, burnt wood, creosote, raisins, dark chocolate, green cashew nuts and almond. Wow!

Palate: Thick, unctuous and toasty with dark honey, taut, spicy, grainy oak and a dollop of treacly sherry. Oozing, tarry peat along with green nuts, raisinated fruit and bittering spices.\n

Finish: Dry and bitter with burnt wood and tannins but the treacle and molasses add sweetness to balance. Complex – peat smoke and medicinal herbs linger.\n

Comment: Mad, bad and dangerous to know!

Score: 9.3

8.2
Overall Score

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