ABV 46%
One for the sweet toothed, but has great balance to it.
Rob Allanson
Virginia Distillery Co.
Brand
Virginia Distillery Co.
Bottler
Cider Cask Finished, Virginia-Highland Whisky
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
46%
ABV
Virginia
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Opens up with lots of sugar sweetness. Spun sugar from the fairground, key lime pie, vanilla and toffee ice cream, then a gentle herbal note.
Palate: Almond and apricot croissants, white chocolate buttons and blood orange peel. Preserved lemons and dried herbs. A creaminess develops, layered with strawberry jam and a heady floral sweet note.
Finish: Lingers on for quite a while with all that sweetness coating but not cloying.
Comment: One for the sweet toothed, but has great balance to it.
Score: 8.2
Taster
Nose: Delicate and shy aside from decadent, creamy lemon meringue pie and cut grass.
Palate: A dainty bite of that lemon pie lined with buttery, flaky pastry. The oak is gentle in its deliverance of a touch of char and toasted coconut. It never overcomes the light citrus and orchard fruits, married here with buttercup, sweet hay and cut grass.
Finish: Sweet and long, full of ripe orchard fruit.
Comment: Lovely and delicate, one for sipping over ice on summer days or in a Highball with soda water.
Score: 9
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