ABV 43%
An interesting journey through smoke, sweetness, earthiness and back again.
Phoebe Calver
West Cork Distillers
Brand
West Cork Distillers
Bottler
Bog Oak Charred Cask
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
43%
ABV
Republic of Ireland
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Sweet smokiness, bit of pineapple on the barbeque, caramel and earthy swamp notes. A little menthol, bubblegum squashies, and hazelnut.
Palate: Clothes after a bonfire, damp bark, gooseberries, undiluted elderflower cordial, finely chopped hazelnut and milk chocolate, fiery ginger spice.
Finish: Ginger and fruit and nut bar, some grassiness too.
Comment: An interesting journey through smoke, sweetness, earthiness and back again.
Score: 8.1
Taster
Nose: Dusty malting floor and a barrel of apples. Some vanilla cookies and apricot jam. Honey nut cereal and fried pork belly. Tinned grapefruit and peach segments in syrup. Victoria sponge with butter icing.
Palate: Medium-light bodied. Lots of candied lemon and orange gummy sweets. Slightly oily. Sweet liquorice tea, with honey.
Finish: Medium-short and gently drying, on those orange and lemon notes, before green apple skin asserts itself.
Comment: A fruity number that’d go well in a summery cocktail.
Score: 7.7
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