WhistlePig
7.5

WhistlePig

The Boss Hog

ABV 63%

I like the nose but the palate was too extreme.

Annabel Meikle

Specification

WhistlePig

Brand

WhistlePig

Bottler

The Boss Hog

Expression

Rye

Type

12

Age (Years)

63%

ABV

Vermont

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Annabel Meikle

Taster

Nose: Shy at first despite its strength, but opens with gentle spice, lemon and ginger cordial. Red fruits and currants, then pine sap and eucalyptus with water.

Palate: A powerful blast of hot rubber tyre and quite leathery to taste at full strength. Salted caramel, chocolate and diluted blackcurrant.

Finish: A fiery start followed by a bitter finish.

Comment: I like the nose but the palate was too extreme.

Score: 7.2

Chris Goodrum

Taster

Nose: Pungent and herbal, burnt toffee and chlorine. Chunky fat corn notes follow with earth and alcohol!

Palate: Drying and mouth puckeringly alcoholic. Quite spicy with hints of sweet corn and oak. Lightly smoky and earthy with some late herbal notes.

Finish: Neat, the alcohol masks the finish and only a touch of vanilla and light herbal notes are noticeable.

Comment: Apparently the casks are over 12 years old. Given this stuff tastes like it's half it's age, it will mature for decades. Maybe then it might gain some complexity!

Score: 7.8

7.5
Overall Score

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