The thing that made this blended whisky stand out, apart from the fun label (a bit reminiscent of That Boutique-y Whisky Company) was that they partially matured the whisky on Campervan beer casks. I don’t have much experience with that brewery, but the couple of beers I had were rather amazing.
Also, you don’t often see beer casks used in whisky. There are some, and most are pretty mediocre at best, but some stand out. The Chichibu IPA Cask comes to mind.
Anyway, over the weekend I finished my bottle and was almost tempted to get myself another one in Whiskybase’s Cyber Monday sale. I had a couple of open tabs which I completely forgot about until Tuesday when the sale had ended. I guess I don’t really need more booze because either it’s not top of mind because I have more than enough, or my memory is shit enough as is.
Sniff:
It is a bit of a weird one. There’s a hint of beer, with quite a lot of oak and barley. Some dried fruits, peaches and apricots, and a slight minty note.
Sip:
The palate packs a lot of flavor. It’s dry with barley, some oak what I think is European. Dried apricots, some almonds. Also notes of oak aged beer, a whiff of an almond and a hops like bitterness.
Swallow:
More oomph, lots of flavor with a continuing dryness, lasting very long.
It’s surprisingly impactful for a whisky of this lower ABV. There’s a lot happening, and even though the beer cask was a minor part of the maturation process, it made an impact. This one benefitted a lot from being open for a while, because I remember being rather underwhelmed at first, when I opened it.
86/100
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