- Raided Score: 82
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: The palate is a bit of a bruiser at over 62% abv, and the sherry and underlying grain notes remain in serious conflict on the tongue. It’s perhaps a touch nutty from time to time, but simply too undercooked to show much charm.
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- Raided Score: 89
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: It's a big Scotch, not at all overwhelmed by the oloroso sherry cask, and quite a good buy at the price.
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- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: Unfortunately too hot for its own good – shrouding many better flavors.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Whiskey Advocate
- Excerpt: Full-bodied on the palate, with sweet sherry notes, ginger, and cinnamon, and developing raisin and prune notes. The finish is long, with spicy coffee and blackberries.
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Intro:
This is an independent bottling of spirit distilled at Aultmore and bottled by Chapter 7. It is bottled after finishing in a first fill oloroso cask, using no filtering, dilution or coloring.
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Nose:
Honey, amaretto, red vines, fresh baked bread. Light brine. Super sweet toffee and vanilla bean. Amaretto note is really prominent.
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Taste:
Thick rich mouthfeel. Very prominent heat. Sweet vanilla, light baked bread. Almonds and walnuts. Sweet red fruits like raspberry and blackberry. Light pipe tobacco. Lightly lactic.
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Finish:
Long but hot. searing heat. Mild sulfur, light pepper. Again - lots of vanilla bean, fresh baked rolls and toffee and amaretto.
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Overall:
Unfortunately too hot for its own good - shrouding many better flavors.
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Score:
6
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
