House Review
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Intro:
This is an independent bottling of spirit distilled at Braeval, bottled by SMWS after 8 years of aging in an ex-bourbon barrel. This bottling, "Cream of the Crop" is bottled at cask strength, with no coloring or filtering. Let's see how it is.
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Nose:
Sticky toffee pudding, loads of caramel, vanilla bean and sticky rice. Some ethanol and almond / amaretto notes.
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Taste:
Medium mouth feel, but lots of heat. Apples, pears, almonds, faint plum. Not super complex, and there is quite a bit of heat.
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Finish:
Short, but hot. Powerful. Fresh baked bread, toffee, almond and some pear.
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Overall:
Good, but too hot for what it is. Unreasonably hot, and leads me to believe SMWS should have given this much more time in the cask.
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Score:
5
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