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Hillrock Double Cask Rye

  • Distiller:

    Hillrock Estate

  • Bottler:

    Hillrock Estate

  • ABV:

    45%

  • Age:

    NAS

  • Price:
    $$$$$
  • Raided Score: 93
  • Publication: WhiskyCast
  • Excerpt: The taste is spicy and well-rounded with baking spices, tree fruits, honey, caramel, and a hint of figs. The finish is long with gently fading spices. Excellent!
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  • Raided Score: 89
  • Publication: Whisky Advocate
  • Excerpt: There’s an appealing hint of mustiness and scents of bitter chocolate, cherry, dried herbs, licorice, and figs. A spiced palate delivers dark fruits, burnt marshmallow, espresso, and oak char. It also finishes with a char note, along with bitter chocolate, raisins, and prunes.
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  • Raided Score: 90
  • Publication: Drinkhacker
  • Excerpt: It’s actually quite charming in the end, and after the wood wears away a bit (time in glass is good for this, as is water) a more typical essence of rye is revealed. You’ll need to fight for it, though.
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  • Raided Score: 94
  • Publication: Wine Enthusiast
  • Excerpt: The finish reverberates with long echoes of clove, dried orange peel, nutmeg and baker's chocolate
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