The nose leans sweet with dulce de leche and dark berry jam, but it’s countered with dark chocolate, dried rose petals, and a faint whiff of talc. Susannah Skiver BartonĪrran Sherry Cask The Bodega Cask-Strength Single Malt Scotch It remains mouth-filling on the finish, with jammy berries, orange oil, spices, salinity, and integrated oak. The full, thick palate is sweet with raspberry and strawberry jam, black currants, candied ginger, and orange peel, tempered by dark chocolate, pecan pie, gingerbread spices, and a touch of tobacco. Raspberry ripple ice cream with butterscotch sauce, strawberry jam, tiramisu, toffee, and cigar wrapper on the nose.
Glen Scotia 10 year old Bordeaux Wine Cask-Finished Campbeltown Malts Festival Single Malt Scotch (2020 Release)Ī deft use of bordeaux casks beautifully showcases Glen Scotia’s inherent density and amplitude. A full and lengthy finish sings with ginger, peanuts, and chocolaty oak. The palate is chewy and full-bodied, pepped up with cinnamon and dried ginger, and lengthened by grape jelly, Coca-Cola, Corn Nuts, and dried cherries. Add a little water and voila! Orange peel and Luxardo cherry appear, creating an instant Old Fashioned. This has Dickel’s distinctive oily grain aromas: It’s packed with corn and peanuts, and also sweet with brown-sugar oatmeal and maple candy. George Dickel 15 year old Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey (No. Check out the full slate of new reviews! Top Scores from Whisky Advocate’s Spring 2021 Issue
Others highlight the diversity of barrel finishes taking place in American whiskey or showcase up-and-comers in the distilling world.īut don’t stop here: There are plenty of other high-scoring whiskies in the Spring 2021 Buying Guide, and lots to discover. Many of the top-scoring bottles come from distilleries featured in the issue’s cover story on the best-kept secrets in single malt scotch. Below, check out 10 of the bottles (excluding Editors’ Choice and Collectibles) that scored highest, netting 93 points and above. The Spring 2021 issue of Whisky Advocate features over 100 whisky reviews, covering scotch, bourbon, Irish, Japanese, and many other whisky styles.
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