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The Single Cask
Whitlaw 5 Years Old
The Single Cask
ABV: 57.6%
Country: Scotland
Style: Single Malt
Price per bottle: GB£63.00
Availability: Travel Retail
Phoebe Calver – 7.6
Nose: Interesting. Warming amber and sandalwood hints. Creamy mascarpone, herbal heather honey and tarragon leaves, physalis fruit and a little nutmeg.
Palate: A real undertone of earthiness comes through here, becoming medicinal and pretty hot. Green tomato stalks, chilli heat, and cocoa butter moisturiser.
Finish: The heather honey survives the heat on this long finish.
Comments: Water will be your friend here – it’s hot hot hot.
Christopher Coates – 7.9
Nose: Herbal. Tarragon, sage and basil. Some subtle medicinal notes. Porridge with honey and clementine segments. Apples and pears roasted with lots of burnt brown sugar. Pine and tree bark.
Palate: Medium-full bodied. Intense, with ginger heat. Concentrated tropical notes of ripe pineapple and papaya, with honey-coated granola. Raisins, sultanas and dried apple pieces.
Finish: Medium-long. Tropical notes give way to caramel and tannins.
Comments: Quite complex, but the heat could do with taming.
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