Opened March 27th, 2012 from a 5cl (50ml) sample bottle. Nose: Custard, vanilla essence, melting moments, ice cream, confectionery, icing sugar. So sweet. Incredible nose. No alcohol bite. Most amazing confectioner's nose. If there's any malt present on the nose it's the sweetened "Horlicks" variety. Soft, refined and fragrant. I'm blown...
Score 88/100
English Whisky Co. Chapter 11 Cask Strength
So our local distillery St. George’s are releasing a new Chapter soon. Chapter 11 is heavily peated (55ppm) and comes in two guises: cask strength (59.7%) and regular (46%). Dominic will review this for Malt Advocate, so look out there for his in depth comments. What he has said so far (via twitter) is “46% version is immense, a perky peaty...
Score 90/100
St George's Distillery The English Whisky Co. Classic Single Malt Unpeated Cask Strength
This is a whisky of stunning power, amplitude and depth. I rarely leave the world of single malt Scotch whiskeys because I am typically disappointed by even the grandest attempts by non-Scottish distillers. Not alway, but usually. This one, however, from St. George's Distillery in Norfolk, England, is a distinguished and rousing exception. This is...
Score 94/100
St George's Distillery Distiller's Elect
Single Malt with no age statement A limited edition bottling by Chief Distiller David Fitt of carefully selected casks. £45, not available in shops, only available if you visit the distillery. There are only 960 bottles in the batch. Colour: Fino Sherry Nose: Faintly peaty, pear drops, slight vanilla and a backnote of light fruit. Mouthfill:...
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