After months of anticipation here at Nickolls & Perks we proudly announce our hand-selected single barrel WhistlePig, which we picked late last year on the farm in Vermont, USA. Drawn from barrel #2434 after a minimum of 10 years ageing (although we know it was aged for a few more years), it was then bottled at a barrel strength of 61.2% ABV with an impressively rich and dark hue. Only 132 hand-numbered bottles are available.

75cl, 61.2%
£105

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TASTING NOTES

NOSE:
Dark caramel, clover honey, toasted cumin seeds, black rye bread, menthol and dark chocolate. Sappy oak and maple syrup on vanilla waffles and some blood orange. Some sweet vermouth and raisin too.

PALATE:
Big dark chocolate and orange delivery. Plenty of bold spice here (clove, cumin & caraway).  Streaky bacon, sweet, sappy and syrupy body with notes of aromatic tobacco, new leather and black jack sweets. Black cherry jam on vanilla toast too.

FINISH:
Lasting sweet spice, black fruit, rye bread, menthol and chocolate-orange. Cherry drop sweets, fruity liquorice and some rootsy/sticky ginger cake notes.

COMMENTS: 
A bold and spicy rye that packs a punch and keeps on giving new layers with a drop of water. A top pick if we do say so ourselves.