Not a lot of information as to the cask type other than ‘matured in oak casks’ which is redundant after all since it’s the law. The nose fruity, green and sweet at first blush. After a very short while the green notes (fresh cut hay, cut grass etcetera) start to fade and are replaced with aromas more of the floral and vanilla honey variety. However the green notes never entirely leave the picture. The taste is at first quite vibrant and mildly young with white wine, pears and flavours often associated with solvents followed by some really good malt and then a mild copper and possibly some smoke but very faint. The finish is very malty and much like white wine followed by a mild soapiness however the malt is quite pronounced. A mild unbalanced bitterness at the very end. The malt makes a valiant return however it’s too late; impressions have been formed.

Some unhappiness in this sample although there are some great moments of malt delivery and a good example of what is suspected to be not the most interactive cask.

C$68

Score 76 points

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