English Single Malt Whisky
Circa £60.00 70cl
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| The limited edition Diamond Jubilee decanter |
I really like what The English Whisky are doing.
Their St George's Distillery was the first
distillery to be opened in England
I've tasted all of their core expressions before
while at the distillery. They’re all really worth having on your whisky shelf,
and I came away with a bottle of the Chapter 6, so I wasn't too worried
about tasting these all again while chatting the Andrew Nelstop,
their Managing Director. However, I really wanted to try this recent addition to
their range, and was really pleased to see them exhibiting at the Whisky Lounge Midlands Fest.
This limited edition expression was bottled
specially to celebrate the Queen's 60th Jubilee and was brought together from
four and five year old casks that were hand selected by chief distiller David
Fitt. Just 3,300 bottles were released. I guess this whisky must contain some
of the oldest whisky released, although age is not important as Andrew
explained that they would only start mentioning ages when they had reach at
least eight years old, the spirit has been maturing a little quicker in the
more milder temperatures of East Anglia that it would in the Highlands of Scotland
As you can imagine, there have been a number of
limited releases from distilleries and blending houses to celebrate the Queen's
Diamond Jubilee, with some fetching huge sums of money. This limited edition
comes in a very elegant decanter and at around £60 for this what will surely
become collectable, doesn't seem to be a bad investment.
So what did I think?
It was really quite floral on the nose, 'springtime in the countryside' I scribbled. There were also the expected caramel notes
and a slightly citric sherbet too, but certainly not unpleasant. On the palate I enjoyed the
caramel sweetness balanced with a peppery spiciness.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this expression, certainly worthy of celebrating any jubilee with. If bought as an investment and it fails to perform, at least you will have the contents to drink which certainly does perform, I just hope there's still some left when my buying budget is back in the black!
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this expression, certainly worthy of celebrating any jubilee with. If bought as an investment and it fails to perform, at least you will have the contents to drink which certainly does perform, I just hope there's still some left when my buying budget is back in the black!
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