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| Hello, that is certainly one of our (virtually) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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November 7, 2024
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WF’s Little Duos, as we speak Knockando
There are certainly some unbiased Knockandos, notably by Signatory Classic, however most of what’s obtainable comes from the official releases, which have at all times been in style in France. Nonetheless, as we speak we can be tasting two rarer variations, together with the model new ‘COD’ for the 275th anniversary of Justerini & Brooks, J&B being Knockando’s ‘dwelling mix’.
French journal advert, 1990. “Beneath, the soul of an amazing whisky” with Innes Shaw, Distillery Supervisor.
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Knockando 12 yo ‘The Supervisor’s Dram’ (59%, OB, 1,200 bottles, 2012) 
Color: full gold. Nostril: harking back to a extremely fortified amontillado, this dram overflows with nutty nuances of each type, tinged with metallic notes—assume outdated pennies and a well-worn coin purse. There’s a touch of mustard, polished leather-based, and a wealthy waft of tobacco, adopted by an array of dried mushrooms comparable to Chinese language black fungus, boletes, and morels. It’s decidedly austere, removed from the standard delicate sherry; one can simply image a distillery supervisor handpicking such a barrel. With water: walnut wine, bitters like amaro or Cynar, and hints of liquorice wooden make an look. Mouth (neat): fiercely potent, almost aggressive, laden with burnt cake edges, an assortment of peppers, leather-based, horseradish, chilli, bitter chocolate, and deep tobacco. There’s even a nod to intensely bitter cordials. Was the distillery supervisor Italian in 2012? With water: it relaxes solely barely, showcasing bitter oranges and peppered mustard. End: lengthy and rewarding, with a welcome contact of thyme honey infused in very darkish tea. Feedback: it’s as if somebody purposefully veered away from the well mannered, official 12, 15, 18, or 21-year-olds. I relatively get pleasure from it, although it does demand a little bit of fortitude.
SGP:472 – 86 factors. |
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Knockando 32 yo 1992/2024 (50.7%, OB, The Director’s Cask, for Justerini & Brooks 275th Anniversary, first fill ex-Oloroso Sherry butt, cask #1023, 453 bottles) 
At a advisable value of £1,210 together with taxes, it virtually feels cheap, don’t you assume? Color: darkish purple amber. Nostril: brimming with walnut liqueur, aged metals, and deep darkish chocolate, but rounded with an alluring contact, like a ‘Mars bar’ reimagined by a Michelin-starred chef. Following that, there’s polished wax, millionaire’s shortbread, and sticky toffee pudding—all harmonised completely. With water: completely charming, exhibiting notes of aged leather-based (ex-Russian leather-based), wealthy tobacco, clove, and chen-pi, these aged, dried mandarin peels. What a deal with! Mouth (neat): a sherry of the old-fashioned, with a fragile floral twist of saffron and an unique mixture of spices—paprika, black tea, and freshly cracked pepper. It’s thick, opulent, but stays dry and brisk with a touch of clay. With water: extra clove, juniper, saffron, adopted by bitter chocolate and the at all times dependable outdated walnut profile. There’s even a faint evocation of Indonesian Gudang Garam cigarettes—the untipped ones. End: lengthy and chocolaty, revisiting these chen-pi and walnuts, and as soon as once more these distinct Gudang Garam notes! Feedback: one other dram with a pronounced character, removed from the softer business releases. Actually relatively gorgeous.
SGP:571 – 89 factors. |
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