The oldest ever expression of AnCnoc (distilled at the Knockdhu distillery) , has finally been released. The bottling is a mix of Sherry and Bourbon casks, bottled at Cask Strength of 44.3%, unchill-filtered, not coloured, RRP in the UK is £200. This one is already available for pre order from Royal Mile Whiskies.
Last year i was fortunate enough to have sampled this one, during a twitter tasting, and as i am told, our tasting notes from that event will be featured (in some way or another) on the label of this bottle.
Here are my notes from back then:
AnCnoc 35 year old , 44.3% ABV , £200
Nose: This dram really evolved as time went by. On first sniff i got some initial sweet notes with some woody furniture, it threw me back to the days i frequented an old library in the city i was born at. After a few more minutes it was all about baked apple with sultanas in the middle after the pits were removed, lovely. After five more minutes it’s even sweeter with honey suckle , and cinnamon gum, yes the one we did chew on while we were wee kids. ah, this whisky is a stroll down memory lane! Very complex, and ever changing as notes also by many of the other participants. Quite fresh, for its 35 year of age.
Palate: Starting with the cinnamon gum also here, peppery even, then off to sultanas, chocolate drenched in liquor bitter wood, and nuts, more like bitter nuts. I was not going to add any water (remember it’s already at 43%), but after a few recommendations from the guys at EWB and Marc from SA, i tried a few drops of water.and boy!, i was in for a treat. I suddenly got some amazing exotic fruit notes, mainly Papaya, in what i can only describe as chocolate covered papaya. Yummy!
Finish:The finish is quite long, with bitter chocolate, cocoa, and crushed nuts.
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