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Kimchangsoo Gimpo | The First Edition 2024 3 Year Old, Sherry & Wine & Oak Cask, 2024, 50.1%
Kimchangsoo

Kimchangsoo Gimpo | The First Edition 2024 3 Year Old, Sherry & Wine & Oak Cask, 2024, 50.1%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 4
Average Score
Avg 97
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Description

Kim Chang-soo "Gimpo" Korean Single Malt First Edition (2024) is a rare inaugural release from one of Korea's pioneering whisky makers. Bottled at cask strength (50.1% ABV), it is crafted from both non-peated Golden Promise malt and peated malt, matured for just over three years in a mix of nine casks including Oloroso and PX sherry, Bordeaux wine, and American and European oak in various sizes.

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SGD 216SGD 159SGD 101SGD 43Price (SGD)Observed dateOct 20Oct 21Mar 9Oct 20 - SGD 60 - Just Whisky Auctions - Oct 20, 2025Oct 21 - SGD 200 - Whisky.Auction - Oct 21, 2025Mar 9 - SGD 108 - Whisky Auctioneer - Mar 9, 2026

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Mar 9, 2026SGD 108.12
Whisky.AuctionAuction Sold Price - Oct 21, 2025SGD 199.58
Just Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Oct 20, 2025SGD 59.54
Region
Gimpo
Age
3 Years
Vintage
2021
Bottled
2024
ABV
50.1%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Kimchangsoo
Origin
South Korea
Cask type
Sherry Cask, Wine Cask, Oak Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
Golden Promise malt
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Kim Chang-soo
Master distiller (distillation)
Kim Chang-soo
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
Bottle with cardboard box
Series highlights
The First Edition 2024
Historical context
N.A
Special release
First Edition
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Smouldering damp firewood lead to singed raisins, Crunchie bars and hints of olive brine. Darker forest floor, notes develop, with anise, tar and freshly unwrapped bandages. Dark chocolate, mint fondant and dried lime peel bring up the rear. Also, sweet charcoal smoke, honey, teriyaki glaze, mesquite BBQ sauce.
Palate
Rich raisins and glacé cherries, dark fruit cake, singed raisins, mint, tar, dark and savoury mint chocolate chip. Mulchy leaves and riverbank earth, dark and spicy peat smoke. Smokiness and sweet umami savouriness of teriyaki glaze, honey BBQ ribs, char siu meats or Thai moo ping meat skewers.
Finish
Blackcurrant jam, dates, red grapes, squishy chocolate cookies, smouldering leaves and rich earth.

87 / 100 · Based on 1 published review.

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