87 / 100
The red wine cask designation gives this 11-year-old English single malt a useful point of focus, and the notes support that connection with red grape skin and distinctive wine aromas. The palate moves into darker chocolate-dipped cherry, then adds flint and five spice before raspberry jam. That mix of wine-related fruit and savoury detail sounds more layered than a straightforward cask-led profile. The malty finish with stewed plum offers a grounded close; I’d put this in the more interesting, fruit-forward corner of the style.
Reviewed by WildmintSoda
- Nose
- Oak char, Red grape skin, Distinctive wine aromas, A hint of liquorice
- Palate
- Dark chocolate-dipped cherry, Flinty backdrop, A dusting of five spice, Raspberry jam
- Finish
- Malty, Stewed plum