86 / 100
The Bourbon & STR cask pairing makes me curious about the oak’s role, but the documented character leans elsewhere: dry peat smoke against oily maple, caramelized toffee and stone fruit. That contrast sounds appealing, especially as the sweetness carries through to a dry, lightly smoky finish. The cask names set an oak context, yet the notes don’t describe oak directly; the whisky’s appeal here rests more clearly on the interplay of smoke, syrupy sweetness and fruit.
Reviewed by busstop.fox
- Nose
- Dry, austere peat smoke, Oily maple syrup, Caramelized toffee, Stone fruit
- Palate
- Full-bodied and oily, Peated malt, Sweet maple and caramel, Fruit
- Finish
- Dry, lightly smoky, Lingering toffee and stone fruit, Persistent