Rosencrantz
Reviewed
December 22, 2019 (edited October 23, 2020)
Please note, this review referis to the very first edition of the bottling, the 2006.
The color is dark amber, very strong, amazing considering is without artigicial colouring.
The scent is very sweet, almost cloying (at times reminiscent of a Bourbon), even to let it breathe does not give a step: vanilla in profusion, caramel, a pinch of citrus. Wood is also very present (a bit like smelling the beads of a newly renovated mountain hut): the aging is unknown (it is said between 5 and 6 years) but the youthfulness of both whisky and wood is well present . In the long run, there is also some banana.
The scent of wood remains strong on the palate, like drinking an extract of shavings, softened on the sweet (almost biscuity) and fruity side. Not very incisive and a little boring, without any particular flicker.
The finish remains sweet with a hint of bitterness, not very long.