J.P. Wiser's 35 Year

Returning to the Northern Borders collection from 2017 for my second multi-decade-old sample of the night, and what a treat. It’s a perfect realization of the Bourye concept, much smoother and better integrated than the High West staple. Deliciously creamy upfront and peppery on the back-end, it wraps up with a very long finish that leaves an aftertaste like a satisfying bowl of vanilla ice-cream. I could drink this all night. For a whisky that’s spent 35+ years in oak, some of it fresh, the wood influence is remarkably well balanced. It’s by no means a complex dram, but for pure drinking pleasure you can’t ask for much more.

So good. There were only a handful of bottles left for purchase in B.C. when I got ahold of one, which I am thankful for. It’s like tasting a piece of history, and it’s delicious.

Super bon mais pour un 35 ans d'âge..... Pour le prestige d'Avoir une pièce rare de leurs histoire oui. Pour le gout...... C'est un bon whiskey sans plus.