Nc'nean Organic Single Malt

Another half year gone. Not much wine infuence anymore. Sweet vanilla, fruity, some licorice in the finish. But be patient, it needs time in the glass.

Solid whisky with a great backstory. Love the bottle design as well. I have a bottle from batch .08. Tastes smooth despite the age. Not the most complex, but a very pleasant sip. Peppery, chocolate, caramel, almonds, peach and zingy citrusfruits coming through.

After 3/4 years open bottle very smooth, would never have guest its age. Little too much wine cask influence, but thats just nitpicking. (Batch 7)

Banana bread, caramel, apricot, butter, butterscotch, popcorn. Delicious

Nose: Sweet, orange zest, honey, Golden Syrup caramel, floral. Palate: Slightly ‘hot’, peppery, zingy fruit (citrus), stone fruit (peach), caramel. A lovely soft, buttery mouthfeel. There’s an almost herbal note underneath. Finish: Quite a long finish, warm, butterscotch and malt loaf. Light spices, caramel and gently spicy. Softer citrus on the aftertaste. I had tried (and enjoyed) the Batch 1 and was pretty impressed. I was also looking forward to seeing what they did with subsequent releases of the core range, to see if they had tweaked the recipe, and I’m surprised to say that this is very, very similar to the Batch 1. They did do a lot of market research before the first core batch release and they seem to be sticking with the taste profile. I’m glad this their approach overall, it’s still a great light summer dram and has a decent complexity for such a young dram. I’ve found myself going back to this a few times and have even started looking out for it in the bar - always a good sign. I just bought a replacement bottle! BATCH. 11 Distillation dates: February, March, May and June 2018 Number of bottles: 5040 Spirit recipe: Light and Fruity Yeasts: Anchor & Fermentis Cask mix: 65% STR Red Wine, 35% Ex-Bourbon Cask numbers: 2018 / 51, 120, 243, 240, 36, 37, 47, 48, 101, 233, 229, 230, 299, 23 Disgorging date: 21/10/2021 Bottling date: 01/11/202 - 29/11/2021 Bottling strength: 46% Non-chill filtered. Natural colour.

Vanilla and ginger. Long spicy finish slightly smooth.