Omar Single Malt Whisky Sherry Cask

Taiwan single malt Strong alchol nose 루이스 방이점 시음세트

Nose - Sweet bright raisins, hint of fresh oranges, dark syrupy sweet apple juice Taste - Sweet bittersweet raisins, oily rich mouthfeel, gentle heat/tingle, stone fruit pit bitter, almost medicinal but not quite, almost metallic but not quite Finish - Lingering heat/tingle, weird almost bitter/medicinal/metallic fruity red berry sweet, almost like cynar but not quite as bitter or intense Score - 70/100 Final Thoughts - The nose on this one had so much promise. Not the most complex nose, but nice strong classic sherried whisky aromas of rich juicy dark raisins & a hint of orange that promised so much. Sadly, once it hit the palate, it had this fantastic mouthfeel and initial burst of pleasant sweetness, that sadly had this very strange medicinal/metallic/bitter tinge to it. It wasn't very strong in either of those flavors, but it reminded you of each & every one of those & it was quite distracting. Sadly this continued to the finish and sort of gave you this lingering mouthfeel that is similar if you've ever tried one of those Chinese medicinal herb infused wines. Thing with this is that it wasn't horrible, but it wasn't good. Would I drink it if offered? - No Would I specifically order it? - No Would I buy a bottle? - No NOTE - All reviews are done without factoring in price.

I'm with romiastar on this one. WTF is the sherry? Sweet, lovely and inoffensive. Middle of the road slightly above average. I knew it was going to be as it's bourbon brother (which to be honest the sherry casks this has been in have been used so many times I'm not sure in good conscience you could attach sherry to the name) wasn't anything special. Neither is this..if you want Taiwanese go Kavalan (top end as bottom is average). Pass on this distillery unless you are into mediocrity.