Wolfburn Langskip

Received this as a taster in an advent calendar. It took a minute to experience the nose in this. Be patient! Very malty. What a blast of flavor on the palette. Sits well and sweet on the tongue, while it lasts. It quickly finishes and just leaves an alcohol burn in the back of your throat.

Nose: Boiled sweets, crystalised ginger, malt Palate: Dried fruit (sultanas and apricots), ginger, pepper and pine nuts Finish: Quite a short finish, more of the ginger and pepper. Still some sweet fruit which is quite bright and lively right at the end (Granny Smith and citrus) A drop of water really opens this up and you start to get a much more layered experience. The fruit really pops out at you, but you retain that lovely spiciness. Overall, I've been rather impressed with a lot of the Wolfburn releases. They have a consistent quality across the range and this is no exception. It's a little tight at the full 58% from the bottle, so I'd really recommend a couple of drops of water in this one - it really livens it up. Another nice dram from Wolfburn.

Oily smooth, bourbon cask, stronger with water