Jose-Massu-Espinel
anCnoc 12 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
April 18, 2021 (edited December 21, 2021)
Unexpectedly tropical, i was really surprised by my first AnCnoc ever. I actually didn't have big information about this distillery, and to be honest i just didn't pay too much attention to it.
It seems this whisky is made by the Knockdhu distillery, and uses only the traditional method.
Bottled at 43%abv, golden color.
On the nose, welcome to the caribbean. A super tropical aroma, pineapple, bananas, white wine, caramel, mint, and sweet condensed milk. After a first sip i also got a milk cream note.
On the palate, it was oily and spicy but still tropical. Very Oily and Peppery; Salty and Yeasty. A second sip revealed pineapple and other tropical fruits.
Aftertaste is decent. Yeasty with a little sulphur. A Long gingery finish with a hint of salt.
Overall this is a good offering for a 12yo and definitively a different one from your standard fruity flavors on everyday whiskies. I enjoyed it, nothing to die for but not bad; i will be looking for more expressions of this distillery. My score for it is a well deserved 81 over 100.
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@Jose-Massu-Espinel I have some "more classic" things to try at first, but it is now on my radar for sure. I prefer to build a "strong base" of whiskey everyone like and then adding "outliers" to diversify. Thanks for the answer
@MunsuLight i dont know how much is the CDN worth, but if it is around 60$ it is perfect price
@Ctrexman everybody is telling me the same, that the peat expression is even better
My question about this : If I find it at 80 CDN, is it too much ? Your tasting notes just seems in my alley, so I'm asking
Agreed, enjoyable malt. I found it to be very fresh tasting. Their peated offerings are a tick above this