Richard-ModernDrinking
Paul John Christmas Edition 2020
Single Malt — India
Reviewed
December 24, 2021 (edited October 16, 2022)
You really can’t go wrong with any edition in this series and while this isn’t the best of the bunch it’s the one I have to hand. Ginger and orange on the nose, orange rind and crackling clove spices on the palate - it’s as Christmas as Mariah Carey roasting on an open fire. “Baby it’s Cold Outside” would have been over within a verse if the singer’s response to “My mother will start to worry” had been “Have some Paul John and curry.” Why yes, I will have just another drink. Merry Christmas Distiller gang!
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@Anthology I’ve only had a brief taste of the ‘21 — at the end of a long charity tasting of a ridiculous number of high end whiskies - so although I thought it was really good I was in no state for a considered opinion. Of the other two the ‘18 was the clear winner.
@Richard-ModernDrinking which PJ Xmas - 2018, 2019 or 2021 (I haven’t seen ‘21 on shelves) would you say is the best of the bunch?
Merry Christmas! The image of Mariah Carey roasting on an open fire will stick with me for many days.