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Cutty Sark Prohibition Edition
Blended — Scotland
Reviewed
January 14, 2022 (edited April 23, 2023)
N: Huge with both ripe and sour fruit right out of the bottle - peach, pear, and even mango. Some brine and ocean behind that. Definitely some bread and nut notes behind that. And there's a funk in it too that's really hard to place. And enough ethanol to let you know you really are slummin' it tonight.
P: Now I realize the funk is peat. Sweet peat with some toffee. Coffee roast. Hot and malty in the middle with a distinctive black pepper bite laid on top of caramel honey bread. Finish brings more heat with baking spices, cayenne, and then eventually just numbness.
The more time you spend thinking about this dram, the less you're probably going to enjoy it. At face value, it's unique and interesting with the black pepper, honey, fruit, and funky peat. Leave it at that, don't try to go deeper. And I'd also highly recommend using it as a chaser for an IPA - the spice cuts right through the hop bitterness, which in turn supercharges the sweetness in this in an absolutely delightful way.
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