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Eye Land Pork 1998, 21yo, The Whisky Jury
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
February 3, 2022 (edited February 5, 2022)
It seems that the independent bottler "The Whisky Jury" had a cask from an Orkney malt, but didn't quite own the proper permits to use the distillery's name, so they try to give you a hint of the source of this spirit, by naming it "Eye-Land-Pork"... from Orkney. Lol.
A 1998 vintage Highland Park, bottled 21 years later at 48.3%abv, with a white wine color,
On the nose, it started very floral; with sweet plums, a little acetone, but also brownies. Fresh acid gooseberries, the Highland Park heathery peat has appeared after a couple of minutes. It is a mixture of herbal minty notes. Very fresh, a little difficult to perceive due to the excessive freshness. This is the most floral whisky ever. Mint hard candy. Fresh farm fruits, very acid. Vanilla ice cream after a few sips. The vanilla ice cream has melted with the heathery peat into a beautiful aroma.
On the palate it is really sweet. Vanilla ice cream, slight dulce de leche, barbecue salt. It is quite good. The vanilla note is really well delivered and there is some ashiness but in a very enjoyable way. Gooseberries.
Aftertaste was outstanding. Beautiful smoke puffs, tobacco, cigars and plain "amazingness". Very rewarding. Sawdust, new wood.
Overall, this is a great whisky. I have grown fond of "the Whisky Jury" expressions, which i didn't even knew 5 months ago. They are solid, complex, enjoyable and rewarding whiskies. The aftertaste here was very elegant and not overly smoky, that makes it easy for anyone to love. My score for it is a 91 over 100. I would definitively buy it again.
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