DrRHCMadden
Cotswolds Single Malt
Single Malt — England
Reviewed
June 11, 2023 (edited July 7, 2023)
I bought this whisky for my Dad at Christmas last year, just shared a dram amongst the roses on a fine English summer evening, few finer settings I can think of.
N: oily and a little musty. Dusty oat bag, malt, creamy butterscotch, orange oil and waxy lemon rind. Light almond and something distinctly herbal/floral. Remarkably complex and delicate.
P: Creamy texture with well rounded presence. Sweet sticky barely sugar, orange liqueur, nutty marzipan, chewy honey. Maybe something lighter and brighter like a strawberry or raspberry also. Brilliant development of layered texture-flavours that each mesh well with a little black pepper through the profile.
F: Medium-long. Tannic and a little spicy. Black pepper and verging on cumin?, bitter orange and slightly tannic vanillin presence.
Eminently enjoyable, complex and refined beyond its youngness, and somewhat unique in its textural complexity and wonderful flavour variance. I can see Cotswolds becoming a power house into the future. Highly recommend trying this one.
Distiller whisky taste #209
GBP £34 | AUD $103
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In Venice currently, back to Stansted then Perth from Heathrow…
Where are you transiting? I know some TRE have the Port Charlotte MC:01 at the moment.
Hmm, if you have the time left buy something *******’ from MoM or The Whisky Exchange and bring it back in your carry-on.
@cascode here in lies my dilemma, what do I bring back for my second bottle?! Surge, storm, dark storm from Duty Free or something off the shelf in Tesco!?
Lovely whisky. Dan's has both Cotswolds Signature and Peated at the moment for reasonable prices. I picked up a Talisker Surge in January from duty free but I've not tasted it yet.
I’m tempted to make the peated expression one of my bottles to take back, although Talisker Storm and Surge are both calling to me and I have a PC:CC01 already here to take home! The difficulties of my life….
Fantastic review and looks like a great setting for a drink! This is an absolute banger of a dram that drinks far more refined than you’d expect from its youth and is incredibly well-priced. If you happen to stumble upon a bottle of their peated, I’d highly recommend it as it was my favorite out of all of their expressions.