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Paul John Christmas Edition 2019
Single Malt — Goa , India
Reviewed
December 4, 2019 (edited January 31, 2021)
Among the first people in the us to try this from a drammers club tasting with @Richard-ModernDrinking and had this immediately after the 2018. This one edges out the 2018 with notes of Chocolate, Dates, Sultanas, Vanilla, Prunes, Espresso, Peat, Figs, Guava, Citrus, Pineapple, Toffee, and Banana. This was aged 5 years in bourbon casks and a further 2 years finished in PX casks. Interestingly, unlike the sherry seasoned casks common in the whisky industry, Paul John uses the casks that were actually used to age sherry for 10-15 years
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@Richard-ModernDrinking last year’s was in oloroso I think. Was a stunner.
@PBMichiganWolverine It’s a different recipe rather than a second batch - the PX casks are the feature this time around.
@Richard-ModernDrinking I loved the previous one, but am always apprehensive of trying batch 2 of the first versions that were hits
I didn’t think this was a patch on the 2018 but the room was evenly split. Nice nose, but I found the palate a little simplistic compared to the ‘18, and it doesn’t have the spice that made the previous one a Christmas treat.