Peaty_Moss
Kirkland 22 Year Speyside Single Malt Sherry Cask Finish
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
March 13, 2020 (edited June 30, 2020)
Smells like caramel, maple syrup, vanilla, and floral notes. Has a bright spicy and bitter tobacco starting profile followed by smoke and woody flavors. The sherry part (dried plums) and apple mash toward the end are subtle for me, but it finishes sweet. It has a pretty pronounced peaty smokiness. Definitely has the oakiness from charred wood! I can only slightly see where they are saying orange marmalade (sweetness and bitterness), but its pretty subtle.
Adding a bit of water makes it smell sweeter and more floral like honey, with vanilla and smoke. It is lot softer and smoother going down with a stronger floral and briney coastal flavor followed by peat and oak. Long finish of old leather and tobacco, which moves to grape skins (without the tannins) and dusty old roasted coffee, root beer, and marshmallow. Sherry finish is more pronounced.
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