Nordic whisky #203 - Eiktyrne Toll og Holl Refill Sauternes Finish

Eiktyrne Toll og Holl Refill Sauternes Finish, 3 YO, 51.9 %

Eiktyrne Toll og Holl Refill Sauternes Finish

Eiktyrne Toll og Holl Refill Sauternes Finish

This is the second new single malt release from Norwegian distillery Det Norske Brenneri this week. Thy also release the Eiktyrne Tyn & Vin Brandy Finish on Friday. So, the Eiktyrne Toll og Holl Refill Sauternes Finish is a limited release of 353 bottles. It has been matured for a little of three years in total, in a mix of Pedro Ximenes, small sherry and fresh brandy casks, and then finished in a 2nd fill Sauternes cask.

You can buy 50 cl bottles of the Eiktyrne Toll og Holl Refill Sauternes Finish starting this Friday at NOK 629,70 (10488502).

Nose: Loads of berries. Rowanberries, gooseberries, blackcurrant and a light wine like character. Not very sweet at all. Polish, and leather furniture. Hints of oak. With time more spicy and rich.

Taste: Medium body. Quite dry and with a tempered sweetness. Loads of spices, but hard to pinpoint in detail. With time and subsequent sips I detect licorice, white pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Finish: Medium long finish. Borderline astringent and then it lets go, and I'm left with a sweet and delicate finish with rich notes of sherry. It remains slightly bitter with notes of berries.

Comments: Another fine, young Norwegian whisky.

Score (86/100)

Sláinte! - Thomas

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