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November 7, 2024
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WF’s Little Duos, right this moment Knockando
There are certainly some impartial Knockandos, notably by Signatory Classic, however most of what’s out there comes from the official releases, which have at all times been common in France. Nonetheless, right this moment we shall be tasting two rarer variations, together with the model new ‘COD’ for the 275th anniversary of Justerini & Brooks, J&B being Knockando’s ‘house mix’.
French journal advert, 1990. “Beneath, the soul of a fantastic whisky” with Innes Shaw, Distillery Supervisor.
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Knockando 12 yo ‘The Supervisor’s Dram’ (59%, OB, 1,200 bottles, 2012) 
Color: full gold. Nostril: paying homage to a extremely fortified amontillado, this dram overflows with nutty nuances of each variety, tinged with metallic notes—suppose previous pennies and a well-worn coin purse. There’s a splash of mustard, polished leather-based, and a wealthy waft of tobacco, adopted by an array of dried mushrooms corresponding to Chinese language black fungus, boletes, and morels. It’s decidedly austere, removed from the everyday gentle sherry; one can simply image a distillery supervisor handpicking such a barrel. With water: walnut wine, bitters like amaro or Cynar, and hints of liquorice wooden make an look. Mouth (neat): fiercely potent, practically aggressive, laden with burnt cake edges, an assortment of peppers, leather-based, horseradish, chilli, bitter chocolate, and deep tobacco. There’s even a nod to intensely bitter cordials. Was the distillery supervisor Italian in 2012? With water: it relaxes solely barely, showcasing bitter oranges and peppered mustard. End: lengthy and rewarding, with a welcome contact of thyme honey infused in very darkish tea. Feedback: it’s as if somebody purposefully veered away from the well mannered, official 12, 15, 18, or 21-year-olds. I moderately take pleasure in it, although it does demand a little bit of fortitude.
SGP:472 – 86 factors. |
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Knockando 32 yo 1992/2024 (50.7%, OB, The Director’s Cask, for Justerini & Brooks 275th Anniversary, first fill ex-Oloroso Sherry butt, cask #1023, 453 bottles) 
At a advisable value of £1,210 together with taxes, it virtually feels affordable, don’t you suppose? Color: darkish pink amber. Nostril: brimming with walnut liqueur, aged metals, and deep darkish chocolate, but rounded with an alluring contact, like a ‘Mars bar’ reimagined by a Michelin-starred chef. Following that, there’s polished wax, millionaire’s shortbread, and sticky toffee pudding—all harmonised completely. With water: completely charming, displaying notes of aged leather-based (ex-Russian leather-based), wealthy tobacco, clove, and chen-pi, these aged, dried mandarin peels. What a deal with! Mouth (neat): a sherry of the old-fashioned, with a fragile floral twist of saffron and an unique mixture of spices—paprika, black tea, and freshly cracked pepper. It’s thick, opulent, but stays dry and brisk with a touch of clay. With water: extra clove, juniper, saffron, adopted by bitter chocolate and the at all times dependable previous walnut profile. There’s even a faint evocation of Indonesian Gudang Garam cigarettes—the untipped ones. End: lengthy and chocolaty, revisiting these chen-pi and walnuts, and as soon as once more these distinct Gudang Garam notes! Feedback: one other dram with a pronounced character, removed from the softer business releases. Really moderately beautiful.
SGP:571 – 89 factors. |
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