Right here is the second St. Kilian launch from The Whisky Jury. This time it says closely peated however the label doesn’t state a ppm, opposite to the earlier launch.
I felt it was a pleasant contact of the 2019/2023 to provide this German whisky its personal bottle with a screw cap, however the brand new launch returns to the basic TWJ bottle.
St. Kilian 2017 (58,8%, The Whisky Jury 2024, first-fill Oloroso sherry cask #1535, closely peated, 315 btl.)
Nostril: a leafy and barely farmy type. From the South shore of Germany, proper? Ashy notes and leather-based, with chimney smoke, hints of dried figs and sultanas. Whiffs of latest rubber boots, toasted walnuts and tobacco leaves. Then some antiseptics, camphor and lightweight menthol.
Mouth: dry and barely astringent peat smoke, quite in your face. Some uncooked sheep wool, a chalky dryness, cigar ashes and gingerbread. Very peaty certainly. Then a touch of charred lemon, clove and cinnamon. Plums and darkish chocolate come out, however they’re shortly overtaken once more by drying hints of black peppercorns and burnt herbs. A bit impolite and tough, however superb to heat up after a stroll within the forest on a wet day.
End: lengthy however youngish and dry, with extra fallen leaves, tobacco smoke, gingery sharpness and bittersweet chocolate.
One other nice German whisky, considerably older than the earlier launch however nonetheless not completely mature, for my part. The smoky energy is spectacular and the sherry cask leaves a pleasant footprint. I completely perceive why The Whisky Jury needs to carry this to our consideration. Accessible from TWJ retailers.
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