On Wednesday evening we set out on our latest Tweet Tasting
adventure, this time exploring the dramming wares of The English Whisky Co. Our
intrepid team of international tweet tasters we’re yet again called into
action for a real eye opener of an evening. Though closed eye may be more of an
appropriate way of putting it, as for this particular event we decided to make
it a blind tasting affair.
All our tasters received four samples of English whisky, with
nothing on the label to indicate what was inside except for them being numbered
from 1 to 4. On the night we sampled in numerical order, and it wasn’t until after
we had all nosed and tasted each dram, that its identity was then revealed.
The bottles we sampled on the night were:
Bottle No1: A 5 year old unpeated whisky, that David Fitt (Chief
Distiller) drew from a single cask and cut to 46% vol.
Bottle No2: A new whisky that David has been working on for
sale into duty free and USA export markets. Made primarily using first fill bourbon
casks with peated whisky from red burgundy wine casks, 46% vol.
Bottle No3: Heavily Peated Chapter 11, 46% vol.
Bottle No4: A 4 ½ year old heavily peated whisky, that’s been
fully matured in a Sauternes wine cask. This sample was drawn from the cask at a
full strength of 61.7% vol.
Talking of David Fitt, it was great to have him taking part
on the night, tweeting in on the action and answering all the English whisky based
questions that were raised through the tasting.
Here are a few of the tweeted tasted highlights from the night:
@TableForOne_PV Smells of an Indian summer and pink soap.
@BumpyTheChemist
Waxy & sweet. Apples and a little nip of new make on the nose, very nice.
@TheWhiskyWire
Smoked pears with a subtle suggestion of cardamom.
@S_Rob A mix
of soft floral notes; violet & camomile again surrounded by soft vanilla
and hobnob like cereal. A little yellow apple.
Bottle No:2
@TheWhiskyBoys
Wet barley, Ovaltine, new wooden furniture, dry bark and raw green veg.
@WhiskyDiscovery
Initially faint wood smoke, light fish oil, light soy sauce, lime tang which is
followed by sweet vanilla.
@MrMDMaloney
Even with a drop of water this still tastes peppery and tickles my nose.
@Galg Peppery
, rubbery with some eucalyptus.
Bottle No:3
@S_Rob Ah
those kiwi notes I associate with young (modern) Bowmore. Some preserved lemons
and smoked almond.
@KirstyPryde1
Smooth on the tongue with a bite at the back of the throat, spicy green pepper,
freshness, peat and lime.
@TheWhiskyBoys
Black roasted coffee, bitter grapefruit, drying, smoke signals, bacon on a
beach barbeque.
Bottle No:4
@TIA568B Very
young, very malty, very fruity, slightly cereal another really interesting
nose, is this one at cask strength?
@Galg I’m
getting a lot of that Cinnamon spicy gum I used to love when I was a kid.
@RodBodToo
Nuts with a sweet sticky syrup. Not pecan pie, more buttery than that.
@LRWhisky Palate is meaty with some chilli heat, mouth-watering,
rich fruits. Love this!
*Images have been produced for illustrative purposes only
As ever these are just a moreish morsel of all the tasting
tweets from the night. For a full low down head over to Twitter and feast your
eyes via hashtag #EWCTT.
Following on from the tasting we’ve teamed up with The Whisky Exchange to offer our readers a 10% discount off all English Whisky. To
take advantage of this offer please use promo code (EWCTT2012) Offer expires at
midnight on June the 5th.
A huge thanks to everyone who took part or followed this week’s
event. There are plenty more Tweet Tastings to come, so if you would like to be
one of our Tasters, register your interest and contact details now by emailing
via the contact tab marking the subject line ‘Tweet Tastings’.
For more information on The English Whisky Co visit: englishwhisky.co.uk
For more information on The English Whisky Co visit: englishwhisky.co.uk
Until next time Happy Dramlaxing!