The first thing that caught my eye was the 43%, which is 3% higher the previous warrior releases which were only 40% - and really suffered from it. This has made me get my hopes up as these bottlings range from 43% to 45,1% in abv...
On to the review...
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| Malt floor tools at Highland Park August 6th 2009 © The Malt Desk |
Colour is amber
Nose:
Very shy, citric, ginger and orange peel and a vague mashy note to it along with hints of boiled vegetables.
Taste:
Some tropical fruit, avocado, pineapple and honey, grapefruits, malt and a dark oaky appearance in the back of the mouth.
Bit of a let down as it comes across more simple than expected and guess the 43% didn't do this one much good. Still ok whisky, but not what its worked up to be, I'm afraid... it has its moments, though - the tropical fruits notes are nice...
Priced at around €150 in travel retail
84/100!
Official sample supplied by Highland Park
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