Van Winkle
Van Winkle
53%
NAS
Nathan Stone is an old, hotly contested, and debated release. Linked closely to the Van Winkles, this export bottling is special to many and expensive to all.
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Allspice, clove, caramel and toffee. The toffee is really prominent, as is a whole lot of clove.
Medium mouthfeel. Weirdly sweet. Oranges, vanilla, lemon lime. Seems almost too sweet to be a straight spirit, but its not syrupy so Im just going to assume its a straight whiskey. Theres clove, allspice, faint rubber and faint astringency. I sampled this gem blind, hence the hemming and hawwing.
Some oak present. This dram isnt modern, guessing its old, especially based on the weird cloying fruit notes and a blend of astringency.
It seems too sweet at first but it settles down. Oak is present. Lovely and complex. Quite a bit happening.
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