Ok friends and
followers, it’s time for something really exciting, cause today I will try one
of the three new peated whiskies from AnCnoc! Here in Sweden AnCnocs peaty side
was unveiled on the 8th of April in Stockholm.
The three
whiskies are named after traditional peat-cutting tools, namely ’rutter’,
’flaughter’ and finally ’tushkar’. Now what is so special about them (besides
the fact that AnCnoc normally don’t release their peated stock of whisky) is
that the ppm stated on each version is measssured after maturation. So, from what I understand, 15ppm after
maturation should mean about 45ppm in the malt before destillation.
As you understand,
these three whiskies are NAS (no age statements) but as far as I have learned
the youngest whisky in the compositions are 8yo. They have been matured
in bourbon casks.
Now, ’tushkar’
which I will try today was released exclusively for Sweden a couple of days ago. ’rutter’ and ’flaughter’ which I will try later on is available basically
worldwide and can be ordered for example from here. A big thanks to
David of Berntson Brands for the sample which I received during the Gothenburg
Beer and Whisky festival! Ok, let’s go!
Nose:
OMG it’s spooky!
This really resembles Connemara (the
only peated Irish whiskey)! The profile of the peat is soo similar I can’t
belive I’m not nosing a Connemara. The peat is quite ”green” if you know what I
mean, almost forest-like. There is also some excotic fruits such as
passion-fruit but mainly going towards summer apples and in some way flambéed
lemon slices (lemon zest). The peat is soft and tempting. Now, from what I know
Connemara is 15-20ppm before
maturation and as I wrote AnCnoc ’tushkar’ is supposed to be 15ppm after maturation so, even though they
are completely different whiskies, AnCnoc ’tushkar’ should have a bigger peat
on the mouth which could be really nice so let’s try it! J
Palate:
Oh yeah! There
is a really big peat here friends. Especially compared to the what the nose
promised. It’s not at all as soft on the peat on the palate as it was on the
nose! This is really good! Don’t expect any island or sea salty-ness though,
there is some salty-ness but mixed up with quite some touches of cacao, also in
that sense reminding me of Connemara. The citric elements on the nose does not
really follow through on the palate but the ”green” influences and the kind of
forest/earthyness does. Really nice peaty-ness here friends and a good complement
to the Islay-esque whiskies in your cabinets!
To sum up:
Well done fellas
of the AnCnoc distillery, and well done also to release a whisky exclusive to
Sweden! A big thanks again to David for the sample! Sláinte!
p.s I just compared ’tushkar’ to the Connemara Original and they
really do resemble each other in character, tushkar is more peaty on the palate
though and Connemara is more forest-y, round and soft in the peat…
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