10 YEARS OLD DOUBLEWOOD WHISKY New Zealand |
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
New Zealand Whiskey Collection |
Deep amber colour. Intense, caramel-plum nose with some faint airplane glue notes. Dry, smooth, medium bodied, well structured, slightly spicy, ripe, plummy-caramel flavours with a lingering, tangy faintly smoky finish. For information about this Dunedin Distillery whiskey see: http://thenzwhisky.com/about/ |
CSPC |
305839 |
Type |
Spirit - New Zealand Whisky |
Agent |
Loy Int |
Country |
New Zealand |
Region |
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Rating |
***(91 points) Slightly Smoky, Intense, Complex |
LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
Crowned World's Best Blended Whisky at the 2012 U.S. Whisky Olympiad. TASTING NOTE: This has spent six years in American oak and four years in New Zealand red wine casks. This tastes older than 10 years old and has burnt toffee, dark chocolate, hazelnut, orange liqueur, caramelized peach and apricot. (Dominic Roskrow, World Whisky Review, Nov. 2011) |
Price |
$ 89.95 |
Bottle Size |
750 mL |
Tasting Date |
vintages release - October 27, 2012 |
Cases bought |
80 (12 bottles per case) |
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