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====== Highlands Whisky ====== | ====== Highlands Whisky ====== | ||
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+ | ===== anCnoC ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Highland Single Malt ==== | ||
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+ | The Knockdhu Distillery nestles under the mysterious Knock Hill, known to locals by its Gaelic name of anCnoc. Curiously, the Single Malt produced from the Knockdhu Distillery is not named after the Distillery. it is proudly named after the anCnoc, which provides the source of the pure crystal spring water that is an essential element of anCnoc Single Malt Scotch Whisky | ||
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+ | | {{ancnoc_single_malt.jpg? | ||
+ | | ::: | Knockdhu Distillery, established in 1894 and one of the smallest and most enchanting in the Scottish Highlands, is renowned the world over by malt enthusiasts for producing a Single Malt that makes every day a special occasion. | | ||
+ | | ::: | Light and smooth, complex smoky taste with a soft note of malt and nuttiness. | | ||
+ | | ::: | **Nose:** Soft, very aromatic with a hint of honey and lemon in the foreground.| | ||
+ | | ::: | **Colour:** Amber with a slight yellow hue. | | ||
+ | | ::: | **Taste:** Sweet to start with an appetising fruitiness and a long smooth finish. A malt for every occasion. | | ||
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+ | === Infos === | ||
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+ | *Degré : 40% | ||
+ | *Note : Description on the box fits well. Slightly caramel on the end. Peu fumé ou iodée. Fruité & épicé. Un long finish doux et un arrière plan épicé et fruité. | ||
+ | *Printemps 2024 | ||
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*Note : Excellent. Très iodé. Plus salin et moins tourbé que le Ledaig. Mer & écume. | *Note : Excellent. Très iodé. Plus salin et moins tourbé que le Ledaig. Mer & écume. | ||
*Août 2017 | *Août 2017 | ||
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+ | ===== Old Pulteney ===== | ||
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+ | Wick was the herring capital of Europe from 1860-90, when a flotilla of as many as 1,000 boats - known as drifters - crowded the harbour during ' | ||
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+ | As the man behind the town's 19th Century fishing boom, Sir William Pulteney put Wick on the map, but today the Pulteney name is better known for its unique single malt whisky. Distilled and matured by the sea, the liquid in our casks is cocooned by salty air swept ashore on Arctic winds. | ||
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+ | During Wick's heyday as Europe' | ||
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+ | ==== Flotilla Vintage 2012 - Ten Years Old ==== | ||
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+ | | ::: | Since 1826, Pulteney Distillery has endured everything nature and man can throw at it, including 25 years of prohibition. //Old Pulteney// is inseparable from the spirit of the harbour town it calls home which is why it will always be //The Maritime Malt//. | | ||
+ | | ::: | Matured next to the sea in hand-selected, | ||
+ | | ::: | Matured in fine American oak casks, cocooned by the sea air around the coastal distillery. Smooth and charismatic. Truly //The Maritime Malt//. | | ||
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+ | === Infos === | ||
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+ | *Degré : 46% | ||
+ | *Note : Doux mais épicé. Une bonne rondeur en bouche. Fruits du vergers très présents. Au nez et un peu en bouche on peut sentir l' | ||
+ | *Mars 2024 | ||
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