Fifty/50/Gin
Cask Aged
House of Macduff
ABV: 50%
Country: Scotland
Style: Matured
Price per bottle: £41-60 (US$54-79)
Availability: Worldwide
David T. Smith
Nose
Soft, aromatic woody notes: oak and spice with pine and juniper, too. Wonderfully inviting.
Palate
Bright gold in colour, with an amazing mouthfeel – thick and luxurious. Initial notes of Crêpes Suzette make way for mellow wood, toffee, and chocolate.
Finish
Botanical notes of citrus and juniper reappear and linger for a long and interesting finish.
Comments
A well balanced product with the wood and botanicals in harmony. A lovely choice to sip on-the-rocks or in a Negroni.
Score
9.2
Sam Coyne
Nose
Forward with vanilla and cinnamon. Perhaps one for the whisky lovers?
Palate
PUNCHY. Welcome to spice; vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and the faint sweetness of ginger. Bourbon-gin. The vanilla/juniper hybrid isn’t exactly shy. Honey barley notes then smooth out the edges.
Finish
Long and spicy – as you’d expect from something that’s spent some time in a cask.
Comments
This could really grow on you. For its style, this is some good stuff. Makes an excellent Gin Old Fashioned.
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