Tropical fruit, almonds, orange marmalade, nutty spices, worn leather, raw honey, blood orange — complex and rich
Full-bodied — spicy toffee, cinnamon, vanilla, honey, cocoa, satsuma, fig rolls, hint of liquorice
Long, drying — warming sherried spice, the 18 years and 46% delivering depth
anCnoc 18 — Knockdhu. European sherry + American bourbon. 18 years. 46%, non-chill filtered.
Tropical fruit and marmalade nose. Spicy toffee and cocoa palate. Long warming finish. Quietly excellent.
anCnoc 18 earns an 8.5 — under-the-radar quality at £95. Multi-award-winning sherried Highland at 46%. Quietly excellent.
Joe has spent over fifteen years immersed in the whiskey industry, beginning his career at a Speyside distillery before moving into drinks journalism. As Editor-in-Chief at Whiskeyful.com, he oversees...
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