The famous Campbell's soup labels were immortalised in Andy Warhol's pop art prints, and now they've been recreated once more, this time for a tasty chocolate-based offering from the clever folks at North Star Spirits. Campbeltown Soop combines a helping of aged Campbeltown whisky with natural chocolate flavour and chocolate distillate before infusing it with cocoa and vanilla. If you're anything like us, you'll be drooling already. Bottled at a big bold 50% ABV, we're pleased they opted for a chocolate infusion, rather than trying to recreate any original Campbell's Soup classics.
Rich cacao and silky dark chocolate lead the way, with a hint of roasted coffee nestling beneath. Vibrant vanilla develops in time, joined by toasted oak and syrupy flapjack.
Like sucking a cube of really good quality milk chocolate, it's got all the creaminess and the cocoa, intertwined with butterscotch and shortbread. Chocolate fudge, Easter eggs, fondant truffles, milky cocoa, and buttered malt loaf.
Just a pinch of pepper arrives for the finish, but it remains shrouded by that silky chocolate goodness. It's superbly balanced and packed with chocolate character without being overly sweet.
