Paul John Classic Select Cask Whisky

Overall good Indian malt whiskey

Generally I like Paul John whisky particularly the classic and the bold the only off-putting thing is the colour of the liquid which is orange.

This one is quite good. Typical PJ row barley distillery character with honey suckles, vanilla, and tropical fruits such as papaya, musk melon and pineapple. A bit of peppery note in the finish and overall a good bourbon barrel matured whisky. More so for the price paid. The high ABV works gorgeously well.

Tuath glass showing auburn to mahogany. The nose shows moderately intense notes of carmelized red apple and hints of cooking spice. The palate shows prominent notes of the same carmelized sweet red apples with lighter hints of caramel.

After 2 drops of water the nose shows more pronounced carmelized red apples with hints of caramel. The palate drinks like a fine riesling eiswein - carmelized red apple undertones but mostly a sweet green apple forwardness.

Big meaty nose

Super smooth with zero burn on tongue. Tastes very different from most whiskies and has flavors of citrus, mango, passion fruit, and a hint of spice.

Was pleasantly surprised to find how good this malt is. Being NAS, there is a touch of wariness associated but the first sip puts all fears to rest. I am totally blown away at how balanced and smooth the classic is.

Up there with every cask strength single malt I've ever had!

I had never before tried an Indian whiskey. Then I got this as a pert of the World Whiskies Awards 2016 Single Malt Whisky Winners Tasting Set. What a pleasant surprise! This whiskey absolutely held it's own with every other dram in the set. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to expand their whisky horizons to include something other than Scotch. A first-rate single malt.

This is a very very rich single malt whisky..Mind blowing