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Winner of 1 awardWolfburn
8 Year Old Northland Whisky
Customer Rating
“Wolfburn Northland 46% vol. Part of the distillate was matured in quarter casks from Islay. Nose: fresh, fruity (citrus), malty, apples, grass, vanilla, soft smoke in the background, pretty intense, pleasant, mild, decently built for young whisky, slightly peppery, traces of ash and salt Taste: delicate sweetness, malt, slightly smoky, peppermint, earthy note, fruits - initially white grapes, later pineapple, slightly salty, honey note, warming Finish: quite long for such a young whisky, vanilla, oak, grapes, fruity sweetness going into light dryness and bitterness A very solid 3-year-old whisky, I is hard to believe that it is so young, I really liked it, despite non-peated malt, the barrel from Islay made a great job and added some cool smoke accents. ”
Piotr Stachura
Description
Becoming Scotland's northernmost mainland whisky producing distillery when it released its first single malt in March 2016, Wolfburn is built just 350m away from the ruins of the 19th century distillery from which it takes its name. With long fermentation, slow manual distillation and maturation taking place at least partly in quarter casks that previously held peated whisky from Islay, this is a release we've eagerly anticipated!
Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt
Nose
Orchard fruits, apple pie, a fresh maltiness, almonds, magnolia and a suggestion of smoke
Palate
Honey Nut Clusters breakfast cereal, sweet spices, chocolate croissant, more honey towards the end, and a subtle earthy peatiness.
Finish
Long and fresh, with even more rich honey notes
Overall
A deliciously complex single malt from one of Scotland’s newer distilleries - they are hitting it out of the park!
