Whisky - UK (2020-05)

68 Whisky Magazine | Issue 167

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Chivas Brothers Extra 13

Selectively Finished in American Rye Cask

PERNOD RICARD

ABV: 40%

Style: Blended

Region: N/A

Price per bottle:

Bottling: Distillery

Availability: Worldwide

Rob

7. 5 7. 8

Becky

Nose: Very gentle and

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Nothing much apart

from vanilla sweetness,

spun sugar and tinned

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Palate: Again continues

from the nose, doesn’t

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sweet up front with

poached pears, walnut

whips and candied

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spices unfold, white

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Finish: Those spices

and pepper kick

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then vanish, leaving

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Comments: Not really

a talkative type until

right at the end, but still

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aside from wine gums,

green fruit pastilles and,

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Palate: Gentle, and very

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of lemon zest and green

fruits before becoming

creamy with zingy oak

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Finish: That lime pickle

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Comments: That zesty

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Chivas Brothers Extra 13

Selectively Finished in Rum Casks

PERNOD RICARD

ABV: 40%

Style: Blended

Region: N/A

Price per bottle:

Bottling: Distillery

Availability: Worldwide

Rob

8.5 9.0

Becky

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to summer days of

high heat, warm grass

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70s suntan lotion and

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Palate: Full on trail mix

with dried pineapple,

honey roasted cashew

nuts, rum and raisin

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Finish: Just takes its

time with plenty of

sweetness and that

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Comments: Lovely stuff,

everything is in balance,

just what a blend should

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Nose: Crunchy tropical

muesli with toasted

oats and coconut,

brimming with raisins,

dried grapefruit peel,

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Palate: Creamy with lots

of dried tropical fruits:

apricot, papaya and

mango with a healthy

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A handful of toasted

coconut shavings

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Finish: Coconut

pannacotta and diced

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Comments: Really

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to convert those single

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Elijah Craig

Straight Rye

+($9(1+,//%5$1'6

ABV: 47%

Style: Rye

Region: Kentucky

Price per bottle:

Bottling: Distillery

Availability: Worldwide

Rob

9.1 8.7

Becky

Nose: Zingy, lots of fresh

citrus and feels more

alcoholic than it is, lots

of spice, dried cherries,

coconut macaroons

with dark chocolate, a

sawmill in the heat and

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Palate: Plenty of wood

tones to open with,

vanilla and coconut,

apricots in custard

then builds with pepper

spice, prawns in sweet

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Finish: Just keeps on

going with plenty of rye

bread spice and a little

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Comments: There’s a

reason rye is regaining

its crown, this shows

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Nose: Initially brilliantly

fresh and grassy with

aromas of warm rye

bread, before toasted

oak, coconut sorbet and

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and caramel-driven

before the spicy rye

creeps in with warm

oak spice zing, mango

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Finish: A little dry but

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Comments: Nicely

balanced, a solid rye

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Chivas Brothers Extra 13

Selectively Matured in Oloroso Sherry Casks

PERNOD RICARD

ABV: 40%

Style: Blended

Region: N/A

Price per bottle:

Bottling: Distillery

Availability: Worldwide

Rob

7. 1 7. 3

Becky

Nose: Closed off and

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Give it a little time

to open and there’s

some sweetness, Mars

Bar – caramel, nougat,

honeycomb and milk

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Palate: All that

sweetness opens up

with vanilla sugar, maple

syrup, salted caramel

and hints of maturing

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Finish: Ends its

conversation swiftly with

sweetness and a grainy

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Comments: A good

solid whisky, perfect for

everyday use, I would

be inclined to use soda

water to liven it up with

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After time there’s some

caramel, vanilla and

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Palate: The fruit is

just about present in

overripe blueberries

but this is a very oak-

driven dram, with lots of

buttery popcorn, vanilla

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Finish: Tunnocks

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Comments: Decent

cask-driven blend

though I’d have liked to

see more of the spirit

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