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5th September 2014 (updated 15th
September) |
Introducing
anCnoc Cutter the peatiest whisky yet in
the anCnoc Peaty Collection.
 You
may recall back in March this year
when anCnoc whisky which is produced at the Knockdhu distillery took a step back in
time and released three new limited
edition peaty expressions of anCnoc named Rutter, Flaughter and
Tushkar. On the 1st September they added
another limited edition expression to
the peaty collection, anCnoc Cutter.
The launch of the anCnoc Cutter to the
Peaty Collection also marks the start of a
new anCnoc tradition, every year on the
1st September anCnoc whisky fans will
see a new peated expression unveiled.
The peat heads amongst you will be
pleased to hear that the Cutter is the
peatiest whisky to be released in the
collection so far with a phenol content of
20.5 PPM (parts per million). This is
the measure of the peatiness of the
whisky that is in the bottle, often
distilleries like to try to attract the
peat heads amongst you by telling you
how peaty the malted barley was which
was used to produce the whisky but that
doesn't tell you how peaty the final
whisky is so well done to anCnoc for
telling us what we will find in the
bottle.
Like the first three
releases the Cutter takes its name from
a traditional peat cutting tool, the
Cutter is a hand tool which is used to
cut peat from less wet shallower peat
bogs. This means the peat the Cutter
reveals is
drier and more easily burnt producing a
whisky which has a heavy smokiness, in
this case 20.5 PPM.
Having been impressed by
the first three anCnoc Peaty whiskies
which were a superb balance of peat and
the more familiar anCnoc sweet fruity
light malt style we
know I have high hopes for this one.
The anCnoc Cutter was matured in
American Oak ex bourbon hogsheads and like the other bottles in the series the Cutter is non chill-filtered,
natural colour and bottled at 46% ABV.
As I mentioned when the first three
anCnoc peaty whiskies where launched in
March we may yet see a anCnoc Peaty
whisky added to the anCnoc core range in
the future as I know anCnoc have been
producing a heavily peated spirit since
2004. In 2012 the distillery produced
1.75million litres and 35% of that
output was peated production with the
specification of the barley being around
45 PPM. Then in 2013 the output was
increased to 1.9million litres of which
400,000 litres was heavily peated to
45PPM.
What are they going to do
with all that peaty whisky when it comes
of age, I think we just may be seeing a
peaty anCnoc in the core range in the
future or maybe sooner if they run out
of names of peat cutting tools.
Meanwhile don't forget we will see a new
whisky added to the anCnoc Peaty
collection every 1st September which is
now officially anCnoc Peaty day, mark it
in your diary.
anCnoc Cutter is limited to 12000
bottles worldwide and will be available
in Canada, Australia, Germany and France
to name but a few countries. The UK RRP
is £52 and it is now available from the
specialist whisky shop
The Whisky Exchange
Hopefully it matches up to the
three
anCnoc Peaty
releases in March.
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anCnoc Cutter Tasting Notes
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William
Morrison's Tasting Notes (added 15th
September 2014):
Nose: Sweet peat bonfire, vanilla toffee
and anCnoc's trademark green apples
and pear.
Taste: Delicious creamy
vanilla coated in what I now recognise
as anCnoc's lovely sweet peat smoke.
Green apples, zesty orange peel, tobacco
and mild oak spice.
Finish: A lovely long lingering
finish. Sweet peaty oak spice and
vanilla with some lovely mild zesty
orchard fruits.
Comment:
This is the anCnoc Flaughter with the
peat turned up with brilliant results. I
will tell you what, if anCnoc turn the
peat level up any higher they will be
competing with the best peated whiskies
that Islay has to offer. If you like a
peated whisky then this wont disappoint.
Whoever decided to start producing
heavily peated whisky back in 2004 needs
a pat on the back, another quality dram
from anCnoc, keep them coming.
SMW Score
92/100
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