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3rd November 2017 |
anCnoc
release Batch 1 of their new Peaty
Collection single malt anCnoc Peatheart.
 anCnoc
Peatheart is the latest addition to the
so far outstanding anCnoc Peaty
Collection range of whiskies. Up until
now the collection has been a
series of limited releases, all of which
took their name from traditional peat
cutting tools and processes associated
with peat gathering. Well it had to
happen eventually, they appear to have
run out of names associated with peat
gathering so now we have the anCnoc
Peatheart.
anCnoc Peatheart was matured for more
than 10 years in American oak ex-bourbon
barrels, it is non chill-filtered,
natural colour and bottled at 46% ABV in
a distinctive black glass anCnoc bottle
which reflects the look and feel of a
peaty whisky.
Notably different in this release is
that the bottle label states that the
new whisky is "HEAVILY PEATED" and has a
phenol content of "40 PPM", when I
queried this anCnoc confirmed that this
is a measure of the phenol content of
the peated barley that was used in the
distillation process to create the
whisky.
Previous bottlings in
the Peaty Collection also stated the
phenol content but this was the measure
of the peatiness of the whisky that was
in the bottle so in comparison Peatheart
may appear to be the peatiest whisky to
be released in the range to date but
when I questioned what the PPM of the
whisky in the bottle actually is I was
told "The PPM of the liquid in Peatheart
has been measured as 12.8 PPM total
phenol" so it falls short of the
peatiest whisky in the collection so
far, the
anCnoc Cutter,
which weighed in at 20.5 PPM, but still
a little more than the 11 PPM of the
anCnoc Rutter.
I did like the fact that anCnoc
previously stated the phenols PPM
content of the whisky in the bottle and
it would be great if this was the
standard practice amongst all whisky
brands who express the PPM content, but
it isn't. Almost all whisky brands which
disclose the phenols PPM content only
disclose the PPM of the barley used in
the distillation process, and with
Peatheart, anCnoc is falling into line
with others but it could give whisky
drinkers who have enjoyed previous
anCnoc Peaty releases the idea that they
are going to experience something more
heavily peaty than they have had
previously from anCnoc.
Also notable is the new anCnoc Peatheart has a Batch number, there
will be 33,000 bottles available
worldwide in Batch 1 and it is estimated
that this batch will
deplete over the next year or two.
Although there are no other peat cutting
tools for anCnoc to take inspiration
from for further limited releases, as
well as the batch releases of Peatheart
there may still be some special limited
editions in the future who's names will be
inspired by the taste profile of the
whisky.
I haven't yet had the pleasure of
tasting anCnoc Peatheart but I will
certainly update this page with my
thoughts on the whisky when I do,
meanwhile the official tasting note is
below.
anCnoc
Peatheart has a RRP of £52 and will soon be available from specialist whisky shops such as
The Whisky Exchange and
Master of Malt
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anCnoc Peatheart Review
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Producer's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
An initial smoky burst surrenders to a
surge of fruitiness. Ripe pears and the
citrus notes of apples and limes with
just a touch of tobacco in the
background. The nose is balanced yet an
undeniable smoky sweetness prevails.
Taste:
Smoke laced with leather and sweet
stewed apples. Chocolate is there too,
perfectly complemented by sweet vanilla
and zesty lemon.
Finish:
The finish has a lingering warmth with a
floral smokiness.
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