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12th September 2011 |
 Knockando 25 Year Old
This
is the first bottling of Knockando in
the Diageo Special Releases Series.
Matured for 25 years in first fill ex-sherry European
Oak casks, it is a most unusual, richly
flavoured expression.
Bottled at a strength of
43% ABV, it is a limited edition of
fewer than 4500 individually numbered bottles
and has a RRP of £135.
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Knockando 25 Year Old Tasting Notes
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Producer's Tasting Notes:
Appearance:
Polished mahogany with crimson
highlights.
Nose:
Deeply intriguing; rich and immediate,
with no prickle. Dry Christmas cake,
with slightly burnt edges, then a hard
toffee note. Dry Oloroso sherry.
Persistent, becoming more succulent;
dried fruits macerated in liquor.
Bitter-tinged traces of crystalline
sugar, creamy wood oil. Fresh
strawberries, and raisins! Water
introduces more burnt notes, with
chocolate, underscored by porcini and
sage. Finally sweeter, with juicy-fruit
gum.
Body:
Medium. Lighter than expected.
Palate:
Mouth-drying and surprisingly
harmonious. A sweet start (fresh, ripe
grapes and citrus pith), then
immediately drying, with distant smoke.
Briefly and enjoyably spirity, with
masses of dry cocoa; then sweeter, with
aged plum pudding. Water makes things
milder, smoother and sweeter, reducing
the initial dryness. More cocoa and
cedar-wood; autumn fruits; burnt
croissant.
Finish:
Long and warming. Espresso coffee, with
a distant hint of struck matches.
Glorious late, winey notes accompany
drying tannins. Soft caramel, cleansing
tart red fruit. Water removes the struck
matches and stirs dark chocolate in the
aftertaste.
Summary:
A very unusual, rich and deep-flavoured
expression of Knockando that is
extremely complex and intriguing.
Superbly balanced: drying yet with
residual malty sweetness: a broad array
of magnificent ex-sherry cask notes make
an opulent apéritif, appetising with
hard, sharp cheeses.
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