Dartmoor Bordeaux Red Wine Cask

Dartmoor Bordeaux Red Wine Cask

Official bottling 
Single malt - Devon
Straw, hints of pink
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Lemon juice, plums, sourdough bread, raisins, sesame seeds, malted grains, hints of vanilla. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens, warm, astringent. 
Tasting:  Sour. Lemon juice, sesame seeds, malted grains, sourdough bread, molasses, pencil erasers, dark chocolate. 
Finish: Medium. Dark chocolate, lemon juice, sourdough bread, molasses. 

Comments: 

Slightly acrid. The red wine cask has not integrated well with the spirit, something that tends to happen with younger whiskies. There’s some tart, sulphurous notes, but they don’t sing with the other flavours very well.

Verdict:

I like this.

Dartmoor Bourbon Cask

Dartmoor Bourbon Cask

Official bottling 
Single malt - Devon
Straw
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Limes, kiwifruit, lemon zest, greengages, white wine, hints of elderflower, hints of sour cream. 

Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens, tingly, hot. 
Tasting:  Sour. Hoppy beer, kiwifruit, greengages, limes, elderflower, sultanas, hints of honey. 
Finish: Long. Hoppy beer, greengages, lemon zest, hints of sour cream. 

Comments: 

A very interesting dram. Firstly, it’s quite tart, lots of stone fruit, but not the sweet kind. Secondly, it’s very malty, beery, in fact, with a robust flavour profile, like a pale ale. It’s uncompromising and flavourful. Needs a bit of mellowing over time, perhaps.

Verdict:

I like this.

Dartmoor Oloroso Sherry Cask

Dartmoor Oloroso Sherry Cask

Official bottling 
Single malt - Devon
Dark gold
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Lemon zest, grapefruit, sultanas, pencil erasers, dark chocolate, orange sherbet. 

Mouthfeel: Heavy body, slippery, thickens, cool. 
Tasting:  Sour. Lemon zest, malted grains, grapefruit, gingerbread, vitamin C tablets, cinnamon, hints of vanilla, hints of dark chocolate. 
Finish: Short. Vitamin C tablets, orange sherbet, malted grains, green tea. 

Comments: 

Tart and citrusy, with a slightly dusty note that reminds me of vitamin C tablets. Eddu whisky also tastes a bit like this. Not too sweet surprisingly, oloroso casks normally impart some grape flavour, but not here.

Verdict:

I like this.