St George Breaking and Entering Whiskey

St George Breaking and Entering Whiskey

Official bottling
Single blend - California
Amber gold
43% ABV
Dram

Nose: Vanilla, cola nuts, malted grains, black pepper, brown sugar, apples. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens, cool, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Malted grains, brown paper, cinnamon, apples, brown sugar, butterscotch. 
Finish: Medium. Brown paper, malted grains, honey, butterscotch. 

Comments: 

Appley and herbal whisky, with plenty of sweet, even butterscotch notes. It’s very drinkable, almost quaffable, and has a nice malty sweet finish. Definitely a session whisky.

Verdict:

I like this.

St George Spirits 7yo 2016/2023 (New American Oak Cask)

St George Spirits 7yo 2016/2023 (New American Oak Cask)

#9, The Heart Cut
Single malt - California
Dark gold
52.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Pear drops, jalapeños, malt vinegar, malted grains, chillies, fresh cut grass, white pepper, hints of fresh baked bread. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, astringent, tingly, warm. 
Tasting:  Bitter sour. Pear drops, jalapeños, fresh baked bread, white pepper, cinnamon, nopales, hints of chillies. 
Finish: Medium. Fresh cut grass, white pepper, malted grains, malt vinegar. 

Comments: 

A very unusual, vegetal whisky. Jalapeños are very unusual in whisky in my experience, they might even be unique to this whisky. It’s almost like hot sauce, and I’d absolutely eat this sprinkled over a steak. Smooth and quite delicious.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

St George Spirits 7yo 2016/2023 (Californian Ale Cask)

St George Spirits 7yo 2016/2023 (Californian Ale Cask)

#8, The Heart Cut
Single malt - California 
Amber gold
54% ABV
Dram

Nose: Apricot jam, sage, shortcrust pastry, white grapes, chamomile, lime zest, golden syrup, hints of damson jam. With water, pears, magic marker, damson jam, sage. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, tingly, slippery, loosens. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Apricot jam, butter, butterscotch, white grapes, blueberry jam, golden syrup, hints of shortcrust pastry. With water, pears, damson jam, fresh baked bread, shortcrust pastry, chamomile. 
Finish: Medium. Malted grains, white grapes, butterscotch, sage. 

Comments: 

A really unusual whisky from the Heart Cut, an amazing bottler. This one is herbal and sweet, lots of buttery goodness with heaps of jammy notes. A very intense whisky (so unusual it’s labelled as an ‘experimental malt’). 

Verdict:

I like this a lot.