High Coast Quercus IV

High Coast Quercus IV

Official bottling 
Single malt - Ångermanland 
Orange gold
50.8% ABV
Dram

Nose: Pear drops, magic marker, gooseberries, apple juice, sandalwood, honey, hints of malted grains. With water, honey, sandalwood, vanilla, orange peel. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, expands, tingly, astringent. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Magic marker, gooseberries, sandalwood, apple juice, cardamom, black pepper, honey, hints of sandalwood. With water, honey, sandalwood. 
Finish: Medium. Honey, sandalwood, black pepper, cardamom. 

Comments: 

Swedish whisky aged in Mizunara oak, but grown in Mongolia, not Japan. Fruity and sweet, more of that cardamom note, but there’s a herbal, incense note that pervades the whisky. Rather fascinating.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.