Thomson 5yo 2019/2025 (Bourbon Cask)

Thomson 5yo 2019/2025 (Bourbon Cask)

#18, The Heart Cut
Single malt - Auckland
Golden orange 
50.8% ABV
Dram

Nose: Charcoal ash, tyre rubber, canned pineapples, lemon zest, sandalwood, honey, black pepper. With water, canned pineapples, honey, sandalwood, hints of apricots. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, oily, turns syrupy, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Bitter. Charcoal ash, driftwood smoke, malted grains, tyre rubber, lemon zest, apricots, sandalwood. With water, lemon zest, vanilla, roast beef, soot. 
Finish: Medium. Charcoal ash, malted grains, driftwood smoke, soot. 

Comments: 

A very interesting nose, combined with a bitter ashy flavour on the tongue. It’s not intense smoke though, in fact it’s rather gentle, but the ashiness is quite pronounced. I do like canned pineapples, but this isn’t quite rhe barbecued pineapple, more heavily smoked in the tail end of a barbecue.

Verdict:

I like this.