Teerenpeli 5yo Batch 1

Teerenpeli 5yo Batch 1

That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Master of Malt
Single malt - Southern Finland
Amber
47.6% ABV
Dram

Nose: Vanilla ice cream, malted grains, golden syrup, orange juice, marzipan, hints of damson jam. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, tingly, airy. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Vanilla ice cream, damson jam, pomegranate molasses, orange juice, cream, hints of black tea. 
Finish: Short. Black tea, dark chocolate, damson jam, vanilla ice cream. 

Comments: 

Very sweet, creamy dram. Highly sherried too, lots of fruit and classic sherry notes. I found this delicious, but others might think it’s too sweet. Classy stuff from Finland.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Teerenpeli 9yo 2013/2022

Teerenpeli 9yo 2013/2022

Nordic Casks #2, Berry Bros & Rudd 
Single malt - Southern Finland
Chinese tea
59.9% ABV
Dram

Nose: Salted caramel, dates, butterscotch, raisins, honey, orange peel, leather, hints of fresh cut grass. With water, butterscotch, salted caramel, milk chocolate, leather, fresh baked bread. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, tingly, slippery, expands. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Raisins, damson jam, honey, cough syrup, fresh baked bread, fresh cut grass, nutmeg. With water, black tea, nutmeg, salted caramel, leather, dates. 
Finish: Long. Cough syrup, fresh baked bread, dates, honey, butterscotch. 

Comments: 

Cask 13B. Sweet and luscious, with a salty butterscotch note. It’s very jammy, and turns jammier with a little water on the tongue. It turns a little medicinal, like cough syrup, on the finish.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Teerenpeli Distiller's Choice Rasi

Teerenpeli Distiller's Choice Rasi

Official bottling
Single malt - Southern Finland
Bright gold
43% ABV
Dram

Nose: Malted grains, white grapes, apples, papayas, hints of peaches. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens, mouth coating, sticky. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Cream, oatmeal, strawberries, lemon juice, white grapes. 
Finish: Long. Lemon juice, pears, malted grains, mint. 

Comments: 

Finished in Moscatel wine casks. This whisky is quite subtle, but oddly sticky and heavy. There's oodles of cereal and fruit, with tropical fruits on the nose and red fruits on the tongue, tempered by a nice sharp oatmeal note. Good stuff.

Verdict:

I like this.

Teerenpeli Distiller's Choice Karhi

Teerenpeli Distiller's Choice Karhi

Official bottling
Single malt - Southern Finland
Copper gold
43% ABV
Dram

Nose: Peat, raisins, roast pork, cola nuts, plums, hints of salt caramel. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, slippery, thickens slightly, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Salty sweet. Raisins, peat, damson jam, peppermint, black tea, hints of salt caramel. 
Finish: Long. White grapes, peppermint, damson jam, black tea. 

Comments: 

More Teerenpeli, Nordic whisky is really developing. This one is 5-7 years old, aged in Madeira casks. It's fruity, salty, great minty notes on the tongue. The minty notes develop into a wonderful jammy finish.

Verdict:

I like this.

Teerenpeli 10 yo

Teerenpeli 10 yo

Official bottling
Single malt - Southern Finland
Gold, tinge of green
43% ABV
Dram

Nose: Lemon zest, chocolate, grapefruits, cream, malted grains, hints of cotton sheets. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens slightly, oily, slightly sticky. 
Tasting:  Salty sour . Chocolate, cotton sheets, grapefruits, white grapes, rolled oats, hints of peanuts. 
Finish: Medium. White grapes, rolled oats, vanilla, lemon zest. 

Comments: 

It's taken me a while to get round to another one of these, from Southern Finland. This is an older expression. It's tart and slightly sticky, complementing those sour notes with a comforting veil of freshly laundered cotton sheets, even a tad cardboardy (but in a good way). Plenty of tart fruits on the tongue and the finish.

Verdict:

I like this.

Teerenpeli 8 yo

Teerenpeli 8 yo

Official bottling
Single malt - Southern Finland
Buttercups
43% ABV
Dram

Nose: Orange peel, lemon juice, brass polish, white grapes, coconuts, hints of cinnamon. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, thickens, slippery, slightly oily. 
Tasting: Sour. Orange peel, lemon zest, cream, cream, malted grains, hints of cinnamon. 
Finish: Medium. Cream, lemon zest, peanuts, malted grains. 

Comments: 

Finnish whisky from the depths of my sample library! This is fruity and floral, wonderfully light and refreshing. Nice mouthfeel - slippery, slightly oily, almost quaffable. On the tongue it's still fruity, but evolves into cream and malted grains, definitely bourbon casked. Good stuff, nice to see that the Finns can make whisky too!

Verdict:

I like this.