Devill’s Whisky – 8y – botteled 11/2022

The first impression of this powerful nose sets is a mix of deep red cherries and white chocolate.
A soft creaminess of cocoa butter moves into a light oak touch with vanilla, yellow fruit and stewed pears.
With some water, the fruitiness is enhanced and we detect even more pear, apple sauce, apricot to elderflower and lychee.

On the palate, we get a soft yet intense chocolate praline with cherry liqueur that very slowly turns into butterscotch with hazelnut and almond.
With some water, we get extra fruit and a warm spiciness with soft peppers in the finish. Tannins provide a slightly astringent woody touch.

A nice long finish with a rich palate of fruit such as cherries, grapes, pear and peach.

This unfiltered small batch whisky, with a colour between maroon and dark bronze can be enjoyed at cask strength as well as slightly diluted.
It remains pure and you get different accents in the bouquet. Its colour is between maroon and dark bronze. The long maturation in STR (shaved, toasted, re-charred) barrels has clearly done it good.