This is the first of two single cask samples I have which use peated whisky. This one is those Portuguese red wine casks. STR’d as well which means Shaved Toasted Rejuvenated. The other one which will be available to read about next week is a Moscatel Barrique which is of course a sweet dessert wine.

Tasting Notes

Colour – amber hue

Nose – subtly smoky, strawberries, woodland floor

Palate – grapy and fruity, charred wood and ash

Finish – kind of a short finish

Final Thoughts

Quite a subdued and subtle single cask. Perhaps it would have benefited from being cask strength but the reduced strength has knocked the stuffing out of it