Smögen 100 Proof Batch 3 Swedish Whisky

Swedish Single Malt Whisky - Aged 6 Years - from sherry quarter casks - heavily peated - 100 proof 57.1% - natural colour - no chill filtration.

Tasting Notes:

Aroma/Nase: Butterbonbons und Cashewpralinen, geröstete Rosinen, alter Brandy, Panettone, erdige Aromen und verschiedenste Nüsse.

Gaumen/Mund: Kräftig und fleischig, Lapsang Souchong Tee, alte Zigarren, Glutamate, Maronihonig. Mit Wasser wird er trocken mit Laubnoten.

Abgang/Finish: Lang anhaltend und skandinavisch mit Saunaölen, Pinienteer, Lakritze und gesalzenem Fisch.

Review on Whiskyfun.com:

Smögen 6 yo ‘100 proof’ (57.1%, OB, Sweden, sherry quarter cask, 2020) Five stars

Not need to tell you what I think of Sweden’s Smögen Distillery. What’s more, I would suppose a ‘sherry quarter cask’ is better than a ‘quarter sherry cask’, no? Colour: deep gold. Nose: I knew this was going to rock and to be honest, I’ve been keeping this bottle closed for a good few months. It’s like when you have mashed potatoes with a truffle, you eat the truffle last. I mean, I do that. Sublime butterscotch and cashew praline, roasted raisins, super-old brandy de Jerez, panettone, black turon... I mean, how ‘world’ is this? With water: some splendid earthy developments, various fresh nuts of all kinds, old cigarettes forgotten in a drawer… I mean, I haven’t properly smoked a cigarette since around the year 2005, and I agree tobacco should be banned, but I can tell you that nothing beats the nose of a pack of untipped Senior Service, Craven A, Benson & Hedges, or even Dunhill’s. There, I said it, you may put me into jail. Mouth (neat): ah those quarter casks! Nasty on the papers, truly great in real life. I’ll say it, this reminds me of those stunning early ex-bloodtub Port Charlottes, a.k.a. the fastest whiskies on earth. Brilliant meaty and fudge-y profile, tar, lapsang souchong, old cigars, glutamate (have I told you about osmazôme lately?)… And chestnut honey, king of all honeys in my book. With water: gets dry and leafy. Careful, it’s fighting back! Finish: long and Scandinavian. I know that doesn’t make any sense, but with all due cognitive myopia related to distance, that should mean sauna oils, pine tar, hard liquorice, and salted fish. What stereotypes? Comments: clearly one the very best drops from ‘the rest of the world’ (as seen from Edinburgh or Glasgow).

SGP:366 - 91 points.