[62.7%・770 Days Old・Bottled in 2016・Dark Valley Bottling・Single Cask Release of 34 Bottles]
Nose:
Dark. Heavy oak presence with strawberry preserve, liquorice and squid ink with a sprinkle of ginger flower.
Palate & Finish:
Sweetness is excess but saved by the grace of the creaminess developed. Caramel fudge, strawberry jam and cinnamon folded together, alongside lemon and lime zest.
Reverts to a soft milk chocolate finish with the tannins coming on, cotton candy and cinnamon sweets.
Thoughts:
A barely legal Lark that has been put on HGH in the form of a 20 litre Port cask, and despite the odds delivered in a way that’s thoroughly Australian. Somehow I don’t think this is just beginner’s luck for Alex, the evolution of Lark’s distillation is also rather evident in this whisky. Keep up the good work guys.
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-Nicholas
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