After some mighty fine drams from all over Scotland at London Whisky Show 2024, it was time to turn to a new English distillery – Wire Works.
- Nose – A bit harsh at first, then revealed rose petal, sweet peat, and sherry
- Palate – Soft peat, savoury, salty, elegant
- Finish – Salty finish with a bit of sage
Overall we found it quite savoury and vegetal.
- Nose – Melons, a hint of peat, more sweet than peat though
- Palate – Yum! This works – back to the basics with bourbon. A nice oily quality, creamy quality.
- Finish – A touch of spice
There was a lovely texture to this one. No hiding the whisky character with finishes – it shone through clearly.
- Nose – Citrus fresh
- Palate – A bit sour, surprisingly creamy, nutty, like marzipan, quite interesting sweet and sour
- Finish – Savoury
There was a distinctive aamchor element to this whisky! Aamchor is a dried mango powder that adds a nice tartness to dishes. Overall we described this dram as quite khatta meetha – in other words sour and sweet.
- Nose – Fruity, sweet. much more subtle than the Moscatel, dark cherries
- Palate – Juicy and well rounded
- Finish – Quite a dry finish
The Madeira has personality. From a fruity juicy palate to dry finish, this was a nice way to finish our explorations of Wire Works.
Our previous experiences with whiskies from England were primarily with Cotswold,
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- Cotswolds White Pheasant New Make Spirit (2022) 63.5%
- Cotswolds Founder’s Choice (2002)59.1%
- Cotswolds Harvest Series (2022) 52.5%
- Cotswolds Peated Cask (2022) 59.6%
- Cotswolds Sherry Cask Single Malt (2022) 57.4%
- Cotswolds Signature Single Malt (006/2018) 46% / 2022 @ London Whisky Show
- Cotswolds 3 year, Batch 1, 50.1% (TBWC) WL
- The English Whisky Company
- Lakes Distillery Steel Bonnets 46.6%
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