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$105.99
Batch #3 of anCnoc's Peatheart series has just landed. It's been a minute or two since we saw Batch #2. anCnoc's typically unpeated style is given the rock n' roll treatment here. Expect this one to be a lot rowdier than most malts bearing the anCNoc/Knockdhu name. Peated to 34 ppm. Right around Lagavulin and Caol Ila levels. They tell us that it has been matured in "American oak barrels and hogsheads, some of which were also further matured in virgin American oak barrels."
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 46% abv.
700 mlProducer Tasting Note
Nose: Sweet barbecue smoke and earthy peated notes blend with aromas of honey and sweet spices to create a fragrant, grassy character. Palate: Peaty smokiness laced with green apples and citrus, sweetened with a hint of vanilla and complemented by an oily smoky note which lingers in the finish. Finish: Long and growing, distinctly spicy and sweet with a warming, smoky finale.
$69.99
anCnoc is Scottish Gaelic for 'the hill', which, in English is rendered 'Knockdhu' and should not be confused with the other distillery 'Knockando'. The brand decided to market itself under the label anCnoc to avoid confusion. Knockdhu is located in the Eastern Highlands not far from the town of Keith. The whisky has in recent years been marketed heavily as a single malt, though for most of its life it has been primarily produced for blends like Haig. 40%
$329.99
Producer Note
"This is a single refill hogshead of 2006 16 year old Knockdhu. It's also very peaty and quite ridiculously pale, pure and razor-sharp. A singular and almost ideological style of whisky. The original cask strength of this one was up over 67%. Once we'd found a glass that didn't dissolve on contact with the sample, we played around with water and various strengths for ages before settling on 55% as delivering the most balance between raw peat ashes, frothy seawater, lemon juice drizzled directly over your tonsils and having pickled green olives fired at you from a blunderbuss. Why not sip it casually while playing a few rounds of BogSponge3000 down the arcade..."
$103.99
Peat and sherry is like PB&J to most peat lovers. The union creates a multidimensional whisky that becomes something more than the sum of its parts. Finding malts in this style is getting harder and harder. Great price on this anCnoc that was first matured in American Oak Barrels and Hoggies, before finishing in Sherry Butts.
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 46% abv.
$774.99
We didn't want to like this one. Let's face it, the price is high for a distillery that isn't on most folks' radar. But then we tried it. And, well... it's on our shelves. That should tell you all you need to know. Only a couple bottles available. Move fast. Trust us, you want this one.
351 bottles from a refill barrel. Currently sitting at 90.00 pts on Whiskybase.
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at a natural cask strength of 46.6% abv.
