CigarsLover Magazine Awards Issue

SPIRITS WHISKY AWARDS
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9
Waterford
Heritage Hunter
Glendalough
7yo Mizunara Finish
COUNTRY
Ireland
ABV - PROOF
50% - 100
PRICE
$ 100 - € 100
COUNTRY
Ireland
ABV - PROOF
46% - 92
PRICE
$ 100 - € 90
CHALK, EARTH, BARK, AND SPICES.
Belonging to the Arcadian Farm Origin series, it uses Hunter
barley, a variety from 1959 which vanished since the 1970s
and was only preserved in the seed bank of the Irish Dpt of
Agriculture.
It features a unique nose, with marine notes then dispersed
into robust aromas of chalk, damp earth, roots, with black
olives and sea water. Fruit is limited to fondant lemon candy,
of intense sweetness. The palate provides ginger and acidic
sensations, with green spices, limiting the fruit to white
pear. At times the overall experience can be tough, especially
due to the intense mineral notes, but it can be considered
as one of the most unique products on the market.
92
BLACK AND RED FRUIT, WOOD, SPICES.
A new release from the Irish distillery known for Mizunara
oak aging. A red thread on the bottle is placed to represent
the links between Wicklow, Ireland and Hokkaido, Japan.
Back in 2020, the Glendalough 17 Years Old Mizunara Cask
Finish was named best whisky of the year.
This release is evocative: fruit is black (plum, blackcurrant,
blackberry) and dark red (very ripe black cherry), with a hint
of juicy raisins in alcohol. Everything is accompanied by a
balsamic scent, blackcurrant hard candy. There is a complex
sweetness of blackberry jam with a touch of wine and
a slight bitter balsamic chocolaty note, pleasant, which deepens
the experience. A precious wood finish.
91
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