Dunker's delight

$155

Flavour Profile:

Spicy & Sweet
Age:

7 years
Region:

Taiwan
Cask:

First-fill barrel
ABV:

55.5%
VOL:

700mL

Notes

About Dunker's delight: This is another stunning malt from far away places. Taiwan’s maturation environment is as robust as India’s and typically sees yearly evaporation levels of over 20%. What’s left after 7 years in cask is a whisky with brightness and nuance that reminds us age is just a number. Confections, spices, tropical fruits and more are all on display. If you haven’t explored Taiwanese single malt, this is a great place to start.

Tasting Panel Note: Initial nosing suggested dried pineapple rings, brandy snaps, mint tea, foam shrimp sweeties and tinned lychees preserved in syrup. Vibrantly fruity and syrupy in profile. With water it became richer on the nose, displaying salted caramel sauce, pencil shavings, lemon zest and the creamy sweetness of banoffee pie. There was still a balancing freshness from mint and ripe melon however. The palate when neat displayed similar syrupy vibes, with notes of mashed banana, abundant fruit salad impressions, soft wood spices, dried ginger, lemon curd and tinned mango slices. With water we found notes of custard and a wonderfully gooey texture which enhanced these fruity sweetnesses, plus notes of tangerine, subtle red chilli, toffee and vanilla cream.

USA allocation: 72 bottles