Forty Creek Confederation Oak Reserve

Something special

Reviewed by
Connosr member:

Megawatt

Date:

22nd May 2011

Reviewer rating:

91

About this score:

  • Nose: 22
  • Taste: 23
  • Finish: 22
  • Balance: 24

The average score for this whisky is 87.

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Tasting Notes by Megawatt

Once again, it took me half a bottle to realize that I had something special in my hands. Confederation Oak Reserve seemed rather hot, prickly at first, and also reluctant to reveal its character. After having the bottle open for a week, only then did I begin to marvel at what a great whisky it is.

Nose: sweet and herbal like Wiser's Lecagy but richer, more rounded, and less fruity. Perhaps the corn and barley malt speak louder than the rye in this blend. Soft and inviting, there is a sweet bread-like aroma.

Taste: crisp yet soft, it is all woodsy here. Pine forest. A very clean oakiness, not at all like a charred bourbon taste. Very unique delivery. Develops a balancing sourness mid-palate. Also coffee beans.

Finish: sweet and sour, with lasting wood notes. Again very clean.

This whisky stands up to everything I pit it against. Seems expensive, but worth the money.

Whisky details

Distillery/Brand:

Forty Creek

Bottling:

ABV:

40%

Colour:

Young Sauternes

Forty Creek Confederation Oak Reserve Something special Reviewed on 2011-05-22T01:14:00 scoring 91/100 by Megawatt

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