AnCnoc 24 Year Old
Underappreciated heavyweight
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Review by @rmunson32
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The anCnoc 24 is made at the knockdhu distillery and is a combination of ex-bourbon casks and sherry-treated casks thats not chill-filtered nor coloured. An underrated heaveyweight.
Nose a bouquet of fragrant custard dripped with vanilla pods, black tea,orange bitters in your margarita and grated ginger.
In the mouth a wonderfully dense and slightly oily resin, creamed honey comb. Imagine winnie the pooh hand drenched with honey, candied Seville oranges. I get a very faint and subtle note of dried figs from my mom’s fig tree. More bourbon than sherry. These layers are balanced by delicate oak spices, ginger, rooibos, and cleaned Florentine leather with a faint hint of earthy tobacco leaf like I get from the cafe Cubano Nespresso. longish finish that’s dangerously tasty.
For a 24 yo highland whisky sub $150 this is a charming gem that’s crazy value for the money!
89 maybe a point higher becaude at $140 its 3-4 times less than its class!
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I've only had the 12 but was very impressed and have been tempted by this and the 18 in the past. This is just under £120 in the UK, which is about as cheap as you'll find at that age.
Nice review, Ancnoc has an interesting profile, most that I have tried then to have interesting secondary flavours, sometimes honeycomb, wax, tobacco or leather that make the experience interesting.
I think they are still good value although the older expressions are creeping up as the word gets out.