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Copper Fox Rappahannock Single Malt

Theatre for the Nose - Revisited

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@PizaroReview by @Pizaro

30th Jan 2013

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Have you ever returned to the theater to see a play for a second time during its run? Or watched a movie two nights in a row? Or re-read a book?

Typically, one finds new details and maybe a whole new perspective the second time around.

That is not entirely the case here with this wonderful whisky, but there is one BIG difference that came from spending a second night with this Gordian libation, and a few smaller details that were missed or seem more significant now.

ABOVE ALL, what I - perhaps too fancifully - described as an imagined embalming fluid scent rising from the glass at first nosing, now appears more as overripe fruit – overripe apple, definitely, but also pear and maybe even a touch of apricot. Overripe, over-cooked, earthy, organic.

AND the aroma of fresh cherries that, at first tasting, I thought I might be imagining, is definitely there. It even seems more prominent now.

Why this need for additional notes? For one thing, I fear my “embalming fluid” comment might turn people away from giving this wonderful whisky the chance it deserves. Also, this is not the first time I have noticed that a few days with some air in the bottle changes the flavor profile of the whisky inside to a large or small degree. Highland Park 18, for example, takes weeks or even months after opening to “ripen,” as it were, and blossom to its full glory.

Other than these details, I stand by my previous tasting notes on this alchemical single malt. It’s a sensational experience that I recommend to everyone with an open mind and a searching palate.

My original review is here: connosr.com/reviews/copper-fox/…

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Victor commented

@Pizaro, since the distiller, Rick Wasmund, has named this whisky Wasmund's Single Malt Whisky, I would advise you to try to see if Jean-Luc will let you make some changes in how this is filed,...otherwise it could fall into the Connosr abyss of slightly mislabeled whisky reviews. If that happens no one will likely read it except if they are reading it through your profile page. I've had that happen to a few of my reviews. A word to the wise. Lost and misfiled reviews on Connosr is a pretty large issue which may not be cleared up for awhile.

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