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Wolfburn The Kylver Series 2

Idiosyncratic

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@markjedi1Review by @markjedi1

2nd Jun 2018

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The Kylver Stone is an ancient grave stone from the 5th Century, found on the island Gotland – south of Sweden in the Baltic Sea. It is engraved with old Germanic runes. Those are also to be found on the labels in this series by Wolfburn, of which we are trying the second release that was launched in September 2017. The rune on the label means ‘aurochs’, which is a kind of cow that is now extinct. The whisky is a mix of 2 ex bourbon casks of 200 liter and 1 ex oloroso cask of 500 liter (second fill) and bottled at 50% ABV.

Very fresh and fruity nose on all kinds of stone fruits like mango and peach, but also juicy pears and melon, a single slice of lime and even green banana. Almost tropical, if not for the touch of earth and peat. Nevertheless, this is a very nice and inviting nose that really pleases. After a few moments, the fruit evolves towards the candied variety, pineapple and coconut kick in fiercely and a big note of mildly burnt brown sugar appears. I like it!

It is nicely oily, almost piquant (loads of ginger and pepper) with a very nice smoky touch. The peat presses on, subduing the fruit somewhat. But I still get lovely notes of figs, pineapple and sultanas. Vanilla and caramel, cinnamon and toasted oak give it some depth. But it has lost the quasi-tropical touch from the nose. It even gets a salty edge.

The finish is warm and long with the emphasis on ginger and cinnamon, while the smoke lingers in the background. A salty uppercut at the death.

While the casks have clearly done their job, this is quite an idiosyncratic Wolfburn. It did not lose its own identity at any point. Unfortunately, this will set you back some 200 EUR, which is quite a lot.

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