Wolfburn Aurora Single Malt Single Malt Whisky

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Adding water doesn’t expose a single element but rather just tames the whole experience down. It is refreshing to have a whisky that follows the nose through to the palate, providing a harmonious experience. Honey, a touch of indistinct sherry sweetness, walnuts, and dry grass. It’s a light nose and not overcooked with sherry, as exemplified by the light colour. With Water: A few drops of water wake up the sherry a bit – adding fruit – and also round out the vanilla sweetness in the aroma. The palate also seems fuller and more dynamic. Water highly recommended with this one.

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Great body and weight on arrival, first few sips neat are gloopy; much to like. Things are hot and sour though, so pause and return. Unless mandatory applicable law provides otherwise, your use of and membership to the Service are exclusively governed by Dutch law. We shall first try to settle any dispute over a dram of whisky. Disputes that cannot be settled over multiple drams of whisky shall be solely submitted to the court of Amsterdam, The Netherlands unless mandatory applicable law provides otherwise. We may, but are not under any obligation, to release new functionalities and tools or other features for the Service every now and then. Any new functionalities, tools and features shall be part of and governed by the Terms from the moment they are launched and/or available. Further, we reserve the right to modify, change, discontinue the Service, add or remove features, update the Service, change its appearance, temporarily and permanently, at any time, in whole or any part thereof. Nose: Resinous, slightly rancid sherry with some tannic red wine. Beneath that, red berries and caramel malt. A rest in the glass disperses the rancidity and somewhat brightens the fruits. That single connection, though, is a powerful link. The pH and mineral profile of water has considerable impact on the eventual taste of a whisky. In the case of Wolfburn, its namesake river is situated in the far north of Scotland. By just drawing the same water for fermentation, these new distillers will be capturing an essential element of what would have made the older Wolfburn what it was.

We may sell, license, transfer, assign or in any other way dispose of the Service (including Members) to any third party without any notification to you, e.g. (but without limitation) in connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transfer of assets. Aurora, a late 2016 release, was made from spirit laid down in a combination of American oak and Spanish Oloroso sherry casks. 40% was aged in second-fill quarter casks, 40% was aged in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, and the remaining 20% was aged in first-fill Oloroso Sherry hogsheads. Aurora is also three years of age. Finish: On the short side. Cane sugar (molasses), and mild oak tannins. Fades vaguely, without resolution.

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Nose: The malt presence, again, is front and center with notes of buttery croissant, pineapple, honey dew melon, and horsehide leather. There are fans of the distillery who rave about single casks and small batches. There are myriad odd and complicated special releases too but they’re difficult to place in the range. The positive side is that it seems we’re getting close to the time where Wolfburn can lay down a simple and easy-access core range and build on it. If they can do that with an age statement, great, but that isn’t deal-breaker. We can sense the maturity building and, in this bottle at least, taste it. This was an interesting one. It didn’t compare well with the Aurora (not a surprise given the peated and unpeated comparison) so I poured a few other drams alongside to provide some relative comparisons for you. Following an innocuous question in the Dramface writer’s chat, Wally piped up and wished to provide his thoughts on this Wolfburn cask strength timecapsule.