Country: Scotland
Region: Highland - East
Brand: Knockdhu 1998 (Coopers Choice)
Type: Single Malt Whisky
Age: 10 Years
ABV: 46 %
Date: 06/07/2013
Colour: Pale Straw
Nose: Clearly a young whisky. Fresh and Fruity like slightly sour Green Plums and Apples. Grass and Straw. Some Herbs, Tea, Sweet Malt and lightly Buttered Toast with a bit of Honey. Light Oak and Alcohol can be found in the background. It's refreshing but not quite my style.
Palate: Light and Sweet with Vanilla, Malt, Honey, Grass, Black Pepper, Lemon, Green Apples, light Licorice and Herbs.
Finish: Short and Crisp with Fruitcake, Grass, Lemon, light Licorice and Black Pepper.
I added a bit of Water and the Nose becomes quite Herbal and Malty. On the Palate and in the Finish, Black Pepper and Licorice start to dominate. Try two drops at a time and see what happens but don't drown it!
Rating: 83.5
Nose: 20.5 - Taste: 21 - Finish: 21 - Overall: 21
General Remarks: This Distillery was founded in 1893 by John Morrison in the village of Knock (Banffshire) on the edge of the Speyside region. This region was known for its quality Barley and Peat. In the end it was closed in 1983 and sold to Inver House Distillers in 1988. Production resumed in 1989. The whisky produced in the distillery was renamed anCnoc (The Hill) in 1994 to avoid confusion with Knockando, a Speyside distillery belonging to the Diageo Group.
This Knockdhu was distilled in 1998 and bottled in 2008. It was matured by - and bottled for The Vintage Malt Whisky Co. Ltd under their brand name Coopers Choice. This Independent Bottler was founded in 1992 by Brian Cook, a guy with 20 years of experience in the Malt Whisky Industry. It probably matured in an Ex-Bourbon Cask and costs around 55 US Dollars.
Drinking Experience Neat: Good
Conclusion: I can imagine myself sipping this Knockdhu from time to time over a little Ice as an aperitif on a fine morning in Spring. It's light, crisp, young and sour-sweet. I don't see myself returning to this Single Malt on a regular basis however. Too light and Grassy for me. If you love spicy White Wines however, this might be a great whisky to introduce you to Single Malt Scotch. And it's still reasonably priced. Cheers!
Jan van den Ende July 2013
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