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Uncle Nearest Lost Chapter 1 — 777 Anniversary Blend
- Age
- 7 years
- ABV
- 60.85%
- Introduced
- 2024
Tasting
How it drinks
- Sight
- Deep amber copper; concentrated colour from barrel-strength 7-year-old whiskey
- Nose
- Black tea, lumber, honey, light grassiness. Butterscotch pudding, table syrup, nougat, and nutty aromas like cashew butter
- Palate
- Minerality with creamy mouthfeel and roasted nuts, followed by dried mango. Toasted oak, rich butterscotch, graham cracker, citrus and roasted grain. Nice thick mouthfeel with cinnamon spice, almond, and caramel. First in the Lost Chapter series celebrating 7th anniversary — 7,000 bottles, proof ranges 110-120+. Purchasers received Fawn Weaver's Love and Whiskey book with exclusive lost chapter
- Finish
- Medium length woody finish with residual taste of cinnamon baked apples and dark caramel candy
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
- Barrel strength
- hand-selected by Victoria Eady Butler
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