Hazelburn Sherry Wood 13 Years Review

If you don’t like peat, then the Hazelburn Sherry Wood 13 Years might be something you want to check out. Springbank is lightly peated, Longrow is heavily peated and Hazelburn is unpeated; Springbank makes something for everyone. It’s also triple-distilled. Though commonly associated with Irish Whiskey there are several distilleries in Scotland that triple-distill to […]

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Hazelburn Sherry Wood 13 Years Review

Though commonly associated with Irish Whiskey there are several distilleries in Scotland that triple-distill to produce a lighter, creamier spirit before hitting the casks. Auchentoshan is probably the most well-known triple-distilled Scotch, but both BenRiach and Benromach have 3x distilled releases and the revived Rosebank will be following in its own 3xD footsteps.

Now, let’s get to drinkin’!

Hazelburn Sherry Wood 13 Years – Details and Tasting Notes

Whiskey Details

Cask Strength | Non-Chill Filtered | Natural Color

Style: Single Malt (Scotch)
Region: Campbeltown, Scotland
Distiller: Springbank

Mash Bill: 100% Malted Barley
Cask: ex-Sherry
Age: 13 Years
ABV: 50.3%

Batch: 2020
Bottles: 9,900

Hazelburn Sherry Wood 13 Years Price: $150

White background tasting shot with the Hazelburn Sherry Wood 13 Years bottle and a glass of whiskey next to it. — “The Hazelburn Sherry Wood is an annually released limited edition matured exclusively in Oloroso Sherry casks.” – Springbank

Hazelburn Sherry Wood 13 Years Tasting Notes

EYE
Drying blood

NOSE
Sticky dark fruit, leather, pepper, hazelnuts, citrus peel, copper, vanilla cake, waxy and malty with a touch of cocoa and spice.

Heavy, deep and dark, this is a bold and heavy delivery

PALATE
SHERRY! Copper, leather, sticky dark fruit, cocoa, black tea, vanilla cake, malt, baking spice and a bit of nuts and smoke.

Lightly smoky but heavily sweet and rich, this is heavenly.

FINISH
Long -> Sherry, smoke, malt, and cocoa fade to citrus smoke and spice.

BALANCE, BODY and FEEL
Very well balanced, full-round body, heavy oily feel.

Hazelburn Sherry Wood 13 Years – Overall Thoughts and Score

There are folks out there who don’t like this whisky. I don’t know any of them personally, but I know they exist. When it comes to me, don’t just like this whisky, I love it. It’s dark, it’s heavy, it’s a little funky and feels a bit perverse to enjoy it while lounging on the couch.

If I had to give it any criticism, it would be that it’s almost too rich. The sherry is so heavy it starts walking up the line to cloying, but it falls a good 2 or 3 steps short. And because of that slight feeling of restraint it retains this near-perfect balance making Hazelburn Sherry Wood 13 Years a whisky I want to drink again, and again, and again, and again…

SCORE: 4/5 (good, definitely recommend ~ B+ | 87-89)

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Westland Sherry Wood

Plenty of fruit and spice delivered from the sherry wood, perhaps a touch medicated tasting with cherry cough drops. European oak wood flavours dominate the palate. 83/100

Glenmorangie Sherry Wood 12 Years Review

The port wood was replaced by the Quinta Ruban and this Glenmorangie Sherry Wood 12 Years was replaced by the Lasanta. Back in ye-olden days, the Glenmo core line had four distinct finishes, but only the port and sherry survived. The other two “oldies” were the Burgundy and the Madeira finish. Burgundy wine casks show […]

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Glenmorangie Sherry Wood 12 Years Review

The other two “oldies” were the Burgundy and the Madeira finish. Burgundy wine casks show up in some of their other releases as do Madeira, so in some way their legacies do live on, but not as core releases like they used to be.

But who knows, maybe we’ll see something special show up soon. Next year is the distillery’s 180th anniversary and we might see some increasingly interesting and special releases as we creep closer to the big 200. Only time will tell on what’s to come, but at least we can get to know this one right now.

Let’s get to drinkin’.

Glenmorangie Sherry Wood 12 Years – Details and Tasting Notes

Whiskey Details

Natural Color

Style: Single Malt (Scotch)
Region: Highlands, Scotland
Distiller: Glenmorangie

Mash Bill: 100% Malted Barley
Cask: ex-Bourbon, ex-Sherry
Age: 12 Years
ABV: 43%

Glenmorangie Sherry Wood 12 Years Price: NA – Auction, Specialty Store or Private Seller (originally $43)

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White background tasting shot with the Glenmorangie Sherry Wood 12 Years bottle and a glass of whiskey next to it. — “Glenmorangie’s acclaimed Sherrye Wood Finish Malt Whisky has been initially matured in American oak casks then racked into selected Sherry ‘butts’ for extra aging in the final period of its maturation. The results of this ‘finishing’ are truly exceptional.” – Glenmorangie

Glenmorangie Sherry Wood 12 Years Tasting Notes

EYE
Ruby amber

NOSE
Sherry sweetness, earthy malt, leather, dried dark fruit, Pixie Stix, oak, OBE, copper, cinnamon and touches of cocoa.

Musty/earthy/oaky and fruity/sherry sweet combo that works so perfectly together.

PALATE
Sherry sweetness, earthy malt, roasted nuts, leather, dried dark fruit, honied graham, Smarties, oak, OBE, copper, cinnamon and touches of cocoa.

Comes through a bit tannic and drying here but, oddly, it helps balance the sweetness out.

FINISH
Med-long -> Sherry sweetness, malty graham, brown sugar, oak and copper fade out to a musty earthiness.

BALANCE, BODY and FEEL
Great, med-full, warm and lightly dry.

Glenmorangie Sherry Wood 12 Years – Overall Thoughts and Score

This embodies that old school, sherry-finished, Scotch. It’s not just a pummeling of sweet notes, there’s balance and beauty in the combo of old earthy notes and sticky sweetness. I know “dank” has another meaning, but going back a few years in our cultural lexicon and this is would be a dank whisky.

I keep waiting for the Glenmorangie Sherry Wood 12 Years to get cloying or overpowering, because it has that potential, but it never does. Even adding a bit of water expands both the earthier and sweeter notes equally. This is a well crafted whisky.