Heaven Hill 2009 V&M The Young Masters Edition
| Category | BOURBON |
| Distillery | Heaven Hill Distillery |
| Bottler | Valinch & Mallet (V&M) |
| Bottling Series | The Young Masters Edition |
| Vintage | 2009 |
| Bottled Year | 2017 |
| Age | 8년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 275 |
| ABV | 48.8% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | USA |
| Region | Heaven Hill Distillery |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈는 버번보다 몰트 위스키에 가까운 인상을 준다. 솔잎과 이끼, 고사리 같은 초록 계열이 앞서고 라임과 피스타치오, 크렘 브륄레가 뒤를 받친다. 팰럿은 향신료가 대단히 강해 진저브레드를 증류한 듯한 맛이 지배하며 서늘한 채소 뉘앙스도 함께 잡힌다. 후반부에는 메이플 시럽과 데메라라 설탕이 올라와 단맛이 자리를 되찾는다. 48.8%의 8년 원액이지만 발린치 앤 말레의 이 선택은 긴장감이 살아 있고 피니시도 제법 길다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
dark gold
air Nose
aren’t we going a little more towards malt whisky here? As if it was a little more about the distillate, and a little less about the wood. Utterly love these pine-y whiffs, pine needles, moss, fern, then the lime, this wee feeling of ti-vieux (that’s a ti-punch made with aged rum), pistachios, caramel cream, crème brulée, rye, buckwheat (Breton galettes)… Only good things to say so far (who said for a change, who?)
restaurant Palate
my, this is hugely spicy! Did they redistill gingerbread liqueur? Sure that exists… Also many notes of cool vegetables, Brussels sprout, sweet carrots, broccolis (I’m joking, no broccolis)… Gets then a little rounder and sweeter, with the usual maple syrup and Demerara sugar, but it does keep this tenser, ‘maltier’ side all along. Which, naturally, we enjoy at WF Towers
timer Finish
rather long, and to tell you the truth, this could have been some Glen Garioch matured in heavily-charred virgin US oak. Seriously!