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Chief's Son The Tanist Australian Whisky (700mL)
Chief's Son The Tanist Australian Whisky (700mL)

The newest single malt addition from Chiefs Son distillery, the Tanist is a smooth, sweet, yet rich whisky which is forged by a long marriage of spirit in ‘double wood’. Essentially using two types of oak barrels to mature the spirit. First matured in American oak and vatted together with ex-sherry French Oak casks.

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The newest single malt addition from Chiefs Son distillery, the Tanist is a smooth, sweet, yet rich whisky which is forged by a long marriage of spirit in ‘double wood’. Essentially using two types of oak barrels to mature the spirit. First matured in American oak and vatted together with ex-sherry French Oak casks. 

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Tasting notes

Nose

Sweet peaches in syrup, wild honey, soft citrus and vanilla, combined with old sherry and crisp toffee.

Taste

Silky sweet honey, rich vanilla, gentle sherry oak, roasted malts and dark toffee with a length of sweet smoke.

Finish

Complex, deep vanilla toffee, sherry and sweet smoke.

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Complex on the nose, strong sherry and smoke on the palette.

It's obviously complex whisky but for the more experienced whisky drinkers. Tinkles my winkle.

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Floral
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