Foti's Review
We got an interesting one today. A 500ml bottle, exclusive to Germany, distilled in Chicago, coming in at 47% ABV and a wheated whiskey finished in PX Sherry Cask. I ordered this (and then ordered more) from a German website and I am happy I did.
Koval PX Sherry, tasted neat in glencairn
Color - A sort of dark reddish amber, nice color on this one
Nose - Right off the bat, cherries (Luxardo cherries), salted caramel, maple syrup…a bit of sweet herbal tea. This is wonderful, I could keep coming back to this glass just to nose it. Chocolate oranges in the background...marshmallows/toasted marshmallows
Palate - This has some cinnamon, dried fruits, maple notes...very pleasant. It drinks below its proof. There is a touch of oak, the dried fruits are more dried red fruit, caramel, bit of honey and then the Sherry cask influence makes a quick appearance. This is damn good.
Finish - I would say medium short
Rating - I am a sucker for a Sherry cask whiskey and I enjoy my wheaters so there is no surprise here that I love this dram. I would say get a bottle if you can, it is a bit difficult to track down. For me, this is a high 80's, I would say around 86-88/100. I enjoy the hell out of this whiskey and I am glad to have picked up the backups. Cheers!
