Thousand Mountains (2018/2022) Ex-Red Wine & Ex-Bourbon in Ex-Moscatel Finish - Genussraum Paderborn
A Sauerland “Single Cask” that has seen three casks in four years – anyone who still believes in simple categories probably also believes in unicorns. That doesn't mean this isn't a genuine single cask, since the term is not regulated for German whisky, at least. But you're allowed to raise an eyebrow.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Plum is immediately in the room, flanked by raisin and cinnamon. Plus tobacco, leather, and this Moods cigarillos note that smells more like a drawer than a humidor. Overall it comes across like a classic sherry profile – just with the slightly overmotivated signature of a cask marathon.
Palate
Earthy and with an oily mouthfeel, plus plum, dates, and raisins in dense succession. Marsala flashes up and pushes the sweetness toward dessert wine. At the same time, a touch of youth remains and a trace of artificial fruit notes that show: intense can sometimes be louder than it is rounded.
Finish
Long and warming, slight tingling, yet dry. Raisiny, with tobacco leaf and cinnamon as an echo.
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To our bottle sharingsThoughts
Marcel 81/100 - (Excellent)
Amazingly mature for four years of maturation time, which, given the cask career, doesn't necessarily have to be a wonder. Exciting in any case!
Sascha 80/100 - (Excellent)
Quite clearly short, rough maturation: lots of pressure, lots of aroma, little polish. Intense, but not yet rounded off – as if you were disturbing the whisky while growing up. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it definitely requires the right expectations.
Value for Money: 3/5 (Fair)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Thousand Mountains (2018/2022) taste like in terms of profile?
It is clearly geared toward “rich”: on the nose plum, raisin, cinnamon, tobacco and leather with a classic sherry impression; on the palate earthy-oily with plum, dates, raisins and a Marsala twist. In the finish it remains long, warming, dry, raisiny and tobacco-spicy.
Is this really a single cask?
According to the bottle it is described as a Sauerland single cask, but it has seen three casks in four years. Since single cask is not a legally protected designation, whisky that was ultimately bottled from one cask (after the finish) can arguably carry the label in good conscience.
Is it known whether it is a malt whisky?
This is not clearly clarified in the information. It is merely noted that it is not clear whether it is a malt whisky, even if the assumption is obvious.