We’re making an attempt two Cooley 2001 single casks, 20 years of age and each a part of the Liquid Treasures collection. First a basic launch, whereas the opposite cask went to retailers in Singapore: Nanyang Whisky & Rejo Drinks.
Cooley 20 yo 2001 (50,7%, Liquid Treasures 2021, barrel #3062, 183 btl.)
Nostril: typical fruity notes (melons, guava, pink bananas) with equally typical marshmallows and vanilla cream. Citrus sweet bears. Hints of white oak and contemporary grassy notes. Some oily notes as properly
Mouth: a greener form of fruits now, like greengages, pear, grapefruits and lemon zest. Grassy notes with a wee mustardy edge. Ginger and a delicate natural bitterness. Loads of inexperienced tea. Some oak shavings including construction and weight.
End: fairly lengthy, zesty, with grapefruit and herbs staying robust.
This Cooley has a pleasant (however by no means opulent) fruitiness, but it surely stays on the inexperienced facet of the orchard. It even provides some Highlands traits. Good however fairly costly. A number of bottles stay at eSpirits.
Cooley 20 yo 2001 (52%, Liquid Treasures for Singapore 2021, barrel #3154, 175 btl.)
Nostril: much less spherical and fewer marshmallowy. The fruitiness is extra slender and seemingly brisker (maracuja added to the combo), plus a pleasant trace of varnish as properly. After a couple of minutes they appear to converge, with extra vanilla cake and warming oak popping out. The larger waxy facet stays although.
Mouth: an identical mixture of fruits (now extra in the direction of peaches and plums, in addition to inexperienced banana and mango) with barely much less of the zesty and grassy notes. It additionally reveals extra minty and oily / waxy notes, within the course of Clynelish. A barely peppery trace too, with contemporary oak. Good fruit juice.
End: fairly lengthy, barely drier however nonetheless contemporary and fruity.
A very nice mixture of vanilla roundness and (barely brighter and juicier) fruit notes once more, with an added bonus of larger oily / waxy notes. Barely increased complexity, therefore further factors. I’m undecided whether or not you may nonetheless get this in Singapore. Rating: 89/100
