Indian single malt whisky maker Paul John’s annual Christmas launch has turn into one thing of a yuletide custom. 2022 was no exception, and noticed the discharge of their fifth festive iteration.
This 12 months’s addition was made out of malts completed in ex-bourbon, brandy and peated Oloroso sherry casks. It’s darkly fruity on the nostril, with notes of plum and sticky toffee pudding above a heat aroma of cereal grain under.
On the palate, Paul John Christmas Version 2022 proves candy in a Christmas dessert-sense, with layers of stewed plums, apples and pears. Sticky toffee and mushy, caramelized bananas—nearly like a banana flambe—current on the heart.
The whisky’s end feels all molasses sweetness, till its wealthy, strong malt taste rears its head and manages to strike past the sweetness. Afterward, we’re handled to buttery shortbread with an enduring treacle be aware that fades to a sort of powdery, light-sugar sweetness redolent of these final corners of frosting on a gingerbread home.
In years previous, Paul John has used its Christmas restricted editions as a kind of test-case for future releases. Contemplating how its 2022 launch performs, I’m hoping this gained’t be the final we see of its flavors.
★★★
Stats:
–46% ABV
–$70
