SMWS B4.9 FEW Spirits 4 Year Old 2017 Hoisin Duck Skin Bourbon

SMWS B4.9 FEW Spirits 4 Year Old 2017 Hoisin Duck Skin Bourbon is a limited single-cask American bourbon distilled at FEW Spirits in the Chicago area and independently bottled by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Distilled on July 6, 2017 and matured for four years in a first-fill #3 char quarter cask, this cask-strength release was bottled at 60.1% ABV. Its profile is intensely sweet, rich and oily, combining maple, caramel and fruit with toasted nuts, spice, citrus oils and distinctive savoury notes.

Food Pairing: Hoisin-glazed duck, barbecue pork, glazed ribs, roasted peanuts, sesame chicken, toasted walnuts, dark chocolate, and caramelized pineapple.

Tasting Notes: Opulent and rich, moving from maple and caramel sweetness into baked fruit, marzipan, warming spice, savoury hoisin, nuts and aromatic oils.

Nose: Maple syrup, caramel wafers and cherry sweets with pencil shavings, peppermint, burnt banana bread, strawberry jam and vanilla milkshake.

Palate: Shortbread, marzipan and baked pineapple with cinnamon, nutmeg, toffee apple, hoisin sauce, peanuts and sesame oil.

Finish: Long and oily with toasted nuts, coffee, burnt orange, mango, eucalyptus and returning peppermint.