Fettercairn 1988 SV

Name: Fettercairn 1988 SV
Brand: Fettercairn
SKU: 105061
Rating: 87.71 (58 reviews)

Overall rating: 87.71/100
votes: 58

Whiskybase ID: WB105061
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Fettercairn
Bottler: Signatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling serie: Local Dealer Selection
Vintage: 07.12.1988
Bottled: 27.11.2017
Stated Age: 28 years old
Casktype: Hogshead
Casknumber: 2032
Number of bottles: 178
Strength: 54.5 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Barcode: 5021944095964
Market: Germany
Added on: 14 Dec 2017 3:09 pm by Tauti

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Whisky Reviews for Fettercairn 1988 SV

17 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 87.71 points

dRambo scored this whisky 88 points
23 Dec 2017 11:59 am
a nicely matured, gentle, quite fruity Dram especially on the palate neatly turns on and optimally brings his age to advantage - price performance I think is great - but a direct Do-Wollen-Reiz is not there yet - the Scoma Burgie 86 has me well dirty

Nose

Fresh in the glass, herbaceously austere, with more time it gets more pleasing, oily oak, some old lemon, delicate pineapple notes - which warms ever more intense, spicy honey, fresh light oak with lots of mint and ethereal notes like rosemary, citrus and eucalyptus

Taste

At first sourish sweet with intense almost overwhelming lemon note, apples, pears, fresh and canned pineapple, that sounds pretty fast - he gets calmer - with some chewing geranium leaves, covered green tea, jasmine flowers, astringent light oak, birch sap, vegetable spicy tannins, the mouthfeel is slightly syrupy viscous, nice texture

Finish

roasted grains, light flour, cultivated oak spiciness - multi-faceted, fine, spicy, slightly waxy, here you can feel the age, quite long and warm
Lorion scored this whisky 88 points
17 Dec 2017 4:44 pm
Great ex-bourbon barrel! Supple and "old", but at the same time intense and powerful. 88 points.

Nose

Vanilla and pineapple are right there. Spicy, aromatic oak, which quickly gains in intensity. Very sweet with sour lime splashes. I smell a little coconut. Even some malt character is noticeable. Lemon cake roll. Peach, passion fruit. Fine wood chips. Now herbs are added. Oregano and some dill. The nose is getting older by the minute, tobacco gets into the nose after the inclusion of the palate.

Taste

An oak dominated, full and astringent mouthfeel begins. Sweet, lemon and vanilla. A whole fresh fruit salad with pineapple, apples, oranges and sugared almond slivers. A good deal of tobacco creeps up and governs the re-tasting. Chocolate that is slowly getting darker. The alcohol is super involved. The second sip is sweeter but has more tobacco.

Finish

Warm and sweet with tobacco and delicate bitterness. Medium to long.
AH Whiskyvitrine scored this whisky 89 points
23 Feb 2018 6:40 pm
- Nose
  
  90 90
- Taste
  
  91 91
- Finish
  
  89 89
Tommyknocker scored this whisky 87 points
22 Dec 2017 7:28 pm
a great "Cereal" Malt. Lots of fruit and ripe wood notes with cereal arms. I did not know that yet.

Nose

Pure: slightly pungent at first, lemon in orange lemonade. When that's over, pineapple follows with yogurt, honey and cereals, cereals and herbs on top. Very ripe, very complex without being woody. With water it becomes more flowery, "clearer", more accessible.

Taste

Pure: concentrated fruit at the beginning, then spicy oak with white pepper, salt and a pinch of parsnip. Here, too, herbs and a delicious muesli note. Complex and complex. Not quite as round as the Linkwood. With water: tasty, slightly malty and less spicy.

Finish

long, malty and fruity.
Don Cassi scored this whisky 79 points
30 Jul 2021 10:18 pm

Very light on the nose with gooseberries and associations of fresh sawdust or freshly sharpened pencils. Behind it light green apples.

In the mouth it is fruity-sweet and creamy, before the oak turns out to be relatively fresh and woody in the finish.
Length: 4/10

Overall not quite my taste, after such a long time I was expecting a heavier and more complex character. In addition, the fresh wood character makes it appear younger.

Grade: 2
gossm01 scored this whisky 88 points
08 Nov 2020 5:38 pm
It is of medium viscosity and its bouquet is of moderate intensity. I have aromas of pear, honey, oak, citrus fruit and subtle vanilla. Moderately complex. A good balance between sweetness and dryness in terms of taste. Alcohol is pretty well integrated and its body is relatively light.
SRB scored this whisky 87 points
06 Sep 2020 10:27 pm
Looks much younger than he is.
Re-tasting with a little ventilation brought a few more points after half a year.
Before that 86/86/86

Nose

86 86

Restrained, "cool", herbs, slightly mineral, we then a little more rustic, moist earth, roots, slightly waxy, baked apple
More rustic with water, ham is added, damp wood

Taste

87 87

Hot, pepper, needs water: slightly acidic, lemon peel, pipe tobacco, essential oils, a touch of sweetness, but hardly gets through

Finish

87 87

Long and warm, bitter, sour, woody, oak, chewing tobacco
gossm01 scored this whisky 88 points
03 Jul 2020 9:40 pm
Nose

90 90

Pear, honey, oak, citrus, caramel, subtle vanilla

Taste

90 90

Honey sweetness, vanilla, oak, pear, oily

Finish

90 90

Pleasant, intense, long-lasting
Rosebank88 scored this whisky 88 points
17 Aug 2019 9:07 pm
Nose

Wonderfully old-fashioned and aromatic. Bouillon cubes, dried mushrooms, citrus zest, salt, lots of malt, yeast and soil. Wonderfully put together. Gradually, a trace of smoke.
With water: more aromatic but also more intense and fruity. In addition, flowering heather, blossom honey, wet ropes and malt.

Taste

Wonderfully aromatic with a strong earthy onset. Full seasoning, yeast, malt and a hint of smoke. Will be spicy and quite energetic.
With water: complex, aromatic and emphasizes earthy. Becomes a bit heavier and finely spicy.

Finish

Long, aromatic, sticky and again slightly dried mushrooms and bouillon cubes.
wako93 scored this whisky 88 points
10 Jun 2019 5:22 pm
Cross comparison with the filling of TWA, WID: 97176

Had made too much riot without water. Have slightly diluted. Should now have 50 turns.

Overall, a tad worse than the TWA, because here the sharpness seems too dominant. Although a little more fruit comes along.

Nose

88 88

Green apple + banana. Overall sweet, honey? Sharpness sometimes flashes through. It definitely makes you want to.

Taste

88 88

Sweet start. Nice acid and still a ginger sharpness. Creamy mouthfeel that also tastes like honey. Overripe tropical fruits.

Finish

87 87

Very pleasant. Slight acidity and a bit bitter at the end. Very harsh overall. Every now and then the tropical fruits sound again.

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