Wardhead 1997 V&M

Overall rating: 89.60/100
votes: 13

Category: Single Malt
Bottler: Valinch & Mallet (V&M)
Bottling serie: Lost Drams Collection
Vintage: 1997
Bottled: 2019
Stated Age: 21 years old
Casktype: Bourbon Hogshead
Casknumber: 19-2101
Number of bottles: 339
Strength: 54.8 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Added on: 27 May 2019 5:05 pm by Dave-V&M

Average value

€ 160.38

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Whisky Reviews for Wardhead 1997 V&M

4 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 89.60 points

Jackson05 scored this whisky 86 points
04 Mar 2020 4:38 am

In store sample

A pretty lofty 90+ so far with 9 votes, but I just can’t get there. I don’t find it overly complex. While I appreciate the distillate driven character, I just find it a little simple. Mouthfeel doesn’t really sell it either. Perhaps a little peppery/spicy and thin, which is not to my liking.
JNuyts scored this whisky 87 points
05 Mar 2020 12:05 am
Nose

87 87

Taste

87 87

Finish

86 86
asmazda scored this whisky 89 points
18 Feb 2020 3:06 am
Very nice 21 year old Glenfiddich... tastes richer and obviously much better value than original bottlings.

Nose

Nose is quite shy... maybe because of the high strength.
Pineapples , apples and pears, then quite a bit of praline, shortbread cookies, and some coffee.

Taste

Lots of apples, praline, custard, oranges, and almond cookies. Very little oak tannins. Really nice, and improves with some water.

Finish

Medium, fruity with apples.
WhiskyLovingPianist scored this whisky 86 points
18 Jan 2020 7:40 pm

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2020/01/18/twe-show-2019-vm-bbr/

I’m told V&M follow sherry casks from their ‘sherried life’ before selecting and buying them for whisky maturation. Unfortunately, I only got to try bourbon-matured expressions at the show.

C: Nothing particularly stood out, but this is a decent straight-ahead bourbon-cask matured malt nevertheless. Highly regarded amongst the whisky community too.

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