Hazelburn 2002

Overall rating: 88.03/100
votes: 287

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Springbank
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Sauternes Wood
Vintage: 06.2002
Bottled: 02.2011
Stated Age: 08 years old
Casktype: 5y Refill Bourbon / 3y Sauternes Casks
Number of bottles: 9180
Strength: 55.9 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml 750 ml
Bottle code: 11/52
Barcode: 610854437008
Added on: 03 Mar 2011 3:52 pm

Average value

€ 168,93

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Whisky Reviews for Hazelburn 2002

48 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 88.03 points

hs305 scored this whisky 84 points
14 Jan 2019 6:54 pm
[January, 2019] I scored this dram an average 85 points seven years ago but I took no notes why, unfortunately. This is a good reason to open a sample and do a detailed review today...

...and now I know why I rated this average only back then. This is a very simple modern "designed" whisky that just goes for the cheap thrills of the wine cask finish (sweet wine, bitter oak) but otherwise still is immature and unbalanced. For lovers of this modern style only...

Nose

84 84

The colour is russetmuscat and the nose is punchy and very closed first. After some time of breathing it offers rather floral-flowery aromas instead of the expected fruits of the wine cask (that lurk shy in the background). Some water opens up the nose, actually I would say a reduction is essential on this dram. Now some fruits dare to enter the spotlight together with stronger wooden notes but still this stays a rather uninteresting nose. Where are the malt aromas?

Taste

85 85

The taste is rather locked and shy too as was the nose but after some chewing it releases a simple malty-winey profile in a heavy oak setting. Some fruits, some chocolatey notes and some spices - this is not bad but not great either. Easy to sip, not more. Water turns the taste smoother but unlocks no additional flavours, unfortunately. I like this dram best when reduced to about 46% abv.

Finish

84 84

The dram arrives warming and somewhat coating on the palate with hot peppery moments due to the cask strength abv. The finish is of a medium length and adds no new impressions beside a drying-astringent ending (tobacco ashes, tannins). Water increases this with a slightly bitter-cardboardy note (aspirin in a wet box).
schero scored this whisky 89 points
01 Aug 2017 11:28 pm
I have to improve my opinion about Hazelburn. I rarely discovered so much in a whisky. Above all, the influence of water causes miracles, which affects the overall impression. You could have filled it with about 50%.

Nose

Very vinous at the beginning, also the alcohol is very present, fermented grapes or raisins, first flowery with some lavender, then comes more and more a sweetness of sugar, which gradually turns into caramel, water sets the Sauternes notes really free, here are now grapes, but these are still very dark grapes, also caramel and vanilla is much clearer to find

Taste

Strong and very creamy sweet at the beginning, the alcohol warms instantly, an insanely thick mouthfeel, cooked red fruits, a slight bitterness together with a nice unobtrusive spice become more dominant towards the end, chocolate sauce at the second sip, here water takes the pressure out as expected , which makes the mouthfeel very good, here too the wine becomes lighter, but a certain pepperiness is also released

Finish

Sweet and no bitterness, amazingly pleasing after this steam on the tongue, the cooked fruits dominate and stick to the palate, something is extremely dangerous, because you want to pour immediately, with water finally comes to Hazelburn so typical metal buckets to the fore, you have this Taste but know beforehand, otherwise you will not notice that
LordBellamy scored this whisky 88 points
08 Sep 2019 5:21 pm
with water: a decent shot Water opens the whisky, the strong alcohol note is completely gone and the sweet grapes are intensified

Conclusion: a fascinating malt, which receives a grape sweetness through the very intense Sauternes finish, as I have experienced only very rarely. In addition, the slightly dirty Unterertöne. Succeeded!

Nose

it takes time to develop, at first the alcohol is quite present and I am disappointed, but then comes leather and grapes, strong caramel sweetness, a few nuts, a few earthy / mineral notes, so he acts despite its sweetness little dirty

Taste

Here, too, the combination of some dirt and intense grape and caramel sweetness, the alcohol is just right, a few subtle tannins are also noticeable

Finish

medium long, the sweetness is also very intense here, the oak is slightly more noticeable in the back, but without any bitterness
Dre73 scored this whisky 87 points
17 Jun 2019 8:44 am
Heavy aroma's and flavours, tobacco, dark chocolate and fruity. It's a pleasant whisky, and surprising, for I expected some lighter kind of whisky with this Sauternes cask maturation, but I could not find any link with this.

Nose

87 87

Fruity and a hint of smoke and tobacco. Pretty strong alcohol. Prunes, raisins, some fake leather and kind of rubber. Floral. Not exactly what I expected from a white wine cask maturation.

Taste

86 86

Initially surprisingly smooth, but then it gets pungy on the tongue. Red fruits, and some raisins, orange and honey. Then some coffee/cappuccino. Full and intense.

Finish

87 87

Now strong with some peppers. again some smoke and heavy tobacco, very dark chocolate, some bitterness as well. Intense, pretty long.
mark-achterhoek scored this whisky 88 points
30 Oct 2018 2:19 pm
Nose

87 87

Taste

88 88

Finish

89 89
Calmar scored this whisky 92 points
19 Oct 2018 7:14 am
Great whisky, a spectacle of tastes and smells, just the Brazilian carnival, good with both water and without.

Nose

Open, wet, spicy wood, old furniture, cigar box, pipe tobacco, leather goods, fruit jam, dried fruit, cappuccino, milk chocolate, fruit tobacco for hookah, sweet creamy notes, baked milk, fudge.

Taste

Saturated, powerful, tart spicy oak, sweet wine, fruit notes, cream and confectionery tones, candied fruit, a little pepper, earthy notes, prunes, dark beer.

Finish

Continuation of taste, dense, rich, sea of fruit, dried fruit, confectionery and wood shades, sweet creamy notes, latte, chocolate.
St. Pauli scored this whisky 84 points
24 Aug 2018 7:40 am
Without a doubt, it's not a bad whisky. It's just a little boring. The spicy side that comes into play in the palate is the positive side in this case.

Nose

84 84

Colour: Chestnut brown
Appearance: slow thick legs, coating.

Very winey, with dried fruit, sugar, and moist wood. It's not really expressive. Behind that, there is wafer with syrup, some caramel. With water, grape seeds and grapes. Still, rather onedimensional, but nice.

Taste

84 84

The taste is not as sweet as the nose suggests. It's musty, which is positive, and it probably comes from the cask. Further, spices come into play, which is positive. It gives this dram a stylish character. Otherwise, it's the dried tropical fruit.

Finish

85 85

Rather long and balanced, not too sweet and certainly not drying. It has a combination of sugar, dried fruit and spice.
Spits scored this whisky 90 points
02 Apr 2018 6:30 pm
- Nose
  
  91 91
- Taste
  
  91 91
- Finish
  
  89 89
Defeatless scored this whisky 87 points
23 Mar 2018 11:18 pm
Nose:
This is a 'muddy' one. I like the dirty note on Hazelburn. There is a clear red fruit influence, but also a bit flowery. There is also a quite big signature of salt. With water: Not much of a change

Taste:
Clearly Hazelburn with a red fruit twist. There is the salty ashy taste, but also forest berries. It needs a bit water to tame all the alcohol, but first impressions are good. With water: There is an initial sourness added, but not much of a change here either.

Body:
Full, a bit creamy and a bit oily

Finish:
Medium length. Very much into the red fruit. Nicely fading away with some toffee and caramel. It get's a bit dry in the end.

Price:
Would not recommend to buy if over €60,-

Presentation:
Don't know, this was a sample.
- Nose
  
  87 87
- Taste
  
  88 88
- Finish
  
  87 87
JacobaEd scored this whisky 88 points
06 Mar 2018 10:46 pm
- Nose
  
  86 86
- Taste
  
  90 90
- Finish
  
  87 87

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