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St. George English Whisky Classic Range Review

By Miguel in Tasting , St George

A few days ago I write my review of English Whisky Chapter 13,14 and 15 and today I want to review with you their new additions to the range, their NAS Classic and Peated bottle.

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( Image from http://www.guidscotchdrink.com/)

The idea behind this new range of whisky is,… well… you can read on their page. The point is to join again the wagon of NAS whisky… if Scotland is doing it, why not?! You all know what I think of NAS whiskies ( many of them are just for ripping you off… maybe not now but you will see… ) , but in this case I will do an exception and I will set my prejudices to a side, these whiskies are priced around £30 and they are both quite good ( with very ugly labels! ).

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English Whisky Chapter 13, 14 and 15 Review

By Miguel in Tasting , St George

English Whisky you say? Yep, and it is not the only one but the first of this new wave of world whiskies. St. George distillery is located at Norfolk, England and has been producing whisky since 200(6?). Yet another one jumping in the whisky wagon? Well, so I thought until I tasted it.

My first experience with St. George Whisky was with their peated spirit ( not yet whisky! ) Chapter 4. I did a tasting of several Ardbeg and I wanted to start with something soft and light and Kaboom!. The little Chapter 4 almost eclipse the peat punch of Ardbeg.

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(Photo by Photo: ARCHANT SYNDICATION)

So when I saw Andrew at The Whisky Show 2013 at the English Whisky stand I decided that this year I had to give them a fair chance and not tasting their whiskies right after Karuizawa :) #badluck

By Andrew suggestion I tasted them in the following order…

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Tasting St. George English Whisky Chapter 6

By Miguel in Tasting , St George

“Young for my taste, but keep in mind that I tasted this whisky just after three astonishing Karuizawas of more than 20 years”

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St George Chapter 6
The first official release of proper three year old unpeated single malt whisky from England's St. George's distillery, which has become a phenomenon following recent media coverage.

This dram has a fino-like color.

Nose (84): more than average. honey, floral, citrus. Very new make.

Palate (87): smooth, oily. honey, floral, fruity.

Finish (86): longer than average. honey, fruits.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this St George Chapter 6 with 86 points over 100.

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Tasting St. George English Whisky Chapter 9

By Miguel in Tasting , St George

“Better than Chapter 6 but I has such great memory of Chapter 4... I enjoyed it more than this Chapter 9”

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St George Chapter 9
The fantastic new English whisky is now here! But this is English whisky with a difference! This is the first ever peated English single malt, and it tastes incredible. Its power and balance bely its years. This was distilled in May 2007 and bottled in May 2010.

This dram has a white wine-like color.

Nose (87): more than average. honey, floral, smoke, citrus.

Palate (87): smooth. honey, floral, fruits, wood, smoke.

Finish (88): longer than average. honey, floral.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this St George Chapter 9 with 87 points over 100.

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St. George Chapter 11: Reducing the gap between Islay and Norfolk

By Miguel in Tasting , St George

“Lovely peated English whisky. My favorite from St. George Distillery so far”

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St. George Chapter 11
The first ever heavily peated whisky from the English Whisky Company - the only distillery in England, based in the town of Norfolk.

This dram has a white wine-like color.

Nose (90): more than average. peat, honey, citrus.

Palate (89): powerful, oily. peat, citrus, honey, floral. Very nice taste. Love the way peat plays in this whisky.

Finish (89): longer than average. peat, floral.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this St. George Chapter 11 with 89 points over 100.

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St. George English whiskies: Chapter 6, Chapter 9 and Chapter 11

By Miguel in Tasting , Featured , St George

I tasted a very nice St. George English Whisky, well, not a whisky yet in fact, a few years ago when doing a vertical tasting of Ardbeg whiskies. I was really ashtonished by the awesomeness of that spirit and I have been since then willing to taste new whiskies from this distillery.

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My chance appeared at The Whisky Show 2012 in London, where English Whisky Co has a shared stand with Amrut showcasing some of their whiskies.

So concentrated drinking I was that I forgot about taking pictures of the stand. Where we were? Ah, right… the whiskies…

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TWE Whisky Show 2012 [Part 2]

By Miguel in St George , Bunnahabhain , Glenfiddich , Bowmore , Bruichladdich , Amrut , Glenfarclas , Ichiro , Rosebank , Talisker , Tobermory , Karuizawa , Douglas Laing , Carsebridge , Paul John

This post continue from TWE Whisky Show [Part 1]

I have just complete the first floor of The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show, and after tasting very nice whiskies as Talisker 35, Midleton Rare or several Kavalan Solist. Now I run for the ground floor where more whisky is awaiting me.

Hurry up! Hurry up Miguel! Ok, first floor has the whisky and food pairings, sure, very interesting. Thank you very much sir.

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Going one floor under it. Wooa! Mother of God! So much whiskies and so little time. Only two and a half hours for the show to close. ok! Ok! Don’t panic!.

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WhiskyLive Madrid 2011: A whisky show at Spain's heart

By Miguel in News , Featured , Destilerias Liber , Laphroaig , Lagavulin , DYC , Cardhu , St George , The Macallan , Compass Box , Glenfiddich , Highland Park , Bowmore , Suntory , Yamazaki , Redbreast , Edradour , Talisker

Taking place at the Madrid business center, at the Hotel Villamagna, this whisky fair, although small, has been really interesting with lots of surprises.

Hotel Villa Magna at Madrid

Before attending the show, I meet Richards Barr, a member of Whiskyisrael that was also attending the show and we went there together after having a tasty Spanish lunch.
Richard Barr and Miguel Angel Blanch after 25 drams of whisky at Whiskylive Madrid

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English Whisky for an English Royal Wedding: April's order

By Miguel in Orders , St George , The Macallan

From The Whisky Exchange: A fine scotch single malt, an english whisky, several VSOP cognacs, a Polish vodka and a Caribbean rum. What else can I ask for?

English Whisky St George Royal Wedding and Macallan 21 years old Fine Oak

I got yesterday my order with English Whisky St. George decanter for the Royal marriage of prince William and Katie Middleton. I really wanted this want bad!, english whisky to conmemorate an english soon-to-be-king wedding, it is a premier! :). It seems that this bottling is from a batch that mix several types of casks: rhum, madeira, and sherry.

Also I ordered a Macallan 21 Fine Oak, it is rather expensive but look what cool box and bottle. People says the whisky is up to the level.

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Saint George English Whisky Chapter 4 Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Recommended , St George

“ I took this one before an Ardbeg tasting to start with something soft and easy to warm up myself before the Ardbeg-rathon. And when I do the first sip I find this little jewel. It is worth each pound you pay for it and it is not expensive on the other hand.”

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St George Chapter 4
A peated malt spirit from England's only distillery, the Norfolk-located St George's. As this is less than three years old, it can't be called whisky. This particular release has spent twenty-two months maturing in a first fill American bourbon cask.

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (88): inexistent. sweet, fruity, a little wood, peat and malt. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (88): . peat, some sweet, malt, peat, wood and fruity. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (92): no finish. many peat, wood. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this St George Chapter 4 with 89 points over 100.

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