The Gold Spot 13 12 months Outdated is the most recent addition to the Spot color vary. Matured in bourbon and sherry casks and completed in Valpolicella Riciotto casks for 16 months. Generally there are far too many purple wine finishes these days, in my view, however I assume there have to be a marketplace for them?
Now for Mitchell & Sons it does make sense since they’ve an extended custom as wine retailers as effectively. In reality it’s referred to as Generations Version as a result of it celebrates completely different generations of collaborations between the Mitchell household and sure wine estates.
Gold Spot 13 yo ‘Generations Version’ (46%, OB 2024)
Nostril: candy purple apples, oranges and hints of apricots, blended with fairly a giant load of baking spice. Nutmeg, pepper and cinnamon. Caramelized fruits, adopted by shortbread and barely aromatic / floral notes. Hints of marzipan and latte too. The wine matches in properly, effectively executed.
Mouth: pretty creamy and syrupy, with a pleasant mixture of candy fruits (suppose banana, peach and mango) with toffee sweetness and candy herbs. Fruit cake, raisins, stewed apples and orange peels. Nonetheless a little bit of pot nonetheless spice beneath, however lower than the nostril prompt. Simply delicate tannins from the wine, however in any other case a really balanced composition.
End: medium size. Spices and the wine acquire observe once more, together with this creamy fruity layer and a few caramel.
I believe the earlier Gold Spot 9 Years was just about on the identical stage, however general a very nice effort, even on the decrease ABV. It blends the pot nonetheless spice properly with fruitiness and a well-dosed wine affect. Out there from completely different retailers like The Whisky Alternate or Grasp of Malt.
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