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impressive that such a young German whisky looks so mature and mature. In direct comparison with the Willowburn (WhB 147705), the Willowburn wins overall, but I am very impressed by both!

Very rich sherry on the nose mixed with flowers, cranberry & blackberry,=. After a minute or so rich moist cake notes, what is clear this has one of the most expressive noses of any whisky I have tasted. Not sure what to think at the moment because I think it may be sulphured, it is so rich. The palate is very rich and there is a healthy dollop of peat, masses of stewed dark fruits. I think there is a little bit of sulphur on show but it adds to the experience for once and the more I go on the palate seems to get richer. and the huge rich fruit sweetness mask any imperfections to be honest. Water definitely tames this but it also releases quite a large spice kick and the fruit angle is a little sweeter. Excellent stuff, what a surprise, never heard of this distillery but this is a really good whisky and I am no sherry head either. The reason I like it , is the fact the sweet juicy dark fruits smother your palate and never let it go. Good with or without water.

An absolutely great successor from Pepin III. Again we get a limited original bottling with a hint of local history (which I really think is great) in HoKi in Cask Strength with quasi age information. And the whole thing is available for around 120 EUR. Of course you can say again 120 euros is a lot of money ... That's right, but I am currently not getting anything better or comparable for the same price from SCO, we are talking about limited OA and not about independent bottler presses suitable (but not outstanding) ) Ex-Bourbon Malt without Distillery mention again in a wet sherry hoggie for finishing. And even if this is done, the price is rarely really lower. With the minus of sweetness and the plus in smoke and spiciness, I find the Henry a little bit better than the Pepin. But as always, this will remain a matter of taste and again there will be people for whom it will all be too fruity or too smoky or too spicy or too German. But especially in German on this whisky (actually the whole distillery) is not applicable. We had the malt in blind tasting in our little club on the last weekend (instead of carnival), in the middle of islanders from SCO and the only thing one of 12 clubbers noticed was that it was not as iodine / salty as some others and the big one Community tip went to North Islay, Jura or Mull.

Very nice whisky, doesn’t feel young at all. With quite an unusual profile, which is rather unique. In short words, this dram is really tasty and quaffable even on its full strength. A very attractive expression despite its high price.

round and not so edgy like other emperor's, nice but too expensive for me

A very nice mixture in the nose. The sherry influence is of course quite strong. Then wood smoke and greasy smoke. In addition, a certain spice and freshness. In my mouth, the sherry is too dominant and sweet for me. The seasoning brings some variety. Still, that's too much for me.

Nose: Round and creamy, with an unusual smoke, which I find not bad and refreshing, something else. Sherry sweetness, I need a little distance from the glass, the alcohol is a little stinging in the nose, but after a short time I don't notice it anymore. Shortbread, a real shortbread biscuit with pieces of chocolate in the nose with dried figs, plum jam, orange, raisins and spices or also slightly herbaceous. The nose is cool, I have to say achAfter a while, really Hanuta in the glass, blatant, I've never had that before. Horny complex malt! Flavor: Full, voluminous, very memory-floating, sweet and spicy, lots of chocolate, caramel, oak, spices, a little white pepper, then very sweet, pickled fruit, red groats, then again the oak and chocolate accompanied by the beautiful smoke. Has a little bit of its honey barbecue sauce. At the second sip even sweeter, what for the lovers of barrel monsters! Finish: medium length, with the chocolate, the strong sweetness, the white pepper, oak and the hot smoke. I am surprised that it really shows a lot of oak. The sweetness is very sustainable and could disturb one or the other, has a little bit of liqueur. It is not for every day, at least not for me. A real dessert malt, the nose is to kneel down!

Too sweet for my taste, rosy, tones of molasses, somewhat clumsy.

The sticky sweetness in the mouth prevents a higher rating

A nice, somewhat unusual whisky, but goes well with other bottlings of the distillery. But in no way worth the crazy three-digit prices that are currently being charged for him in terms of taste.

I took the notes in possibly 2023 and not much memory left.

Excellent quality that Elsburn has delivered. Even if he still lacks depth and complexity due to his very young age, he can score with intensity and character.

I call that a worthy successor. After the really convincing Pepin III, I thought that the Emperor's Way is similar to some films: first top, second solala, third good. But this is like Empire Strikes Back. Second part at the same level. Great fruity notes, butterscotch, good alcohol, strong but not sprittig, smoke, orange, really very, very fine. It's a shame that it costs a little more than the Pepin, but there's also 56.9% instead of 51.5% alcohol. Otherwise everything is done correctly: - limited special edition - detailed package insert - wooden box - Attractive design - Calculative age - a very nice barrel type Really great job. Some island distilleries could cut themselves two slices, even if these products were only available from 250+ euros. Follow-up purchase: Questionable because I stocked up with 3 bottles and 1073 bottles are finally finite. If there is still something in May, I would consider it very well.

Best German whisky! It has to be like that!

A very new style sherried whisky. It's alright but not my favourite whisky.

Very fruity and sweet, with very light smoke.

It's an alright dram but nothing special

Thank you brother for your grace. It is a wine beyond expectations. The feeling of thick ink and thick syrup on the tongue is amazing, making it hard to imagine such a young wine. Charcoal, brown sugar, braised pork. Recalling the feeling of drinking Centenary Brother for the first time. It’s refreshing wine!

As is so often the case with this distillery, the brandy falls behind the casks and the basic orientation is once again very sweet. Fortunately, the subtle smokiness turns things around and creates a delicious and surprisingly mature malt, which I can also get a lot out of, although I often have my problems with very sweet whiskys.

The best German whisky I've ever drunk. Of course, very much dominated by the PX sherry flavors, but not boring due to the great smoke. The alcohol strength is perfectly chosen for me.