Shelter Point Artisinal Cask Strength 2016 Inaugural
58.4% ABV - British Columbia, Canada
Nose: Grasses, hay, and sweet grains, followed by light fruits, banana, and a little nip of heat.
Taste: Malted notes of caramel and brown sugar, with a smattering of orchard fruits, spices.
Finish: Citrus, dried nectarine, with lasting (and drying) black pepper, spices, and dried flowers.
One of my good friends—a whisky connoisseur, of course!—well he gave me this whisky because he knows that I’ve had a Shelter Point or two, and thought I would enjoy it more! Enjoy it, I do.
The is a bottle from one of their earliest cask strength releases in 2016—only five years after they opened. He had it for quite a while before it exchanged hands. Now, five years after this bottle was released, Shelter Point is producing their first runs of a 10-Year Cask Strength release… it is also a good whisky. They really showcase some of the best Canadian whisky, in my opinion.
Overall, this cask strength whisky from Shelter Point is quite good and helps to define the Shelter Point DNA… an excellent whisky to compare their other releases with.
Details: 2016 Inaugural Run. Bottle 611 of 1200. Aged in American Oak, Finished in French Oak. Two-row barley and rye.
Tasting Notes (Official): Shelter Point Cask Strength Whisky is doughy on the nose with a hint of orange cheddar, and creamy like clotted cream with a dab of strawberry jam. The gently toasted oak flavour is enhanced with dill and light sugars. The palate is fruity with a bit of heat, although surprisingly smooth for a whisky of this strength and age. On the back end, the spices take over: candied fennel, licorice, burnt demerara sugar and oily earthy tones. The finish is light, fresh and sweet, drying as it fades.
Tasted 09 March 2023. (Posted 29 October 2023.)
