Shelter Point Single Cask “Patience Is A Virtue”
59.6% ABV - British Columbia, Canada
Nose: Sweet and malt flavours give way to red fruit, leather, honey, orange citrus, and some spices.
Taste: It’s fairly wood– and vanilla–forward, with some fruits and quite an ex-Bourbon (or should I say ex-Tennessee) feel to it.
Finish: The palate continues right on here with wood, brown sugar, and pecan showing strongest. There is a modest amount of heat expressing itself as ginger or chilli oil, unsurprising for cask strength!
I’ve been waiting patiently for Shelter Point’s single malt to creep up in age, and I am very happy to be drinking this 8-Year! And, if you could believe it, there is already a 9-Year single cask rye available at Kensington Wine Market in Calgary, AB… I hope that they have planned well and have ample stock slowly ageing to support these new expressions.
This was tasted side-by-side with Shelter Point The Collective. It’s actually quite hard to choose a favourite! If push came to shove, I would select The Collective as I find it to be a bit more unique compared to what is on the market right now versus this single cask, "Patience Is A Virtue". However, if I could only have one of those two Shelter Point bottles for the rest of my life, then I would choose this single cask release.
Although I didn’t get a whole wack of flavour, I feel it’s a stand-up dram… and it has some remarkable similarity to bourbon, at least for the descriptors. I will need to come back to this review after I’ve had a wee bit more from the bottle. I suspect that I need to spend a couple more thoughtful sessions like this one.
Details: 8-Year Single Malt Single Cask bottled for The Strath and The Union Club of BC. Distilled August 11, 2011. Ex-Tennesse Whisky Barrel #95. Bottle 133 of 180.
Tasted 07 December 2020. (Posted 07 December 2020.)
