{"id":1570,"date":"2015-02-28T13:55:54","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T19:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/?p=1570"},"modified":"2015-02-28T20:33:03","modified_gmt":"2015-03-01T02:33:03","slug":"st-george-single-malt-lot-sm012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/2015\/02\/st-george-single-malt-lot-sm012\/","title":{"rendered":"St. George Single Malt (Lot SM012)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1573\" style=\"width: 162px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=1573#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1573\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1573\" class=\"wp-image-1573 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/st.-george-single-malt-whiskey-st-george-single-malt-whiskey-606-152x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/st.-george-single-malt-whiskey-st-george-single-malt-whiskey-606-152x300.jpg 152w, https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/st.-george-single-malt-whiskey-st-george-single-malt-whiskey-606-51x100.jpg 51w, https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/st.-george-single-malt-whiskey-st-george-single-malt-whiskey-606-518x1024.jpg 518w, https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/st.-george-single-malt-whiskey-st-george-single-malt-whiskey-606.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No Age Statement<br \/>43% ABV, $70<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I picked this up in Denver a couple of years ago, but it&#8217;s now available in Texas. \u00a0This was the first lot\u00a0that received enough praise to generate some interest, so I sought it out for a while before landing this bottle. \u00a0A\u00a0new lot\u00a0has since been released, although I haven&#8217;t seen it anywhere yet.<\/p>\n<p>This single malt has a very fruity nose with notes of apple, pear and maraschino cherry complemented by marzipan, hazelnut, fresh cut straw and a hint of cocoa powder.<\/p>\n<p>The taste is light, sweet and mildly spicy. \u00a0There&#8217;s some lemon drop, pear, candied fruits, short bread cookie, cocoa and graham cracker. \u00a0It&#8217;s a lighter profile with none of the thick caramel or vanilla flavors, but it&#8217;s still got a nice oily feel to it. \u00a0The spice is mild, mostly ginger, and fades into a finish of hazelnut and short bread cookie.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear that the spirit has been influenced by the wood greatly, but there&#8217;s no tannic effect or woody finish. \u00a0That means that it doesn&#8217;t really taste very young (I guess at around 8-10 years, but I don&#8217;t know the age of the whiskey). \u00a0I like the unique flavor (more like some younger Linkwood bottlings that I&#8217;ve had without any farmy flavors) and the bold, yet light flavors. \u00a0It&#8217;s a good change of pace and I&#8217;m looking forward to see what they&#8217;ve done with Lot 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I picked this up in Denver a couple of years ago, but it&#8217;s now available in Texas. \u00a0This was the first lot\u00a0that received enough praise to generate some interest, so I sought it out for a while before landing this bottle. \u00a0A\u00a0new lot\u00a0has since been released, although I haven&#8217;t seen it anywhere yet. 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