Review:
I sampled Wolfburn Scotch at the Astor Center Robert Burns Tasting a few months ago. I was not familiar with this brand so I took my time to try them all. The three types I tried were Aurora Single Malt, Morven Peated Single Malt, and Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Hand Crafted). All three are non-chilled filtered, and the “Single” & “Hand Crafted” are naturally colored. A quick summary of each;
Aurora: Light, Sherry spice flavor.
Morven: Light, Fruit and light peat flavor.
Hand Crafted: Light, Sweet peaty flavor.
Wolfburn Distillery is now the Northern most distillery in Scotland. It is located in Thurso, Scotland and was founded in 1820’s. After a few years, and for various reasons, it stopped production in the 1850’s. The distillery was restarted 2011 after being closed for 150 years.
Non-chill filtering is the opposite of chill filtering and is where the substances from the distillation process are removed before the whisky is bottled. When ice or water is added to a non-chill filtered whisky it has the potential to become cloudy. This process is done for cosmetic reasons and some say there is a taste difference. Personally, I cannot really tell the difference in taste.
Wolfburn scotch was released around March 2016 after a short time maturing in the cask. To be classified as Scotch it has to be matured for minimum of 3 years and 1 day. The short maturing time does not offer the most complex profile in taste, but is easy to drink. I find the quality of this scotch to be more of a slugging whisky. Easy to drink and you can knock them back with friends without breaking your wallet on a bottle. Wolfburn is not the best scotch on the market, but it is very far from the worst.
Priced around $60 each and is a decent scotch at decent price.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
