Contemporary Indian!

Well today its Woodburns. A whisky from Goa, India. Distilled at Fullerton Distilleries and this one comes with some packaging.

“Rich Indian malt whisky aged in barrels handcrafted by some of the finest coopers in the country”- I really dont know what that means 🤷🏽‍♂️. Cooperages is not something that was very prevalent in India as such. Anyway lets see what this whisky has to offer

Name: Woodburns
Distillery: Fullerton, Goa – India
ABV: 42.8%
Colour: Chestnut Oloroso Sherry 1.2

Intresting visuals in the glass, nice hue and has thickish legs. Does not trickle down that easy, so it raises hopes.

Nose: Ugghh!! I picked the wrong glass for this one. used the 1920 blenders glass and the nose is not very pleasant on the first whiff. Feinty with ethanol. There are some undertones of malt there but very supressed, surprisingly nothing woody here. There is some vegetation if one gets through the evident ones but nothing much here. Even after a while its pretty flat.

Mouth: A cold entry with things waiting to happen, there is some spice at the very end which converts to bitterness (in a good way) along with mints. It is indeed a little thicker on the palate. There is a profile of burnt wood I’ll give it that but not anything like a peated whisky.

Finish: There is a lingering finish on this one, which clings on to the tongue along with bitters. After sometime the bitters get stronger with prickly spice which is mild.

A very flat whisky and I am very curious about the still. In fact not knowinuch about this distillery I would say that either they are not using a copper pot still for distillation or the copper contact is not going great for it. Or it may be that its a very young whisky. Overall its a great experiment, certanly has potential but nothing great today. I will do some more research on this distillery.