2010 was a great vintage in Rioja in general and seems to be exceptional here, with a 2010 Viña Ardanza Selecci?n Especial (what used to be Reserva Especial) that can challenge any of the recent vintages and hopefully can develop in bottle to reach...
The palate is soothing and surprisingly chocolatey, with more vanilla and nutty almond giving the whisky a candy bar character. The body is quite creamy and mouth-filling, warming up with touches of dates, maraschino cherries, and a drizzle of honey. The whisky remains engaging well into the finish
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If you ask a typical bloke off the street to name a brand of single malt whisky, he'll probably say Glenfiddich, Chivas Regal, or Johnnie Walker. Yes, it's true that Glenfiddich 12-Year-Old is the most common twelve year old single malt whisky on the plan...