Tasting Notes

Producing WhiskyCast has given me the opportunity to taste some really amazing whiskies, and I’m pleased to share my tasting notes with you here. You can search my entire database of tasting notes from this page, and I hope you’ll find it useful.

Myken Arctic Single Malt

Country: Norway

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Type: Single Malt

Bottler: Distiller

ABV: 47%

Score: 87 Points

Myken Arctic Single Malt. Image courtesy Myden Distillery. Myken Island lies off the Norwegian coast above the Arctic Circle, making it the northern-most whisky distillery in the world (for now). Roar Larsen and his colleagues have now bottled their first three-year-old single malt whisky matured in an ex-Bourbon barrel.

The nose is aromatic and fruity with notes of fresh peaches, green apples, dried flowers, freshly-cut grass and a hint of linseed oil with a slight feintiness. The taste is tart and lemony with a good balance of lemon pepper and allspice, along with vanilla and dried flowers. The finish is medium-length and slightly tart with a touch of citrus. (March, 2018)