Whisky Review: K5 Himalayan Whisky

This is a very easy drinking whisky, pretty smooth, and certainly no water is necessary here. I’m getting notes that accurately reflect the aroma with the green aspects in focus on the first wave. These give way to Bartlett pear, and a noticeable but restrained smoke. The finish is somewhat lengthy, with the legacy of the sherry casks and a distant note of sake holding steady. No heat to be found. Final Thoughts: Ultimately I was hoping for a bit more out of this. The more I went back to it, the less interesting it seemed, and occasionally even seemed bland, flat, or watered down. You have to really sit with it to find the parts of interest. In the overall experience, it has much more in common with a very young whisky (0-1yr) than anything claiming to have 8+ years on it. I’m thinking that cutting the aged product with all of that neutral spirit really diminished whatever was there to be more deeply enjoyed. However, I can appreciate the economics of that choice knowing that money is not easy to come by in Bhutan, which is one of the world’s least developed economies. Stretching the investment in the aged stuff by cutting it with the cheap stuff is the oldest trick in the book, and if that gets more social services for people who need it over there, then this can easily be overlooked and forgiven, and makes for a nice story to have in your collection. Final Score: 69/100 [SHOP FOR A BOTTLE OF K5 HIMALAYAN WHISKY]