Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.
Beth Whymark is a WSET-certified spirits writer, editor, taster and presenter based in the UK. She joined Paragraph Publishing, the company behind Whisky Magazine and the World Whiskies Awards, in 2020, editing Gin Magazine and thedrinksreport.com before becoming editor of Whisky Magazine in September 2022. She led the title until July 2024 and also sat on its tasting panel. After a spell in content marketing for Scotch whisky brands, she now writes about and tastes whiskies from around the world for The Whiskey Wash and other drinks titles.
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