Paul John Edited
Whisky : Paul John Edited
Country/Region : India/Goa
ABV : 46%
Cask : Ex-bourbon
Tasting : Neat in a Glencairn @ Home
Nose : Spices, loads of curry spices: coriander, allspice, cumin, sage, turmeric. Behind the spice is sweet dried orange peel, hints of cocoa, and a slight menthol/mint tea note.
Palate : Curried potatoes; it is almost unreal how some Amrut and Paul John expressions just embody the sensory experience of India. A mild oaky and floral vanilla compliments the spicy starch notes. Lingering in the background is the peat: leather and mild tobacco round out savory elements.
Finish : Medium finish with lots of fading spice.
Score : 5
Mental Image : Eating yellow curried potatoes while windswept dust, diffused sunlight, and smoke from wood fired brick kilns give the air a heavy and chewy quality.
Something Better : Paul John Peated Select (more intense, more savory notes, longer finish)
Something Similar : Amrut Peated Single Malt (more tropic fruit & dessert spice)
Something Worse : MaQintosh Silver Edition (similar oak/vanilla, subtler spice, less finish/body)
Notes : The lightly peated ‘Edited’ is the middle child of Paul John’s core retail range, sitting between the unpeated ‘Brilliance’ and heavily peated ‘Bold.’ It combines elements of both, balancing the influence of Scottish peated malt against the tropical and tangy malted six-row barley from northern India.
I grabbed this bottle in celebration of Indian single malts finally making it into my local market. I had already tried the Peated Select and knew that Paul John made quality peaty whisky. I was hoping to grab the Bold, but since it seemed to be the only bottle in the core range not available, I made do with the Edited and enjoyed it till the last drop. (The Bold showed up about a week later, no telling what happened there).
