Description
Found North’s lab notes break each test blend into four “quadrants” and the “resolve.” The first quadrant is the initial landing, the very first impression of the whisky. The second and the third quadrants refer to the mid-palate. The fourth quadrant is the finish. The “resolve” is the aftertaste that emerges and lingers after the finish. Breaking the whisky down into quadrants allows them to key in on the transitions and track the whisky with greater precision as it flows from fruity, to spicy, to sweet, etc. and undergoes any concurrent textural shifts.
First Quadrant:The landing has a sticky-sweet texture and flavor, with a warm, crackling grip and dense red orchard fruit that sustains into the second quadrant.
Second Quadrant:As the texture rounds out, the red fruit shifts into white fruit with subtle undertones of citrus. The richness and intensity of the white fruit compliment the emergence of baking spice and floral notes that sustain into the third quadrant.
Third Quadrant:The texture fully brightens into a round, creamy quality. A counterbalancing wood tannin develops alongside the baking spice, especially on the side-palate that pairs with wood aromas and vanillin towards the latter part of the third quadrant and the early part of the fourth quadrant.
Fourth Quadrant:The fruit fades while the wood quality presents a pairing of wood phenols and a custard texture. The mild tannin note balances the caramelized sugar quality on the back half of the finish.
Resolve:After the finish, red fruit returns with a cinnamon echo.
Overall Impression:Goldfinch starts out much darker and richer than expected given the primary finishing cask, but the middle two quadrants show a burst of white fruit and creamy vanillin before it reverts back into a heavier, richer conclusion.
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