Wolfburn 10-year-old

Can't complain about the competent distillate with certainly big potential. However can sb please tell me where to find the (Oloroso) cask influence? Tastes more like a 5yo to me, and from what I've heard Wolfburn has done much better in various younger bottlings. Too bad, was ready to buy a bottle. Hopefully cask selection will improve over time. Still a bit baffled why - as a modern integrity distillery - they decided to use such spent casks at all?! Def. try before you buy.... a different bottling.

As with the Aurora, Wolfburn and Sherry don't go together for me. The whisky seems immature, some 3 to 4 year olds from the distillery were more mature. Too bad, I find Wolfburn likeable, but the 10 here is absolutely not my cup of tea. But of course it's not undrinkable.

I have the whisky in a blind tasting today. Guessed it was a 5 year old who wasn't Scottish. I would never have expected that this liquid came from Scotland. Thin in taste, slightly metallic notes and actually more of a grainy taste.

The aroma is terrible, young and immature. The refilled sherry casks did virtually nothing. 19 The taste is complete ass, it’s impossible to enjoy dram at all! 18 The aftertaste is a little smoother, but the alcohol has not gone away. 19 Balance 17 After my first acquaintance with the basic line, I firmly decided that I needed to wait for whisky with an indication of age, and that it was too early, but the potential in this whisky was huge. But my expectations were not met. It looks like these were refilled casks of Glenfarclas 105. Sadness and sadness.

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I would guess a hundred percent refill sherry cask maturation. Reminds me a bit of a Glenfarclas 12.

Yuck. Spat it out. Metallic and oatmeal gone bad.

Tasted on 12-04-2023.

I had high hopes for this one, that it couldn't deliver.

Quite on the spicy side. Still seems a bit young. But the sherry notes are good and not overpowering.

A touch of enormous alcohol

A nose of red fruits, wood with chips... spicy and caramelized the buttery, toasted, meaty mouth, the leathery sauce, fat on the barbecue, the fruits return on the orchard jam compote; the burnt caramel which gives a finish very different from the sherry finishes currently tasted, good experience.

Pleasant sherry, but still very alcoholic for 10 years

unfortunately not my case; The character of the distillery doesn't seem to suit me; something metallic, young

A decent breakfast dram to be enjoyed on a stag party after a full English. Too sweet to want to finish a bottle - would probably work well as a highball.

Unusual in nose and taste. Should the apple cider be the distillery character? Otherwise little to no complex. Nothing that you would have already had in umpteen variants. The barrel hardly comes through, but probably more the distillery character, if that's what it is.

Easy sipper, but a few euros too expensive for that.

I think it's a solid sherried whisky. I prefer it without water.

Though the Wolfburn 10 makes me feel very nostalgic for the early days of me exploring malt whisky, this expression is very generic and modest. Full impressions on the Maltfascination.com blog: https://maltfascination.com/2023/04/24/wolfburn-10-2nd-fill-oloroso-hogshead-46/

Hard to describe whether this whisky is "delicate" or "bland"

Easy to drink, not very complex. The best of part of this whisky is the "finish"...

An understated, well made, modern version of an old school whisky. Fortunately Wolfburn chose to age this in not overly active (second fill?) oloroso casks, so the distillate can shine without being overpowered by the cask. Not for those who are out for a spectacle.

The whisky nerds are waiting impatiently for this: the first double-digit bottling from a new distillery. And Wolfburn has now achieved that, the first 10-year-old bottling is making its way into the core range. Wolfburn is one of the distilleries that interest me and that I would like to find good. This is certainly due to its location high up in Mainland Scotland, right across from Orkney. It is more difficult with the bottlings, which have often not been convincing yet. They were too immature and young for me. The 10-year-old could finally change that. It was matured in Oloroso Hogsheads, it is said to be fully ripe. The color is very light and looks more like refill bourbon. What kind of hogsheads were those? How often had they been used before (and by whom, since the distillery itself is only about 10 years old...)? glen-efze.de

I like the approaches, but for 10 years you could expect a little more depth.

This Wolfburn 10 was highly recommended to me by the whisky saleswoman I trusted. But the nose already shows that that wasn't necessarily a good recommendation for me.

As a sympathizer of this distillery, who followed its development with interest from the three-year-old to the Kylver and the special bottlings, I naturally had great expectations of the 10-year-old. What is disappointing is the lack of substance compared to richer, shorter-aged bottlings (e.g. Kylver V).

How on earth does the 10yo feel younger than their 6yo….

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2024/06/09/summerton-whisky-festival-2024-2-4/ So, the big Ten has arrived. I end up trying it twice in the same week. These are amalgamated notes. N: The slightly odd/funky/rubbery sherry influence brings cream – literally like a ‘Cream Sherry’ with more almond freshness on the nose this time. Also, there’s a metallic note,… spud guns, leafy, washing up water, processed cheese,… Quirky! T&F: A coppery malty slightly rubbery bite, initially, with a delivery that talks of diluted grape-y/blackberry/raspberry/orange juice/cordial with a creamy sweet touch from the casks and more of that almond fresh, hazelnut Feast Bars, cocoa, hay, something mouldy and waxy, over-cooked greens,… A particular/unique profile for sure, certainly down to the cask combo of sherry and ex-Islay [Laphroaig] casks, and yet this one is becoming less about the nuts & bolts and more about a ‘coming of age’. C: Even in these NAS-saturated times, the ‘Ten’ is such an important landmark for every distillery’s journey and evolution. Whether that makes the whisky better at this particular juncture is up to us to decide.

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Tasted on March 2nd. Whisky ship Lucerne

An interesting introduction of Wolfburn to me! I didn't expect it too be this coastal and 'dirty', it reminded me a bit of Springbank and especially Tobermory. The coulour is very light for a sherry cask maturation, the refill character is obvious. The dirty and somewhat sour character of the palate is not easy, although the finish is very nice. Still, 2 drams from a 6cl sample bottle are enough for me.

Second-fill Oloroso sherry butts Color: deep gold. Tasted immediately after the Northland and the Morven, it is less easy, but well made, balanced and elegant. I found the nose less pleasant than the first two because of that initial disinfectant note that I usually don't like.

Soft enveloping aroma of honey and pollen, yellow apples and pears, a little oriental spices. Delicate, fruity and soft on the palate, with a pleasant texture. Aftertaste with hints of spices, dried fruits and spicy bitterness.

A relatively deep and complex young whisky with a light industrial profile, a good palette of derivatives, many subtle shades and halftones, light, drinkable, youth is obvious, but not too striking and does not greatly affect the overall impression.

High refill shery density, strong sulfur. Quite Farclas-like.

I was so excited for the first 10 year old bottling after getting the Northland first edition back then. Have now tasted the 6 year old from 2013, the 8 year old from 2016 and last but not least this 10 year old. Unfortunately, I can't get used to the distillery character at all - 05/17/2023

Unfortunately it doesn't really suit my taste either. Really very hot (pepperoni). With a few drops of water it becomes significantly sweeter, but the spiciness remains.

An interesting bottling. It must be said that casks aren't easy to come by for such a small distillery, hence the second filled Olorosso cask. But I have to say, they're true to their style. The distillate's character shines through.

I must say this is quite disappointing. Feels very young. Peppery. Hay and green barley notes. Fresh. Bitter. Citrus. Floral. The price is ok but for me it feels not ready at all. And I dont care about young whisky but this is not good enough for my opinion.

I would have preferred it to maintain the peculiarities of the aromas on the palate as well, instead of settling on paths already seen, albeit with a few flashes that hint at an underlying personality. Which, however, still does not convince me.

Decent value.

Not really the benchmark Wolfburn I was expecting. It doesn’t feel entirely mature and the sherry casks give it a caramelly and buttery feel. Bummer.

I can't understand all the negative reviews. This is a solid 10 year old whisky with its own character. Anything but arbitrary. Not particularly complex, but easy to drink and balanced.

Very simple, fortunately no sour sherry notes. Lots of sugary sweetness and some bright fruit. This will definitely get better in the future. The basic character of the spirit is really good, but it came out better in other bottlings.

This is not the profile I expect from a 10 year old sherry cask aged whisky. Has the profile of an ex-bourbon barrel. Bright fruits, sweet and woody. The alcohol is not well integrated and has a harsh effect on the tongue. I'm a bit irritated!!!

Tasty, but nothing special. I was actually hoping for a bit more.

For a 10 yo from a rather young distillery it is a solid entry, as their oldest casks are only 13 yo max. Maybe the little metallic in the taste is not for everybody

First contact at the Whiskyschiff Luzern. It's a good Whisky, but nothing special. There are a lot of 10yo Whiskys out there i would prefer before i would buy this one.

What a disappointment – way too sharp, with an aggressive alcohol bite on the nose as well as on the tongue.

Fruity, sweet, medium long finish

Not a revelation, but not as bad as it is sometimes made out to be. I've had worse Macallans in my glass... If that's too alcoholic for you, you should drink liqueur. The price is really fair and Wolfburn has done a decent job here.

A Wolfburn aged for 10 years in second or third-fill oloroso sherry casks. Let's see what it offers: The aroma combines typical Wolfburn notes, a very potent blend of fresh Glen Elgin-style fruits with mineral and metallic notes (red apples, apricots, lemon peel, white wine, lime, stainless steel), but with a touch of "dirty sherry"—that is, very light earthy notes, tobacco, leather, and nuts. Very faintly, there are some slightly funky, dairy notes, like cheese, but you have to look for them. Although the sherry cask notes somewhat offset the distillery's overly fruity profile, they don't quite make it work. But at least it's decent. On the palate, it's unfortunately typical Wolfburn. Powerful fruit notes (now with a bit more cherry), very simple and shallow mineral and metallic notes, like canned fruit salad. Candy, a touch of toffee, and very weak coffee. The sherry notes are negligible here, and don't even try to compete with the spirit; just a hint of red fruit and almost no old oak. None of the dairy notes I was looking for. Diffuse, undefined, immature; if it weren't for the stated age, I'd say it's a maximum of three years old. The finish is more of the same. It's better than the 12-year-old I've tried (a special Christmas edition called Two Turtle Doves [6/10]), but not by much. And it's certainly much better than the Wolfburn Morven, which is almost disastrous [5.9/10]. But this 10-year-old is still a weak, unbalanced, excessively fruity, metallic, and mineral whisky—completely one-dimensional, with nothing to offset this eccentric and simplistic profile. And it's very alcoholic, not just spirit-driven. It's simply difficult to enjoy on its own. Honestly, it tastes like it was designed to be an ingredient in a blended malt. I keep giving this distillery a chance because the first bottle I tried of theirs, Wolfburn Langskip, a very young NAS matured in virgin oak (if I remember correctly), was fantastic [8.7/10]. It had powerful and delicious dairy notes, like aged cheese and cheese balls (those snacks they sell for kids), and the spirit, so funky, was well tamed by the active casks, and the fact that it wasn't watered down allowed it to be spectacularly powerful. But it seems that, since those initial bottlings, they've radically changed the profile they want to offer the public, and it no longer appeals to me. This must be the only distillery that systematically gets worse the older their whiskies get; I hope they rethink what they're doing. Anyway, I don't think I'll be giving Wolfburn another chance for a long time.

An aromatic and fruity whisky, but it lacks refinement. The aroma is significantly better than the palate. Plenty of sherry on the nose, but dry, bitter oak notes dominate the palate. Not Wolfburn's best whisky.

You notice the sherry, but it doesn't look like 10 years completely in the sherry cask. These might not have been the best sherry casks; if you compare it with other 10er sherry full maturation. It could be Wolfburn's intention, but you just expect something "fuller". The taste is then again rather lightly fruity, you notice the sherry mainly because of the nut aromas; a bit harsher at the back, but that stays within limits. Well, exciting bottling in any case - I would have wished for more sherry fruit aromas (dark, red fruits), but I got more nutty aromas, which is also ok. It's not bad, but for a "This is our first 10-year-old fully matured sherry" bottling, you have expectations that (in my opinion) didn't really pick me up. Let's see what the future will bring. [86 - 82 = good whisky -> get (second) bottle? Perhaps...]

For a standard bottling in the making, I find this whisky of insufficient quality. It feels younger than 10 years old, with a buttery off note. Somehow I do find the distillery profile, yet previous bottling were more to my liking.

Tasted at an open tasting session with dozens of whisky bottles open for tasting. Even though I like the Wolfburn brand, this is not a bottle I’d buy. The earthy and mossy notes I find appealing, but still something is missing…

Blind tasting. Stable whisky. Anything but exciting. But a nice daily sipper. The sherry maturation surprised me. I was completely blind with a (very fruity) ex-bourbon.

I did not find the balance in this whisky.

This was simply the first whisky I ever bought for myself, back in October 2023, in the Moselle Valley in Luxembourg. I had fallen under the spell of Wolfburn and its bourbon-cask finishes when I discovered their Small Batch 270. So, when I saw a Wolfburn, I didn't hesitate, and that's how I discovered the sherry side of whisky. I was a little surprised at first by this difference. A generous, complex, and powerful nose on the palate, with a medium finish and notes of charred wood. I rated it when I finish the bottle, in February 2026, when the whisky was slightly cloudy.