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Mars Le Papillon (A.puspa) 2015-2019 4YO Single Malt Double Cask Bourbon Barrels #2021 & 2024 54%abv

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Nose: Dulce de leche, warm apricot pie, nutmeg, sweet tobacco, vanilla, lemon curd, lumber yard. A big floral note with water added.
Palate: Hot! Chili’s, fresh ginger, wasabi. Once it settles a bit, on the mid palate there is vanilla, grapefruit, sawdust, fermented green apples, fermented pears, pepper, pie crust. Nutmeg, salt, oranges and more pepper with water added. Medium bodied.
Finish: Apple sauce, pie crust, fresh cut timber. Dry. Some caramel and orange slices with water added.
Last Word: The quality of the distilation is there but, too unbalanced on the young, hot and spikey side on the palate. Needs a lot of water to tame.
My least favorite of the Le Papillon series so far.

Rating: 84/100

Mars Le Papillon A.cardamines 4YO 2015-2020 Sherry Butt #3397 58%abv

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Nose: Raisins, currants, pepper, Christmas cake, blueberry muffins, black plums. Brandy, euchalyptus, leather, sweet tobacco, Ribena. Water adds vanilla, pork crackling and fresh chopped lemon rind.
Palate: Creamed sherry, guava, raspberries, oranges. Macadamias, cashews, almonds, pepper, pickled ginger, pumpernickel, varnish. With water the vanilla and pork crackling plus iced coffee.
Finish: Maraschino cherries, cashews, menthol, toffee apples, oak, peanut butter, minerals. Water enhances the toffee apples. Full bodied.
Palate: Young Mars sherry cask matured whiskies are proving to be more consistant that the old sherry cask matured stuff. This one is super!

Rating: 91/100

Mars Le Papillon 2013 6YO American White Oak Cask # 1698 58%

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P1050437Nose: Decking stain, vanilla, dusty old books, tart red berries, nectarines, peach skins. Toffee, tar, black tea. A few drops of water reveals a floral element and turns up the toffee and vanilla.
Palate: Tangy oranges, malt, vanilla cake, nutmeg, white peaches, grapefruit, fresh ginger, Brazil nuts, some oiliness to the mouth feel. Red peanut skins, salt, medium bodied. Water brings out some orange & banana cake and ups the ginger heat.
Finish: The tangy oranges, Brazil nuts, vanilla cake, orange cake, menthol, sesame oil, some drying oak and black tea tannins. Medium length.
Last Word: With some time open, this is a complex young whisky with a mix of sweet, bitter and spicy elements.

Rating: 88/100
You can also check out Whisky Richards review over an Nomunication

Mars Le Papillon 2015 4YO Sherry Butt # 5152 58%abv

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P1050438Nose: Sweet marsala, nutmeg, seared orange slices, toffee, an earthy note, candy coated nuts, BBQ sauce, plum sauce, Turkish Delight, some flintiness, tar. With water this is more earthy also, vanilla, hession, sea spray.
Palate: Sherry, cherries, ash, coal, tar, earthy peat, toffee, cashews, juicy dates, salt, pepper, oranges. Full bodied with a medium peating level. With water more tart, tangy and smokey.
Finish: Long on cherries, dates, toffee, ash, cashews, cacao nibs, cigar leaf, earthy peat. Water adds bonfire smoke and peppermint.
Last Word: Almost half the bottle has gone and I’m going to have to hind this one from myeslf. Great young whisky! Mars does not always get sherry cask matured whisky right but they’ve nailed it with this one!

Rating: 90/100