The Wild Parrot Worthy Park Saint Catherine 2010

The Wild Parrot bottled this Worthy Park from the 2010 vintage as a single cask at a full 61.3%, unsweetened and ten years old. Worthy Park is a single estate, 100% pot still distillery whose precise, fermentation driven esters give a cleaner kind of intensity, and at cask strength this concentrates that character without losing its polish.

Molasses fermentation and pot still distillation give the nose its banana, ester, vanilla and apple, and tropical ageing in ex-bourbon oak adds depth. The palate is sweetly fruited with banana, almond and tropical fruit, and the finish brings woody spice, more banana, dried fruit and a clear salty edge. At this strength it is rich and concentrated yet stays true to the estate's clean style, the salinity giving the fruit a savoury lift. A characterful, full proof Worthy Park that rewards attention while keeping its composure.