Chief's Son 5 Year Old / Batch 1 / That Boutique-y Whisky Company Single Whisky

Kwame Mensah — Great with a few drops of water

8/10

Poured this neat first and it was a bit hot and spirity — no surprise at 52.1%. Added a splash of water and suddenly got all this lovely stone fruit and vanilla custard. Really rewarding if you're patient with it. My wife even liked it and she normally won't touch whisky.

Isabella Rossi — Great with a few drops of water

8/10

Poured this neat first and it was a bit hot and spirity — no surprise at 52.1%. Added a splash of water and suddenly got all this lovely stone fruit and vanilla custard. Really rewarding if you're patient with it. My wife even liked it and she normally won't touch whisky.

Noah Williams — Great with a few drops of water

8/10

Poured this neat first and it was a bit hot and spirity — no surprise at 52.1%. Added a splash of water and suddenly got all this lovely stone fruit and vanilla custard. Really rewarding if you're patient with it. My wife even liked it and she normally won't touch whisky.

Daniel Torres — Not quite there yet

6/10

I wanted to love this more than I did. The nose is promising with some nice malt and honey but the palate feels a bit young and grainy still. At five years old it probably needs more time in the cask. Might be worth revisiting Chief's Son in a few years when they have older stock.

Aria Kim — Not quite there yet

6/10

I wanted to love this more than I did. The nose is promising with some nice malt and honey but the palate feels a bit young and grainy still. At five years old it probably needs more time in the cask. Might be worth revisiting Chief's Son in a few years when they have older stock.

James Okafor — Not quite there yet

6/10

I wanted to love this more than I did. The nose is promising with some nice malt and honey but the palate feels a bit young and grainy still. At five years old it probably needs more time in the cask. Might be worth revisiting Chief's Son in a few years when they have older stock.

Hannah Brooks — Interesting but pricey

7/10

Look, it's a solid dram with nice vanilla and orchard fruit notes, but £100 for a 5 year old Australian single malt is a tough sell when there's so much competition at that price point. I enjoyed it on the rocks but I'm not sure I'd buy a second bottle.

Carlos Mendez — Interesting but pricey

7/10

Look, it's a solid dram with nice vanilla and orchard fruit notes, but £100 for a 5 year old Australian single malt is a tough sell when there's so much competition at that price point. I enjoyed it on the rocks but I'm not sure I'd buy a second bottle.

Aiko Tanaka — Interesting but pricey

7/10

Look, it's a solid dram with nice vanilla and orchard fruit notes, but £100 for a 5 year old Australian single malt is a tough sell when there's so much competition at that price point. I enjoyed it on the rocks but I'm not sure I'd buy a second bottle.

Isla McCallister — Aussie whisky is the real deal

9/10

I've been chasing down Chief's Son bottles for a while and this Boutique-y batch doesn't disappoint. Big tropical fruit and baking spice on the nose, creamy texture, long peppery finish. The cask strength really lets you taste what this distillery is capable of. One of my favourite discoveries this year.

Tariq Hassan — Aussie whisky is the real deal

9/10

I've been chasing down Chief's Son bottles for a while and this Boutique-y batch doesn't disappoint. Big tropical fruit and baking spice on the nose, creamy texture, long peppery finish. The cask strength really lets you taste what this distillery is capable of. One of my favourite discoveries this year.

Astrid Nilsen — Aussie whisky is the real deal

9/10

I've been chasing down Chief's Son bottles for a while and this Boutique-y batch doesn't disappoint. Big tropical fruit and baking spice on the nose, creamy texture, long peppery finish. The cask strength really lets you taste what this distillery is capable of. One of my favourite discoveries this year.

Sophie Brennan — Punchy for a young one

8/10

At 52.1% this packs a proper wallop neat, but give it ten minutes and some water and it opens right up — honey, green apple, a bit of malty cereal. Five years old and already showing real character. Boutique-y picked a good one here.

Yuki Nakamura — Punchy for a young one

8/10

At 52.1% this packs a proper wallop neat, but give it ten minutes and some water and it opens right up — honey, green apple, a bit of malty cereal. Five years old and already showing real character. Boutique-y picked a good one here.

Marcus Blackwell — Punchy for a young one

8/10

At 52.1% this packs a proper wallop neat, but give it ten minutes and some water and it opens right up — honey, green apple, a bit of malty cereal. Five years old and already showing real character. Boutique-y picked a good one here.

Natalie Ford — Good not great

7/10

Decent young single malt that drinks older than five years, which is a compliment. Got some nice toffee and citrus going on. The high ABV carries the flavour well but the finish drops off a bit quick for my taste.

Luciano Bianchi — Good not great

7/10

Decent young single malt that drinks older than five years, which is a compliment. Got some nice toffee and citrus going on. The high ABV carries the flavour well but the finish drops off a bit quick for my taste.

Farah Abboud — Good not great

7/10

Decent young single malt that drinks older than five years, which is a compliment. Got some nice toffee and citrus going on. The high ABV carries the flavour well but the finish drops off a bit quick for my taste.