About: This is a single barrel whisky, which is rare for Scotch. Mine was casked on the 12th of January , 1994 and bottled the 13th of January 2009. Is the year designation always that literal? Take note of (oak) cask number 34.
Year Sampled: 2010
Color: Bronze
Nose: A cord of logs, tropical fruits, cider, paprika, lush meadow, honey, after a spring rain. Vanilla. When something smells this good I'm hesitant to drink it.
Palate: Green grapes, rosewater, orange peel or perhaps lemon peel, medium viscosity.
Finish: Sour sides of tongue, tip of tongue tinge, Buttery down the throat smooth. Long and lingering.
Overall: Damn good! I can't think of anything to compare it to except Talisker only better, which seems outrageous. Beacuse it is a single barrel, I keep my fingers crossed that the next one I buy (soon I hope!) will be as good.
Showing posts with label Speyside. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Speyside. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The Singleton 12 Year
Year sampled: 2009
About: The Glendullan distillery uses both sherry and bourbon casks to age this one.
Color: Deep burgundy (blue bottle=lame)
Nose: Subtle perfume, walnut, tangelo. Smooth malt. Underdeveloped but not at all void.
Palate: Barley front, medium thick
Finish: Consistent. Maple syrup
Overall: An acceptable "beginner" whisky at a reasonable price.
About: The Glendullan distillery uses both sherry and bourbon casks to age this one.
Color: Deep burgundy (blue bottle=lame)
Nose: Subtle perfume, walnut, tangelo. Smooth malt. Underdeveloped but not at all void.
Palate: Barley front, medium thick
Finish: Consistent. Maple syrup
Overall: An acceptable "beginner" whisky at a reasonable price.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Glenlivet Nadurra 16 Year
About: This is a non-chill filtered cask strength (59.7% abv) scotch whisky.
Year sampled: 2009
Color: Golden straw
Nose: Strawberry, peaches, sherry, straw, almond extract
Palate: VERY full and chewwwwwyyyyy. Pleasant ginger spice bite with honey; apricot. Unexpected smoothness.
Finish: Long top of tongue pleasant burn. Sweet with ginger.
Comments: Wow. The best Glenlivet offering I've had. Possibly a little too sweet. (Incidentally, I wrote tasting notes twice on seperate occasions and they are nearly identical.)
Year sampled: 2009
Color: Golden straw
Nose: Strawberry, peaches, sherry, straw, almond extract
Palate: VERY full and chewwwwwyyyyy. Pleasant ginger spice bite with honey; apricot. Unexpected smoothness.
Finish: Long top of tongue pleasant burn. Sweet with ginger.
Comments: Wow. The best Glenlivet offering I've had. Possibly a little too sweet. (Incidentally, I wrote tasting notes twice on seperate occasions and they are nearly identical.)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Cragganmore 12 Year
Year sampled: 2008
Comments: (I cannot locate my tasting notes on this.) This is an admittedly tasty whisky, but thin and lacking in complexity. It is sweet and floral, with a long, disappointing finish. It is more similar to bourbon than any other scotch I've tried, so it might make a good "gateway" drink for bourbon enthusiasts unfamiliar with scotch. I'm skeptical that this should be the Speyside "classic malt," but I have read that it was once much better than it is now.
Comments: (I cannot locate my tasting notes on this.) This is an admittedly tasty whisky, but thin and lacking in complexity. It is sweet and floral, with a long, disappointing finish. It is more similar to bourbon than any other scotch I've tried, so it might make a good "gateway" drink for bourbon enthusiasts unfamiliar with scotch. I'm skeptical that this should be the Speyside "classic malt," but I have read that it was once much better than it is now.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Glen Moray
Year sampled: 2008
About: This is made in the Glenmorangie distillery. This is their bottle with no age statement (they also have a 12 year and a 16 year).
Color: Honey amber
Nose: Almond, dainty
Palate: Jolt relative to mild nose, peat, lye but also sweet balance
Finish: Simple, pleasant
Overall: Not bad, but too young. Literally forgettable.
About: This is made in the Glenmorangie distillery. This is their bottle with no age statement (they also have a 12 year and a 16 year).
Color: Honey amber
Nose: Almond, dainty
Palate: Jolt relative to mild nose, peat, lye but also sweet balance
Finish: Simple, pleasant
Overall: Not bad, but too young. Literally forgettable.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Tamnavulin 12 Year
Year sampled: 2009
Color: Honey
Nose: Barley, almond
Palate: Barley, straw
Finish: sour mash
Comments: This is probably the least imaginative single malt scotch I’ve had to date. Truly pathetic.
Color: Honey
Nose: Barley, almond
Palate: Barley, straw
Finish: sour mash
Comments: This is probably the least imaginative single malt scotch I’ve had to date. Truly pathetic.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Glenfiddich 15 Year
Year sampled: 2009
About: Glenfiddich is a very successful distillery in the heart of the speyside region (that has remained little changed since 1886, according to the website). This whisky is aged in three types of oak casks- sherry, bourbon and new- and then married in a unique vat.
Color: Dark reddish-caramel
Nose: pronounced almond, black currant, apple, rose. Not overly sweet.
Palate: Fresh and soft, like spring water with a oak/honey balance and a pinch of brown sugar. Reserved in contrast to the rich nose.
Finish: Deep, dark, complex. Anise and rhubarb rises, then unravels into pear and honey.
Overall: The finish is like a French kiss out of nowhere. My notes much prefer this 15 year to their 12 year.
About: Glenfiddich is a very successful distillery in the heart of the speyside region (that has remained little changed since 1886, according to the website). This whisky is aged in three types of oak casks- sherry, bourbon and new- and then married in a unique vat.
Color: Dark reddish-caramel
Nose: pronounced almond, black currant, apple, rose. Not overly sweet.
Palate: Fresh and soft, like spring water with a oak/honey balance and a pinch of brown sugar. Reserved in contrast to the rich nose.
Finish: Deep, dark, complex. Anise and rhubarb rises, then unravels into pear and honey.
Overall: The finish is like a French kiss out of nowhere. My notes much prefer this 15 year to their 12 year.
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