Kategoriarkiv: Scotland

Speyside, Tamnavulin

Tamnavulin Port Cask Edition

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ABV: 40 %
Origin: Speyside
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 1
Emptied bottles: 3
Impression: 2/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and fruity. At first there’s a spirity, quite harsh top note with a very sweet and fruity center part underneath. It smells a bit off and the distille is covered by a weird cask influence. There are notes of butterscotch and oranges, as well as a minty overlay. The overall character is perfectly fine, but the offer note really brings it down. A slight oakiness peeks through as well. This is a weid nose. It doesn’t feel like a port cask influenced nose.

Mouth: It starts out with a bland generic sweetness with a bitter background note. There’s toffee a plenty as well as a hasrh distillate note. It feels young and watered down. The palate is dry and a lemon note sits in the back, but leans towards being metallic. It feels slightly dusty and the oakiness is clearly present. It’s still weird and something feels off. It’s hard to pinpoint the exakt source.

Finish: The transition is uneventful and really shows the lack of power. The butterscotch note increases over rine and so does the weird note. The lemon switches back to oranges and the oakiness starts to take over as time passes. It’s a fairy decent oak with a mix of old, new and nutty. This is a half-decent budget whisky. It has it’s weirdness but it’s easy to drink and should satisfy less picky customers.

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This whisky was first aged for in ex-bourbon barrels and then finished in ex-port casks.

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Islands, Talisker

Talisker 25 YO Cask Strength (Special Release 2004)

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ABV: 57.8 %
Origin: Islands
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 5/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet fruits and peat. At first there’s a sweet mix of honey, vanilla and peaches. There’s a minerality inside as well as a hint of dry soil. When it starts to settle the peatiness moves up along the edges and brings some coastal notes with it. It feels a bit fresher than its age but it does have a deeper side and complexity to it. The old oakiness slowly emerges with a good portion of time in the glass. This is a fantastic nose with a lot to offer to both the casual drinker and the explorer.

Mouth: It starts out with the peat around the edges. It has a lot more smokiness to it than on the nose and it’s still mineral rich. The center part is spicy, yet brings forward peaches and honey. It’s here the age shows itself as well with old oak and dusty leather bound books. The background notes are slightly bitter and nutty with coffee and walnuts. The high ABV never mellows and it’s an extremely powerful experience.

Finish: The transition is very logical and it doesn’t move too far in any direction. The peaches and honey, together with vanilla and old oak, create the first part of the finish, while the peat slowly moves back. The minerality disappears and gives way to some coastal notes, but it still maintains the same overall character. The oakiness is now spreading out on the palate and joins the walnuts and coffee for a very long and rewarding finish which seems to last forever. This is an absolutely marvellous dram overall.

Additional information
This whisky was aged for in refill ex-sherry casks. It’s a 2004 diageo special release limited to 21000 bottles.

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Aberlour, Speyside

Aberlour – 12 YO Double Cask

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ABV: 40 %
Origin: Speyside
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 3/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and fruity. At first, vanilla and red berries rub shoulders in the center. It’s a very fresh fruitiness with raspberries, cherries and a laid back lemon sourness. In their surroundings there are notes of anise, liquorice and honey. In the background there’s just a touch of baking spices. This is easy to nose and the different cask types are easily detected.

Mouth: It starts out extremely soft and mild. After a few second the vanilla and honey come through. The fruitiness is not as pronounced as on the nose and it’s a slightly darker ripe fruitiness. There’s not much left of the anise and liquorice, but they are detectable around the edges. The oak shines through after a few seconds, and it comes off a bit perfumey.

Finish: The fruitiness changes once again and the first thing to appear is a nice note of gooseberries. The vanilla and honey are still in there, but they just act as fillers. The oakiness is still perfumey, and it feels like fresh oak. In the late finish the sour lemon note reappears. It’s not a long finish. Overall this is a low impact, sweet desserty kind of whisky. It feels like it’s missing a red thread and it’s not complex at all. It’s still quite tasty and this ought to be a good beginner’s dram.

Additional information
Aberlour is owned by Chivas Regal. This 12 YO is double cask matured, which means that it’s matured in ”traditional” ex-bourbon barrels and ex-sherry casks. The traditional part often means ”refill”.

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Glenallachie, Speyside

Glenallachie 9 YO Amontadillo Sherry Cask Finish

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ABV: 48 %
Origin: Speyside
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and fruity. At first there’s a honey sweetness, heather and oak. When it settles in the glass the sweetness thickens and vanilla replaces the oakiness. There’s a slight nuttiness and just a small hint of lemon in the back. A thin layer of leathery tobacco sits on top and it grows bigger with time. There are mixed sweet fruits and dark berries but they are not indentifiable. This is a nice nose which changes a lot over time. It feels a bit top heavy overall.

Mouth: It starts out with cracked black pepper up front and lemon and peaches in the back. In between there’s a mix of vanilla, honey and a small hint of fruits. The palate gets dry and there’s a bitter and nutty background emerging with hazelnuts and dark chocolate. The oakiness peeks through as well and it comes with some tobacco notes as well. It’s quite intense and gets very spicy after a while.

Finish: The spicyness flares up through the transition and takes over for a second or two. When it spreads out over the palate the darker notes are first to return. Dark chocolate, fruits and tobacco makes a quick visit before the oak and the hazelnuts return. It’s a nice oakiness which feels like a mix of old and new. There’s a slight dustiness to it and the nuttiness follows along. This is a great whisky. It’s young and needs a lot of air, but for those who wait it’s a great experience.

Additional information
This whisky was first aged in ex-bourbon barrels and then finished in ex-Amontadillo sherry hogsheads. It’s a limited release. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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Glen Moray, Speyside

Glen Moray 15 YO – Elgin Heritage

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ABV: 40 %
Origin: Speyside
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 3/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and fruity. At first there’s a mix of fresh fruits, lemon and a malty vanilla sweetness. There’s honey mixed with green apples and a hint of cinnamon. There’s also a small floral side to it and, as it settles in the glass, ginger and a mild sweet mint slowly settles on top. The nose feels a lot younger than its age and it feels slightly spirity. This is a very good and easily to access nose though. It’s fresh, sweet and very uncomplicated.

Mouth: It starts out with the maltiness on top together with vanilla and honey. The fruitiness is in there but it’s not as fresh and bright as on the nose. It’s now more like baked red apples with some toffee on the side. The oakiness is present and contributes to finally a showing of age. The ginger is still in there and a marzipan note floats around as well. It’s very mild and lacks power which really does it a disservice.

Finish: The transition is quite uneventful and the sweet flavours carry over without any dips or spikes. The flavours stay a surprisingly long time even though the power is missing. The oakiness feels quite nice. It feels like a mix of old and new with hazelnuts and vanilla attached to the late finish. This is a very good whisky and it’s ought to be a very good beginner’s choice. For the seasoned explorer it lacks complexity and power.

Additional information
This whisky was aged in a mix of ex-bourbon barrels and ex-Oloroso sherry casks.

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Ardbeg, Islay

Ardbeg 14 YO Anthology: The Unicorn’s Tale

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ABV: 46 %
Origin: Islay
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 1
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 5/5

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Additional information
This whisky was aged in ex-bourbon barrels and then finished in ex-Madeira casks. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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Ardnamurchan, Highlands

Ardnamurchan AD/ Sherry Cask, Peated

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ABV: 50 %
Origin: Highlands
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 1
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
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Additional information
This whisky was aged in a mix of ex-Oloroso and ex-PX casks. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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Ardnahoe, Islay

Ardnahoe 5 YO – Inaugural Release

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ABV: 50 %
Origin: Islay
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and peaty. At first there’s a mix of campfire wood smoke and vanilla. Underneath there’s a young, but very clean, distillate with a slight fruitiness within. It’s mainly green apples and/or lemon. When it settles there’s a slight tobacco and leather note arriving together with some darker berries. It has a nice balance without compromising the heavy peat punch. This is a great nose overall, anf especially nice for those who love peated whisky.

Mouth: It starts out with a heavy peat cloud. It’s a mix of medicinal and coastal peat. After a few seconds there’s an umami note in the back together with a fresh lemon sour note. It’s still young and rowdy and the lemon in the back has a slight metallic side to it. There are a hints of leather and fruit but the main focus lies on the peat. The oakiness is present and brings vanilla along. It’s at first a mild feeling and over time it slowly becomes spicy. After a few second it becomes quite nice and powerful.

Finish: The finish dampens the sweet notes and brings the medicinal notes up front together with a peppery spicyness. After a second or two, the darker berries are once again detectable and they create balance to the peatiness. There’s also a cinnamon note swimming around. Leather, brine, vanilla and a hint of honey also floats by. The finish is quite long and a lot of the flavours follow along down the line. The oakiness finally takes over and it’s a decent oakiness. It’s a bit too much and lacks depth. This is a great whisky. It’s young and rowdy but has a lot going for it. It’s well made and gives a nice glimpse into what the distillery can produce.

Additional information
This whisky was aged in a mix of ex-bourbon barrels and ex-Oloroso sherry casks. 70 000 bottles were released. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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Aberfeldy, Highlands

Aberfeldy 16 YO

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ABV: 40 %
Origin: Highland
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 1
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and fruity. At first there’s a sweet and nutty fudge note with a mix of dried fruits. There’s a fresh lemon sourness surrounding everything and the contrasts works well together. When it settles in the glass there’s a speck of dust on old wood, cinnamon and a hint of ginger coming through. There are raisins, dried apples and vanilla as well. This is a great nose which really reflects the age statement and offers a lot of nuance.

Mouth: It starts out with the toffee, but it’s now leaning more towards butterscotch though. The flavour profile is a lot darker than on the nose with dark raisins, dark chocolate and coffee. It’s very mild but still very flavourful. A gentle black pepper spicyness spreads out over the palate. The lemon notes are pushed towards the back together with the dusty oakiness. There’s a complexity to it and there are small dried fruit notes floating around, as well as ginger and heather.

Finish: The transition is mellow and a fresh fruitiness, as well as the lemon sourness, increases for a second or two. It then returns to the dark profile with the coffee, dark chocolate and dark dried fruits. The oakiness soon arrives and it’s a nutty and dusty oak, but it still retains a slightly fresher side. In the late finish there’s a hint of ginger coming back, but otherwise it’s mainly a very elegant old oak finish mixed with some newer oak. This is a great whisky with a lot of great flavours on offer. It lacks a bit of power but makes up for it with a nice and balanced flavour profile.

Additional information
This whisky was first aged in a mix of first fill, refill, and recharred ex-bourbon barrels and then finished for 6 months in first fill ex-Oloroso sherry casks.

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Auchroisk, Independent bottlers, Signatory Vintage, Speyside

Auchroisk 13 YO 2010 – Full Proof Edition #12 (Signatory Vintage)

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ABV: 57.1 %
Origin: Speyside
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 1
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5

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Additional information
This whisky was aged for 13 years in an ex-Oloroso sherry butt. It’s a single cask independent release. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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Deanston, Highlands

Deanston 12 YO

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ABV: 46.3 %
Origin: Highland
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 1
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and sour. At first there’s a mix of honey and malt with a minty overlay. As it settles in the glass vanilla and lemon start to take over. There’s a hint of coconut in the center. It feels very clean and well made. It’s a simple profile but it does its job competently. This is a good nose overall with easily distinguishable parts, but it becomes slightly boring for the explorer.

Mouth: It starts out with a mild peppery spicyness surrounding a sweet honey note in the center. After a few seconds the lemon sourness arrive in the back together with a bitter, nutty note. The maltiness is still in there and there’s a sweet liquorice and a hint of salt as well. It’s a bit more complex in taste which makes it quite interesting.

Finish: The peppery spicyness floats out over the palate and the clean distillate shines through for a second or two. The bitterness returns in the back and the lemon note does so as well, yet muted. There’s a slight grassy note floating around, and maybe a hint of ginger and toffee as well. When the oak comes it brings back the coconut as well as the nuttiness. It’s a nice oakiness and a nice lingering finish. This is a great whisky. The journey starts simple but enda a lot more interesting.

Additional information
This whisky was aged in ex-bourbon barrels the whole aging period. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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Bruichladdich, Islay

Bruichladdich Valinch Italian Job

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ABV: 50.9 %
Origin: Islay
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5

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Additional information
This 18 YO whisky was aged in a ex-bourbon barrel and finished in a toscano cask. It’s a single cask (#012) release. 400 bottles were released for Fèis Ile 2010. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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Campbeltown, Hazelburn, Springbank

Hazelburn 8 YO Sauternes Wood

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ABV: 55.9 %
Origin: Campbeltown
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 5/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and spicy. At first there’s a dark syrup sweetness combined with a mixed spicyness. It’s quite powerful in its initial impact. There are notes of ginger, vanilla, white pepper, dried fruits and assorted nuts all attached to each other in the center. On the outside there are yellow tropical fruits like mango and pineapple creating a thin layer. With time the fresher fruitiness increases in intensity and together with a honey note they become the main attraction. There is also a coffee note floating around on top. This is a great, complex nose which develops in a great way over time.

Mouth: It starts out with a dusty black pepper veil with a very fruity and sweet center underneath. There are still dessert-like notes of mango, pineapple, honey, vanilla and nuts within and in the background a gritty and oily note with rubber, leather and black coffee starts to emerge. The whole is very complex and there are ripe fruit notes and coconuts floating around as well. The black pepper creates a nice spicyness throughout but it never becomes too spicy.

Finish: The transition is mellow without being bland. The spicyness never spikes and now it’s a mix of pepper and baking spices. The ripe fruit notes and the same gritty and oily background notes carry over without any dips in flavour. Coconut and a hint of banana come through before the mango and pineapple notes return. The coffee bitterness in the back returns as well. The finish is very long and rewarding and it almost feels like a christmas in the middle of summer. This is a somewhat weird but absolutely fantastic whisky. It offers equally much to both whisky exploring and being the occasional easy drinking tasty dram.

Additional information
This whisky was first aged for 5 years in refill ex-bourbon barrels and then finished for 3 years in Sauternes casks (2002/2011). 9180 bottles were released. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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Linkwood, Speyside

Linkwood 26 YO Port Finish (Special Release 2008)

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ABV: 56.9 %
Origin: Speyside
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 5/5

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Additional information
This whisky was first aged in ex-bourbon barrels for 12 years and then finished in ex-port casks for 14 years. It’s a 1981 vintage. 1260 bottles were released.

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Ardbeg, Islay

Ardbeg Spectacular

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ABV: 46 %
Origin: Islay
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 1
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and peaty. At first there’s a warm mix of vanilla, oak, honey, unscented lotion and a heavy peatiness. It’s a mix of medicinal notes as well as a warm campfire smoke. Underneath the smoke there’s a mixed fruitiness which is hard to pick apart. Everything seems to be surrounded by a thin floral heathery layer. There’s also sweet minty freshness on top. This is a very good nose. It feels very much like a modern Ardbeg.

Mouth: It starts out with a quite bitter backdrop and a medicinal, very peaty, center. Everything is surrounded by oak and vanilla. After a while dark chocolate, tobacco and a tiny hint of fruits assemble and balances out the peatiness. There’s way less sweetness in taste compared to on the nose. There’s also a slightly damp note which isn’t all that great. The spicyness is slowly increasing in intensity and gives it a nice presence yet it could have used a slightly higher ABV.

Finish: The transition sees the background notes shine with the dark chocolate bitterness and a now slightly darker fruitiness. The oakiness is soon to follow together with vanilla, medicinal peat and nuttiness. It’s walnuts mainly. The damp note is still present unfortunatly. The oakiness is very tangible and the palate quickly dries out. This is a very good whisky. It’s not the best Ardbeg out there but it does its job competently.

Additional information
This whisky was released on Ardbeg Day 2024. It was aged in ex-bourbon barrels and ex-port wine casks. This is a limited Fèis Ile release. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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Islay, Laphroaig

Laphroaig Triple Wood

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ABV: 48 %
Origin: Islay
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 1
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 5/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is medicinal peat and dried fruits. A cloud of iodine and brine is sitting on top of dried apricots and raisins with a top note of fresh berries. In the background there’s a vanilla oakiness, dry soil and a nice burning logfire. There’s also a hint of new leather. It becomes fruitier with time in the glass. This is a quite complex and very pleasant nose with a lot to discover.

Mouth: It starts out very low key for about a second before the flavours roll in like a wave. At first, the medicinal iodine leads the way together with a black pepper spicyness. Soon after, there’s a mix of sweet honey and vanilla oakiness, mixed with a bitter tang. The dried fruits are pushed back into the background and it takes a long time for the peatiness to push through. It remains very medicinal throughout.

Finish: The dried fruits pop up in front for less than a second and then seem to move out towards the edges to leave place for the medicinal notes once again. The center is then filled with a mix of the vanilla oak, the bitter note and brine. The oakiness shifts towards a fresher oak the longer the finish goes on and it becomes slightly astringent in the end. The fruitiness follows along all the way to the end. This is just a fantastic whisky through and through.

Additional information
This was originally released for the travel retail, but is now part of the core range. It’s first aged in american ex-bourbon oak barrels, then in small quarter casks and then finished in first and second fill european ex-sherry butts. It’s unchillfiltered.

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Bruichladdich, Islay, Octomore

Octomore 10.4 – Dialogos Virgin Oak (CSL Remy Cointreau)

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ABV: 63.5 %
Origin: Islay
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 1
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and peaty. At first there’s a savory peatiness in the center surrounded by honey, vanilla and oak. It’s quite approachable even though it has a high ABV. There’s a spicy layer on top with menthol and iodine. The peatiness meets the oakiness in a warm burning campfire somewhere in between. There’s also a herbal side to the whole as well as a dark chocolate. This is not especially complex, but it balances the virgin oak and the peat very well, This is a very good nose which really feels older than its 3 years.

Mouth: It starts out with an ashy outer layer and a chili spicyness. Underneath lies a mix of dark chocolate, savory peat and oak. There are notes of vanilla and honey, but it’s not as sweet as on the nose. There’s a maltiness moving along nicely throughout as well. After a few seconds the oakiness starts to push through, but the high ABV is really helping the other flavours along until it gets too overwhelming. There’s no fruitiness coming through at all. It feels very young at this point which brings it down a notch.

Finish: The spicyness spreads out over the palate and it’s a very powerful transition. When it settles there are notes of black liquorice, dark chocolate and a herbal oakiness. When the power subsides it becomes more bitter in the background and a miniscule grapefruit note shows up far away from the spotlight. There’s a charcoal note in the middle and the peat has now moved out towards the edges. The late finish is all about the virgin oak casks though. This is a very good whisky with a lot more to offer than percieved by the young age. It’s not the easiest whisky to approach, but for those who can take the heat, there’s a lot to offer.

Additional information
This whisky was aged for 3 years in virgin european limousin oak casks. The PPM value is 88. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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Campbeltown, Springbank

Springbank 15 YO (2018 Release)

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ABV: 46 %
Origin: Campbeltown
Type: Single malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 5/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet, salty and savory. There are rubber, motoroil and ash notes together with assorted dark fruits, red berries and salt. It’s got a sweet aura of honey and peat, but it’s so well integrated it almost feels like it’s coming from within every other flavour. There’s a tiny minty note hiding in the background. This is a well balanced, complex nose with a phenolic touch.

Mouth: At first it’s got the honey sweetness up front and soon the savory note shows up as a baseline. All the other flavours then comes through one after another. First red berries and ripe plums, then salt, ash, rubber and a squeeze of lemon. There’s a spicyness coming through after a few seconds.

Finish: A whiff of ashy smoke comes through before getting back to the savory notes and the sweet fruitiness. The rubber note flares up and goes back down again. The fruitiness comes through, but now it’s more leaning towards tropical fruits. It’s still very savory and now slightly astringent. The ash note hangs on when the oak starts to take over. This is nothing short of absolutely fantastic.

Additional information
This is distilled 2.5 times and matured in ex-oloroso sherry casks for the entire 15 years. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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Bruichladdich, Islay, Octomore

Octomore 11.1 – Dialogos

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ABV: 59.4 %
Origin: Islay
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 1
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5

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Additional information
This whisky was distilled in 2014 with a PPM value of 139.6. It was aged in first fill ex-bourbon barrels for 5 years. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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Islands, Talisker

Talisker Distiller’s Edition 2010/2020

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ABV: 45.8 %
Origin: Islands
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is fruity and peaty. At first, there’s a mix of darker red berries and dried fruits. Behind there’s a layer of vanilla and honey with some salt and dry soil. Even further back there are some brighter fruits like green apples. The peatiness is creating a an outside layer of tobacco and woodfire smoke. A medicinal note comes through after some time in the glass.

Mouth: At first there’s a syrypy sweetness together with a touch of black pepper. The darker fruit notes are up front and after a second or two the peatiness starts to build up once again. The tobacco is present as well as the coastal salty notes. There’s some vanilla coming through as well as salted caramel. There’s a thin note of tropical fruitiness peeking through as well.

Finish: Black pepper together with the coastal notes lead way into the finish. There’s a quite noticable saltiness and it’s still got an earthy feel to it. The sherry is now a bit toned down and the fruitiness is much brighter than before with dried apricots and dried red berries. After some time the oak comes through. It’s a mild oakiness accompanied by the coastal notes all the way to the end. In the late finish the tobacco notes reappear as well as some walnuts. This is a great whisky with a nice fruity twist to an otherwise rowdy experience.

Additional information
This is basically the Talisker 10 YO finished for about a year in ex-Amaroso sherry casks. It has around 20 ppm. It’s aged for 10 years in reconstructed american ex-bourbon oak barrels before the finishing period.

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