tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16531722982898399042024-03-19T05:48:07.262-03:00 Best Shot Whisky Reviews Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.comBlogger1049125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-81889340385736003652024-03-14T11:17:00.002-03:002024-03-14T13:30:56.132-03:00Caol Ila 2005 (Gordon & MacPhail)<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgHUfLgjjDtAWXQCT_XTdnt9draOk97bJJmkhEqqpyFYBeNo5rxiLJoYs4oMJc6S_G19hR3Nyzd5JJ4FWQWSrj3PGi-CZ1vzp8jWKbhcTpAYPDDlil7yA5-feeSWDD2-pGrNCemoS9HdOAJwmrHEMjxDlDNKoTCBJBz_E6k8ERg5j8KxIy8bVitYA2Y0/s960/Caol%20Ila%202005%20Van%20Wees%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgHUfLgjjDtAWXQCT_XTdnt9draOk97bJJmkhEqqpyFYBeNo5rxiLJoYs4oMJc6S_G19hR3Nyzd5JJ4FWQWSrj3PGi-CZ1vzp8jWKbhcTpAYPDDlil7yA5-feeSWDD2-pGrNCemoS9HdOAJwmrHEMjxDlDNKoTCBJBz_E6k8ERg5j8KxIy8bVitYA2Y0/s320/Caol%20Ila%202005%20Van%20Wees%202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>“Islay Elle L’A”</b></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><u>Whisky Review # 1014</u></span></b></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div>Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Islay</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Caol Ila 2005 - Distilled 14-03-2005</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Matured By: Gordon & MacPhail, Scotland - Reserve Series</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Exclusively Bottled by GM for: Van Wees, The Netherlands on 02-06-2015</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Single Cask Scotch Whisky</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: 10 Years</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 46%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Maturation: Refill Ex-Bourbon Barrel - Cask # 302014 - 318 Bottles</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Chill Filtration: No</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Price Range: Around US$ 60 (March 2024)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 👍</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b><span face="verdana, sans-serif">: 👍 A young but pleasant Bourbon cask matured Islay Malt</span><br /><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Color</span></b>:</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Pale Straw/White Wine (Natural Colour)</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><font><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /></font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana">The Alcohol is noticeable so make sure to avoid nosing in the middle of your glass. The Nose shows a Young Malt but is quite pleasant with Soft Peat and Smoke in the lead. It's a nice combination of Sweet, Sour, Salty and Meaty notes.</font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Barley, Slightly burnt Buttered Toast, Vanilla, Coastal Peat, Campfire Smoke, Grass, Seville-Orange, Lemon, Green Apple, Pear, Nectarine, Dried Herbs, Fish and Bacon on the BBQ, Charred Oak, Pepper, Cinnamon and Mint/Menthol.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span>Honey, Caramel, Iodine, Ashes, Tar, Soot, Wet Pebbles & Sand, Brine, Dusty Track, Ripe Banana, Floral Soap, Leather, Tobacco and Licorice.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSna8f-gk8eKqAq-rwtAm9XZy1rdupcDPRp3dR-Svvagf3gjUm0_mmfQc7u29PoKuqgSw8gwfgxPbaEG5M9yp9LWri-K_7n5zX4n0YoHSfN2hHYYMMg9qDuim7RHHMvNH4rksbny174D5hDjVWi4epcyyY3zQO347zcTeqiSHSXPEFpuQe3oX3HTLn0k/s896/Caol%20Ila%20JB%204.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSna8f-gk8eKqAq-rwtAm9XZy1rdupcDPRp3dR-Svvagf3gjUm0_mmfQc7u29PoKuqgSw8gwfgxPbaEG5M9yp9LWri-K_7n5zX4n0YoHSfN2hHYYMMg9qDuim7RHHMvNH4rksbny174D5hDjVWi4epcyyY3zQO347zcTeqiSHSXPEFpuQe3oX3HTLn0k/s320/Caol%20Ila%20JB%204.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif">A relatively Young and Light but pleasant mix of Bitter-Sweet, Sour & Salty notes. A bit Dry.</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span>Sweet Barley, Caramel, Toffee, Vanilla, Coastal Peat, Campfire Smoke, Fish & Bacon on the BBQ sprinkled with Lemon and Herbs, Grapefruit, Charred Oak, Orange, Pepper and Mint/Menthol.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honey, Tar, Soot, Ashes, Iodine, Floral Soap, Dusty Track, Green Apple, Dirty Road, Cinnamon, Aniseed and Licorice. A hint of White Chocolate.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97XnUJGJn-Kz4quaf6quwayDmCmicxc6Ae3tQoVrdJNnE0DHe7yRtAAcgadVL-i-Cgtow4mz4O43SK0Xk_PUWrQ1KzF1wD3Nahjkq2aTRh3oP4-k8qPF64Re3XGv6HuywtzqpJMZwn9SFYE615dVSFf0tstKToAFw_c0tKJzz0jC9vc8PkDjUvFrGjco/s896/Caol%20Ila%20JB%205.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97XnUJGJn-Kz4quaf6quwayDmCmicxc6Ae3tQoVrdJNnE0DHe7yRtAAcgadVL-i-Cgtow4mz4O43SK0Xk_PUWrQ1KzF1wD3Nahjkq2aTRh3oP4-k8qPF64Re3XGv6HuywtzqpJMZwn9SFYE615dVSFf0tstKToAFw_c0tKJzz0jC9vc8PkDjUvFrGjco/s320/Caol%20Ila%20JB%205.png" width="320" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;">Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Middle-Long. A slightly Hot and Light but pleasant mix of Bitter, Sweet, Sour & Salty notes. Dry towards the end. Its Youth is more noticeable at this point. I find Sweet Barley, Toffee, Vanilla, Coastal Peat, Campfire Smoke, Ashes, Brine, Iodine, Dusty Earth, Tar, Fish/Shellfish/Bacon on the BBQ sprinkled with Herbs & Lemon, Green Apple, Grapefruit, Nuts, Charred Oak, Floral Soap, Leather, Tobacco, Cinnamon, Pepper, Aniseed, Mint/Menthol, Licorice and Orange Liqueur.</span><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span>I added a bit of Water and while it is less Hot this way, you also kind of remove the Spirit of this Single Malt 😜. I prefer it neat.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 8 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(********)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 8 - Taste: 8 - Finish: 7.5</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is 8 or higher you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span>: Good</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Caol Ila Distillery was founded in 1846 and is located close to Port Askaig on Islay. It was bought by DCL in 1927 and through some mergers finally became part of Diageo. The distillery was rebuilt in 1974 and only one old Warehouse reminds us of former days. Traditionally, Caol Ila is an important component of Blends like Johnnie Walker, Bell's and White Horse. But during the last 15 years Diageo has made great efforts to position the Distillery as a Single Malt as well. Caol Ila is really beautifully located alongside the strait between the islands of Islay and Jura. The Core range includes the 12, 18 and 25 Years, the Distiller's Edition as well as the NAS Moch. We thoroughly enjoyed both our visits to the distillery in 2014 and 2017 respectively despite the fact that you're not allowed to take pictures. Caol Ila is certainly one of my favorite distilleries and Single Malts.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I like most Islay malts and, especially, Caol Ila and this 10 Year old is no exception to the rule. It's a young Single Malt of course and I would have preferred it to stay in the cask for a few more years. But it's pleasant enough as it is. The soft notes of Peat and Smoke are quite nice and the refill cask does a good job in maintaining the Fruity character of the Spirit without adding overly Bitter and/or Tannic notes. If you like Young Islay malts you can't go wrong with this Caol Ila.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers 🥃</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Jan van den Ende March 14, 2024</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySwRDrMF95PFaMcuXrzJbJl33TXXfUGlE8o_4CrCB5VRxO2mZ-x-opUgWMM04glOCneTz-lqa_1PW8q4eWYf-OAxj0w6-jwrPRA0DH9GBfWc7YijClvX0ZdE6EOtqN7McT6Q3FGnwS38kNWGhzNFb_viDiG9Q045OWEAcwbLN4YaYMcqEUlwaZDMeFYw/s896/Caol%20Ila%20JB%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySwRDrMF95PFaMcuXrzJbJl33TXXfUGlE8o_4CrCB5VRxO2mZ-x-opUgWMM04glOCneTz-lqa_1PW8q4eWYf-OAxj0w6-jwrPRA0DH9GBfWc7YijClvX0ZdE6EOtqN7McT6Q3FGnwS38kNWGhzNFb_viDiG9Q045OWEAcwbLN4YaYMcqEUlwaZDMeFYw/s320/Caol%20Ila%20JB%202.png" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-35318148917503245742024-03-07T08:34:00.000-03:002024-03-07T08:34:27.897-03:00Deanston 18 Years<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J0PvmDIU1zuLQJbliBQGQDNc_Jdt6Cjbek6qbJvEms4k_Ddjslm6vuvnY0lYOdf6s1zkvY48zXl2FmcAaDYhZI0IvRT1awKe9IRMLeddPcno9_fPUTjbxhi1905rqNyiiEm_LXq9DaaRDNDcOiHvcFbv2RAV50uEaq3d3qK16iGa8eqV8UMIpnyF13w/s630/Deanston%2018.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="630" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J0PvmDIU1zuLQJbliBQGQDNc_Jdt6Cjbek6qbJvEms4k_Ddjslm6vuvnY0lYOdf6s1zkvY48zXl2FmcAaDYhZI0IvRT1awKe9IRMLeddPcno9_fPUTjbxhi1905rqNyiiEm_LXq9DaaRDNDcOiHvcFbv2RAV50uEaq3d3qK16iGa8eqV8UMIpnyF13w/s320/Deanston%2018.webp" width="320" /></a></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>“Bread and Butter”</b></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><u>Whisky Review # 1013</u></span></b></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div>Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Southern Highlands</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Deanston</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: 18 Years</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 46.4%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Maturation: Refill Ex-Bourbon barrels with finish in 1st Fill Bourbon barrels</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Chill Filtration: No</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 80-110 (March 2024)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 😐 Okay I guess</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b><span face="verdana, sans-serif">: 😐 I would taste a sample first as badges seem to differ a lot</span><br /><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Color</span></b>:</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Golden (Natural Colour)</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><font><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /></font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana">Please give this Deanston enough time in the glass before nosing. Don't Nose in the middle of the glass to avoid the wafts of Alcohol and some Varnish. The Nose is quite timid for an 18 Year old Single Malt. It opens up slowly and initially I mainly get Malt, Yeast and Grass with a bit of Citrus. You will need some patience here to find the Floral and Fruity notes later on. A quite solid and mostly Sweet Nose but a bit unpretentious.</font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Sweet Barley, German Butter Biscuits, Bread, Yeast, Grass & Straw, Orange, Lemon drops, Green Apple, Pear, Dusty Oak, Chalk, Pepper, Cinnamon and Nutmeg.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span>Honey, Toffee, Caramel, Bounty Bars, Floral Soap, Dusty Earth, Fresh Green Herbs, Green Grapes, Nectarine, Marzipan, Aniseed and a distant hint of Indian Spices.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3h1WCIpLxtkvHPBz20tmGvlDjRE_h6-KytZbligXmOXpwOUwc9-5EoQqb1KC3r_oa3LUqe1VHaYdcp-F6MfFPLg7hhhRdPFzeM-1y4dKbgE22SlYpCRN_z-qL3fLg7CxLoPN5ERxq-Hf_qluF5i7Tiz7M2hYh7fJu7IKYL3j2kaqim6breKMWm8MqjM/s2000/Deanston%20Stills.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3h1WCIpLxtkvHPBz20tmGvlDjRE_h6-KytZbligXmOXpwOUwc9-5EoQqb1KC3r_oa3LUqe1VHaYdcp-F6MfFPLg7hhhRdPFzeM-1y4dKbgE22SlYpCRN_z-qL3fLg7CxLoPN5ERxq-Hf_qluF5i7Tiz7M2hYh7fJu7IKYL3j2kaqim6breKMWm8MqjM/s320/Deanston%20Stills.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif">A bit on the Thin side despite the sufficient ABV. Mostly Sweet but with some Sour, Bitter and Salty notes for company.</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span>Barley Sugar, Caramel, Vanilla, Buttered Bread, Yeast, Grass & Straw, Chalk, Wax, Dusty Oak, Green Apple, Lemon, Grapefruit, Floral Perfume and Soap, Lavender, Cinnamon, Pepper and Ginger.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honey, Toffee, Nougat, Dirty Earth, Yogurt with Tutti-Frutti flavor, Nectarine, Pear, Resin, Tobacco, Nutmeg and Aniseed.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HSnzJHmaCU6VzP1TgMxhY4iDEJfxPzjLB9GSbdSvBSW8_FFnALs4UpqHuMjku-qvDD3xgHThfi_ytSz3sQQA2NEBx54_y_TUj5Lm6j4neYn66_Zozy0Co0kw_HUSmCeq5F3vMO7ojIS1idtWDdVJEZDOp_Go9jott5tSaF2p_Jze_lVJYDSsq9JCaXw/s545/Deanston%20Casks.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="545" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HSnzJHmaCU6VzP1TgMxhY4iDEJfxPzjLB9GSbdSvBSW8_FFnALs4UpqHuMjku-qvDD3xgHThfi_ytSz3sQQA2NEBx54_y_TUj5Lm6j4neYn66_Zozy0Co0kw_HUSmCeq5F3vMO7ojIS1idtWDdVJEZDOp_Go9jott5tSaF2p_Jze_lVJYDSsq9JCaXw/s320/Deanston%20Casks.png" width="320" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;">Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Middle-Long, Tannic, slightly Hot & quite Dry in the end. Mostly Sweet but showing some Bitter, Sour and Salty notes for balance. Sturdy is a word that comes to mind. I find Malted Barley, Buttered Toast, Caramel, Vanilla, Honey, Marzipan, Grass and Straw, Chalk, Yeast/Bread, Green Apple, Lemon, Grapefruit, Dusty Oak, Dirty Earth, Dried Herbs, Tobacco, Leather, Bitter Tea, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmeg, Ginger, Aniseed, Mint, Floral Soap, Lavender and Varnish.</span><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span>I added a bit of Water and the absence of Alcohol helps to distinguish the Fruity and Floral notes. It's easier to drink this Deanston this way although it becomes quite Malty and Nutty. It's also easy to imagine you're in a Perfume Shop. I advise you to try it both ways.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7.5 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******1/2)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7.5 - Taste: 7.5 - Finish: 7</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink</b></span></div></div></div></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span>: Not bad but a tad Boring</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">The Deanston Distillery was founded in 1965 and is located in Deanston, Pertshire. It closed in 1982 but was bought by Burn Stewart Distillers in 1990 and resumed production in 1991. In 2013 Burn Stewart was sold to the South-African Distell Group. Heineken took over Distell in 2021 but the Whisky activities were taken over by CVH Spirits. The core Single Malt now consists of the 12 & 18 Years, the Virgin Oak and the 15 Year Organic.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This Deanston 18 years is not an easy one to come to grip with. It requires a lot of patience to find Aromas and Flavors. It's Sharp in some places but Thin in others. I don't think I would have guessed it to be 18 years in a Blind tasting. At times I find it a bit unfinished. But it's got a sturdy character at the same time making it quite interesting to review. Sometimes I felt like being in a bakery or beer brewery while at times I thought I was smelling and tasting the Lavender fields in the Provence. I don't think I would buy a full bottle but I would accept a dram if offered.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers 🥃</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Jan van den Ende March 7, 2024</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2efkcWbyJTtcUbm5p2VES1bJSClU5DEfHDeYGqv6dipLO_ZXfh78omv_ADmkKOJ-PvR3Idsia_Qy_duGMkM111aVIT0b6jUTGyrqSSzaDHNvp1u_F9R5jmHAp0LOYFDuWBZ2KTEGFntxigDHeqpDF9yxgpZwFoEwtRdT9Le5nidoCc4_LsoDzLegvcc/s896/Deanston%20Distillery%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2efkcWbyJTtcUbm5p2VES1bJSClU5DEfHDeYGqv6dipLO_ZXfh78omv_ADmkKOJ-PvR3Idsia_Qy_duGMkM111aVIT0b6jUTGyrqSSzaDHNvp1u_F9R5jmHAp0LOYFDuWBZ2KTEGFntxigDHeqpDF9yxgpZwFoEwtRdT9Le5nidoCc4_LsoDzLegvcc/s320/Deanston%20Distillery%202.png" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-22369229383445226212024-03-01T09:10:00.000-03:002024-03-01T09:10:21.511-03:00Ben Nevis 2010 (The Duchess)<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvJIEMxph8NejffLi0JlXatW13LXKw4E-Us1NelloVqHelp4JQzYyKhcM6726iPxubb4AWJ1rBK9DY96h1YmkBDOU6F_Yi3tKMfhkaDP1S2FY5mk0JLIbzRIF0kC3I-LoysKa5iJKIHXIr6fMgP2W9EmXTZ59kx-RbAEXHDWVkasR4q8RKPzhi5-NW64/s960/Ben%20Nevis%2010%20Years%20The%20Duchess.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvJIEMxph8NejffLi0JlXatW13LXKw4E-Us1NelloVqHelp4JQzYyKhcM6726iPxubb4AWJ1rBK9DY96h1YmkBDOU6F_Yi3tKMfhkaDP1S2FY5mk0JLIbzRIF0kC3I-LoysKa5iJKIHXIr6fMgP2W9EmXTZ59kx-RbAEXHDWVkasR4q8RKPzhi5-NW64/s320/Ben%20Nevis%2010%20Years%20The%20Duchess.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“The Beauty and the Yeast”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><u>Whisky Review # 1012</u></span></b></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div>Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Western Highlands</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand:Ben Nevis - Distilled: October 28, 2010</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Matured and Bottled by: The Duchess (TDu) on November 30, 2020 </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Series: </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Game & Wildlife Series - Shelduck Label</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Single Cask Scotch Whisky - Cask # 1800020 - Bottles: 317</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: 10 Years</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 56.6% (Cask-Strength)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Maturation: Ex Bourbon Cask with Shiraz Cask Finish</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Chill Filtration: No</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Price: Around US$ 100 (March 2024)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 😕 Borderline acceptable</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b><span face="verdana, sans-serif">: 😐 Interesting - But better try a sample first</span><br /><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Color</span></b>:</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Golden with shades of Orange (Natural Colour)</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><font><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /></font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana">Young and quite Yeasty. The Alcohol is prominent. Sour rather than sweet. Clear note of freshly cut Grass. The Wine-Finish is noticeable but not overwhelming. A bit Musty and Dirty as well. The Nose is certainly interesting. </font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Toasted Barley, Yeast, Dough, Assorted Breads/Pastries, Sour Cherries, Strawberry-flavored Yogurt, Grass, Lemon, Grapefruit, Metal, Chalk, Pepper, Damp Cellars and Tobacco. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span>Vanilla, Slightly Burnt Buttered Toast, Sour Red Wine, Unripe Apples, Bananas and Pears, Slivovitz, Charred Oak, Soot, Dusty Track, Coconut, Leather, Cinnamon and Cloves.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHbneyDaOrQnrLAXU2JFH0wobFImq-lvhSqIHvehzUbmzr-oAwTNf9qtFvQeYYKWoVY3nv5nlXx2zZrGXM4GnDHlRDoHGba4lesHD3La8zz8O0iwbrK0p10IDT7ldUtB3WQHpgviKg5dL4qIJbGsviaCam9MLu_2unO817wCcPGrIs-MfOGnfRED9PtA/s896/Ben%20Nevis%20JB%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHbneyDaOrQnrLAXU2JFH0wobFImq-lvhSqIHvehzUbmzr-oAwTNf9qtFvQeYYKWoVY3nv5nlXx2zZrGXM4GnDHlRDoHGba4lesHD3La8zz8O0iwbrK0p10IDT7ldUtB3WQHpgviKg5dL4qIJbGsviaCam9MLu_2unO817wCcPGrIs-MfOGnfRED9PtA/s320/Ben%20Nevis%20JB%201.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif">The Palate is a Hot mix of Sweet, Bitter and Sour notes. It remains Yeasty as well. I really think this needs some Water! It remains different though.</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Toasted Barley, Yeast, Dough and Bread, Grass, Lemon, Grapefruit, Sour Red Wine and Red Berries, Dried Herbs, Charred Oak, Soot, Pepper, Aniseed and Licorice. </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Vanilla, Varnish, Green Apple, Dirty Track, Ginger-Nut Biscuits, Cinnamon, Cloves & a little Plastic. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4QtxlnTR7oRn0s-0MAS0tQcFjcP9dJypLBvozt2iqo-dQ8bUDY6pQcADP_flah52rt9Q3SP269m7fJHiL2DBSBDP3hk_Xhkw41xtuW1jU0pl6P8wKoW0zFM4cQC65BHXVgDECnf_Osih9ZJea2C1gkMsaNddw6P601RjMjCas5H1GFx-XqB2mo8fBVQ/s896/Ben%20Nevis%20JB%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4QtxlnTR7oRn0s-0MAS0tQcFjcP9dJypLBvozt2iqo-dQ8bUDY6pQcADP_flah52rt9Q3SP269m7fJHiL2DBSBDP3hk_Xhkw41xtuW1jU0pl6P8wKoW0zFM4cQC65BHXVgDECnf_Osih9ZJea2C1gkMsaNddw6P601RjMjCas5H1GFx-XqB2mo8fBVQ/s320/Ben%20Nevis%20JB%202.png" width="320" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;">Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Quite Long, Bitter-Sweet-Sour & a bit Hot. Quite Tannic as well. The Alcohol remains very present and the influence of the Red Wine cask is more noticeable at this point. I find Toasted Barley, Yeast, Dough, Bread, Sour Cherries and Red Berries, Green Apple, Bounty Bars, Tutti Frutti, Menthol, Dusty Oak, Pepper, Cinnamon and Cloves, Floral Soap, Citrus, Dried Herbs, Licorice & Varnish. A little Dry towards the end.</span><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span>I added a bit of Water & that helps calm down the strong Alcohol. Don't overdo it though! On the Nose you get some additional Floral notes and the Palate certainly brings back memories of Campbeltown. In this case I would advise to add a bit of Water. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7.5 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******1/2)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7.5 - Taste: 7.5 - Finish: 7 </span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span>: Interesting </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Ben Nevis Distillery was founded in 1825 by Long John MacDonald and is located at the foot of the famous Ben Nevis Mountain, close to Fort William (Inverness-Shire). Since 1989 it is owned by the Nikka Whisky Distilling Co.Ltd (Asahi Breweries). Some of its Malt is used in Blends like Dew of Ben Nevis, Glencoe and some Japanese Blends. The annual production currently amounts to around 2 million liters.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This Dutch impression of Ben Nevis is certainly intriguing. It kept my attention right to the end as it significantly differs from the modern mainstream malts. I <i>do </i>feel though that the ABV is way too high here. It distracts from the Whisky rather than enhancing its profile. This is not your everyday dram as it's extremely Yeasty and I <i>would</i> advise you to buy a sample first before spending a hundred bucks on a full bottle. But it's dirty and interesting and that's a plus in today's whisky world.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers 🥃</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Jan van den Ende March 1, 2024</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41T_zwyewq-U_-aS3OcqFQRkaCFzlaI4J6e0GEAhuvnDrr3-8SrnEtGcxGe2H1FcrG3xLSb5IpzJU9uFmHapaUv4JwCpdGkpiYZ-MOuvvaPBBBxovQ-QsbxcvbapqwK0hMwHeQnN0GjdbIOw-Q6UNxsaA2peUuc1z4akhAgWhh0bCooVa0D7aThpHF6M/s896/Ben%20Nevis%20Distillery.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41T_zwyewq-U_-aS3OcqFQRkaCFzlaI4J6e0GEAhuvnDrr3-8SrnEtGcxGe2H1FcrG3xLSb5IpzJU9uFmHapaUv4JwCpdGkpiYZ-MOuvvaPBBBxovQ-QsbxcvbapqwK0hMwHeQnN0GjdbIOw-Q6UNxsaA2peUuc1z4akhAgWhh0bCooVa0D7aThpHF6M/s320/Ben%20Nevis%20Distillery.png" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-36796344349588816302024-02-08T12:58:00.000-03:002024-02-08T12:58:17.515-03:00Glenrothes 13 Years (Adelphi)<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWElhyBysaWYnmppM9t4US6RV80CHh8kNo50yDZT1cuX5pg5gHWCTJ-EQPs1RrBU0HSRTTORmA_uAjwi0BL7ojT6SiRIRVkcz1-pgdlIVtbhxhB5lo1ZFoVr1cDzmCpdIYmyxkxMazM92jgI-ugtyyIz_ivl_Fun1-7jKMj2RqLYMC4M3_0OpwtqhmXcU/s3008/Glenrothes%2013%20Adelphi.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWElhyBysaWYnmppM9t4US6RV80CHh8kNo50yDZT1cuX5pg5gHWCTJ-EQPs1RrBU0HSRTTORmA_uAjwi0BL7ojT6SiRIRVkcz1-pgdlIVtbhxhB5lo1ZFoVr1cDzmCpdIYmyxkxMazM92jgI-ugtyyIz_ivl_Fun1-7jKMj2RqLYMC4M3_0OpwtqhmXcU/s320/Glenrothes%2013%20Adelphi.webp" width="213" /></a></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Dirty Water”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><u>Whisky Review # 1011</u></span></b></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div>Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Speyside</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Glenrothes - Distilled: 2007</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Matured and Bottled by: Adelphi (AD) in 2021</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Single Cask Scotch Whisky - Cask # 10236 - Bottles: 604</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: 13 Years</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 59.8% (Cask-Strength)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Maturation: Re-fill Sherry Butt</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Chill Filtration: No</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 100-120 (February 2024)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 👎 Too expensive for what it offers</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b><span face="verdana, sans-serif">: 👎 If you want it dirty go for Springbank and/or Ledaig instead</span><br /><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Color</span></b>:</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Golden Amber (Natural Colour)</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><font><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /></font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana">Be sure to give this Glenrothes enough time in the glass before Nosing in order to avoid the initial notes of Alcohol and some Sulphur and Varnish. The Nose is a bit Dirty as well suggesting this was not the best cask around. The Nose is a mix of Sweet, Fruity & Sour notes. Lots of (mostly) Dried Fruits & Nuts but they are slightly hampered by this cloud of Dust. Most people, including me, will consider the ABV on the high side. In my opinion relatively Young Malts such as this Glenrothes do not necessarily require to be bottled at Cask Strength. </font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Sweet Barley, Buttered Toast, Caramel, Demerara Sugar, Dried Fruit like Apricots, Plums, Apples & Raisins, Candied Citrus, slightly Sour Dark Cherries & Red Berries, Mixed Nuts and Nutshells, Dusty Road, Nutmeg, Licorice, Cinnamon, Aniseed and Cloves. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span>Honey, Vanilla, Milk Chocolate, Straw, Grapefruit Juice, Melon, Caffe Latte, Tobacco, Leather, Dusty Oak casks in a Dunnage Warehouse, Ginger, Cardamom, Pepper and Kerosine. A hint of Burnt Rubber. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4JeyllgUkx5gIK5OkDy2ym5PEwwDMDyhtmyf14bl_ch9cxIkUg3uGB02rrGl908dattsfyO77pSOtDChWdEug0AkJ0Pn6AbCPzXz5yKnP-I1qzmf5pFlQPJc1jZR6-LQLT6ZBlJGRt2N4qfNuDHikb3mxOG_1VX9GA6jkvpVzHRL8Ei0789ln26o/s1003/Glenrothes%20Spirit%20Stills.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1003" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4JeyllgUkx5gIK5OkDy2ym5PEwwDMDyhtmyf14bl_ch9cxIkUg3uGB02rrGl908dattsfyO77pSOtDChWdEug0AkJ0Pn6AbCPzXz5yKnP-I1qzmf5pFlQPJc1jZR6-LQLT6ZBlJGRt2N4qfNuDHikb3mxOG_1VX9GA6jkvpVzHRL8Ei0789ln26o/s320/Glenrothes%20Spirit%20Stills.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif">The delivery is quite strong of course on account of the high ABV. I don't say this a lot but this Glenrothes definitely requires some added Water. The Palate follows the Nose but Bitter notes are added at this point. Dirt and Dust still rule! There's a bit of Sulphur but it stays within limits. </span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Sweet Barley, Brown Sugar, Caramel, Dried Fruit like Plums, Apples & Raisins, Milk Chocolate, Candied Citrus, Mixed Nuts and Nutshells, Straw, Dusty Oak, Cinnamon, Pepper, Cloves and Menthol. </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honey, Vanilla, Treacle, Sour Cherries & Red Berries, Grapefruit Juice, Dusty Track, Tobacco, Leather, Varnish, Nutmeg, Ginger and Cardamom.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZ_t2g3-lhuHIlxC91UayaaNmaqMce7ZxT0qGhOjqDW8lo6kcVewCFV-QPd_O6K3G2Ee3RP1J48ci-HeGMW2EzhwRnfyoYeL7I8vjwhGZ0otJ_3tFeWuC75rARuuCyMuJSeujn_uXkubFzfQhvuM6SaV6bMkT0p90OrWtmXS3OnDwjP-RyA3zC3r8/s300/Glenrothes%20Barrels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="300" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZ_t2g3-lhuHIlxC91UayaaNmaqMce7ZxT0qGhOjqDW8lo6kcVewCFV-QPd_O6K3G2Ee3RP1J48ci-HeGMW2EzhwRnfyoYeL7I8vjwhGZ0otJ_3tFeWuC75rARuuCyMuJSeujn_uXkubFzfQhvuM6SaV6bMkT0p90OrWtmXS3OnDwjP-RyA3zC3r8/s1600/Glenrothes%20Barrels.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;">Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Middle-Long and quite Dry. A Dusty mix of Sweet, Bitter and Sour notes. As was to be expected the Alcohol is quite present. We certainly need to add Water later on. I find Malted Barley, Caramel, Brown Sugar, Vanilla, Dried Fruit like Plums, Apples and Raisins, Mixed Nuts and Nutshells, Candied Citrus, Sour Cherries & Grapefruit, Tea, Strong Espresso, Dark Chocolate, Straw, Dusty Road, Dusty Oak, Forest Floor, Wet Rocks and Sand, Metal, Pepper, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cardamom, Nutmeg, Cloves and Menthol. Licorice after a while. </span><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span>I added quite a bit of Water and that chases the Alcohol away of course which in this case is a good thing. You <i>do </i>get lots of Nutty Breakfast Cereals on the Nose now. It's less Fruity this way. Palate and Finish are easier now but also more Spicy with lots of Menthol. This is hard to call. I suggest you try it both ways.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7 - Taste: 7 - Finish: 7 </span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span>: Okay/Good. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Glenrothes distillery is located in Rothes (Morayshire) & was founded by James Stuart & Company in 1878. Between 1963 and 1989 the number of Stills increased from 4 to 10. The reason was that Blenders highly appreciated the Glenrothes Spirit and used it in great quantities for Blends like the Famous Grouse and Cutty Sark. The distillery is owned by the Edrington Group since 1999. The current production amounts to around 4.2 million litres. Because of the high Blender's demand, the first Single Malt was only launched in 1994. Their bottles are quite interesting and different. They actually look like hand grenades! The core range includes the 18, 25 and 42 years. The 10 and 12 Y as well as the Whisky Maker's Cut have been discontinued. It's quite obvious that Glenrothes is concentrating on the very high-end markets. A good example is a 40 Year old release specifically for the Chinese market. There are plans to completely upgrade the distillery in the coming 5 years.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This Glenrothes is not really bad and it's quite coherent from Nose to Finish. It's got a few flaws though and they are important. The first one is the really high ABV. That forces you to add Water and the Water significantly changes the character of this Malt. From Fruit to Nuts in a...Nutshell! My second issue is the cask that leaves the Spirit with a veil of Dust and Dirt. That's not always a problem as I tasted many good Malts from say Springbank and Ledaig. But in this case it unsettles the Malt in a big way. This Glenrothes is expensive as well so if you like your Dirty Malt I would advise you to look elsewhere.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers 🥃</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Jan van den Ende February 9, 2024</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQhHwgCPXqQ-5wqFEpZ5Ye0pMrK9bo5bKlRtIyu0x7EcQBAYFYL8tR_ZXAnVS4Nr8_Q6ZBe992hGEuvJ9QpXON_YA1zrLhdl1fS1dT5Nmm1X3z4oRQJ13qaA13GpI15qpqwBXQvjAPBXCeUBXXRTJlpMh3RA697gh1pO7jh-qmVrRyst__Wiqc_ZC/s1024/Glenrothes%20Distillery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1024" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQhHwgCPXqQ-5wqFEpZ5Ye0pMrK9bo5bKlRtIyu0x7EcQBAYFYL8tR_ZXAnVS4Nr8_Q6ZBe992hGEuvJ9QpXON_YA1zrLhdl1fS1dT5Nmm1X3z4oRQJ13qaA13GpI15qpqwBXQvjAPBXCeUBXXRTJlpMh3RA697gh1pO7jh-qmVrRyst__Wiqc_ZC/w400-h249/Glenrothes%20Distillery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-31350283805077600272024-01-26T10:15:00.000-03:002024-01-26T10:15:01.352-03:00Arran 21 Years<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gHBoQyEvtkI6vHvp0ygJWSkSXVhhAZ1jEBNvl9qGqzPI8TSrik8HbzuSzyML5jADiOLwsO7Gzlxjh-LC81_iti0cdKYT_zRvmsdNfR8EUkc7NpIXB_WrJ1ZdQtACogmgxgFhAyYj05h3Qqj4DWdQQBSAwx2b2dlcIBDdVnDEKwrQkOc_FRL_kwv_a5U/s800/Arran%2021.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="624" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gHBoQyEvtkI6vHvp0ygJWSkSXVhhAZ1jEBNvl9qGqzPI8TSrik8HbzuSzyML5jADiOLwsO7Gzlxjh-LC81_iti0cdKYT_zRvmsdNfR8EUkc7NpIXB_WrJ1ZdQtACogmgxgFhAyYj05h3Qqj4DWdQQBSAwx2b2dlcIBDdVnDEKwrQkOc_FRL_kwv_a5U/s320/Arran%2021.webp" width="250" /></a></div><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 20px;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Such a Shame”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 1010</u></span></b></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Highlands - Islands - Arran</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Arran</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Type: Single Malt Whisky</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Age: 21 Years</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 46%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Mix of Sherry Butts</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Chill Filtration: No</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 150-200 (January 2024)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Price/Quality Ratio: 👎 Way too expensive for what it offers</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b>: 👎 The older versions are said to be better but this recent bottling does not convince me at all.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;">Colour</span>:</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Golden Amber (Natural Colour)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Nose is Light, almost Shy, and a little Dusty and Musty as well. Probably 2nd and maybe 3rd Re-Fill casks in the mix. Disappointing for a 21 Year old Single Malt. There's a lot of Fruit to be found though but the Aromas are rather subdued and you'll have to dig them out. Mostly Sweet & Sour with a few Bitter and Salty notes.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Malted Barley, Butter Biscuits, Salted Caramel, Dusty Oak, Dried Fruit like Plums, Apples, Apricot, Figs and Raisins, Lemon Peel, Seville Orange, Cinnamon and Mint. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Vanilla, Honey, Yogurt with bits of Melon, Pear and Banana, Mixed Nuts, Grass and Straw, Marzipan, Dunnage Warehouse, Fresh Herbs, Grapefruit Juice, Coconut Milk, Caffe Latte, Aniseed, Nutmeg, Wet Stones and a hint of Tobacco. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91LYSgNQP6-4DG-ehTVdJrZMTaxxhFu4vgJq6vV08pfA0UnwCZM73nSvfCbTSxZPRHjGptAc13L01b5yO7rPbIxuesh2pFByb1e7LZTozOMFzE_4tz8JlPmvtYQcD2XMGhwlYy6njvnwRWaoLXJm8RMDXUS7zAi3UFWLWtAK87444OCTayNyqZm06tW0/s4000/Arran%20Distillery%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91LYSgNQP6-4DG-ehTVdJrZMTaxxhFu4vgJq6vV08pfA0UnwCZM73nSvfCbTSxZPRHjGptAc13L01b5yO7rPbIxuesh2pFByb1e7LZTozOMFzE_4tz8JlPmvtYQcD2XMGhwlYy6njvnwRWaoLXJm8RMDXUS7zAi3UFWLWtAK87444OCTayNyqZm06tW0/s320/Arran%20Distillery%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quite Light for a 21 Year old Single Malt. Quite Fruity again but with this constant Musty and Dusty undertones. These can't have been the best casks around if you ask me. The Palate is mostly Sweet and Sour but a few Bitter and Salty notes pop up as well.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Malted Barley, Salted Caramel, Dried Fruit like Raisins, Sultanas, Plums, Pineapples, Apples & Apricots, Seville Orange, Grass & Straw, Fresh Herbs, Musty Oak, Pepper, Nutmeg, Ginger, Aniseed, Menthol and Licorice.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span>Honey, Vanilla, Toffee, Caffe Latte, Milk Chocolate, Almonds, Nectarine, Grapefruit & Lemon Juice, Pear drops, Dunnage Warehouse, Cinnamon, Cloves, Iron & Tobacco. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Finish</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Middle-Long and Light. Sweet at the start but with increasing Bitter & Sour notes towards the Dry end. Quite Fruity again but with a rather Musty undertone. I find Sweet Barley, Vanilla, Honey, Milk Chocolate, Seville Orange, slightly Sour Lemon & Grapefruit Juice, Cherry-Flavored Cough pastilles, Sour Wine, Dried Fruit like Plums, Raisins and Apricots, Pear Drops, Forest Floor, Mushrooms, Wet Paper, Cigar Ashes, Iron, Pepper, Ginger, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Cardamom, Coriander and Mint. </span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMk29Imihyh7HiU4gsc0IlXH5sVIMRl58QDcGhkMUndbDbvtBm41Wr4aA0JEIN8qAWQG9gbcEulZ0Mscm3NgtTrf8Nr3Yw1mpxWOKxUcvDjFpLqQMVaKxDp6-a8D_YhaO2Ru4OHLFtocu-7cZpQadVsc5GaWfDWu259EX4ytVOIZqMMey7PnyiIiJAfos/s4000/Arran%20Distillery%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMk29Imihyh7HiU4gsc0IlXH5sVIMRl58QDcGhkMUndbDbvtBm41Wr4aA0JEIN8qAWQG9gbcEulZ0Mscm3NgtTrf8Nr3Yw1mpxWOKxUcvDjFpLqQMVaKxDp6-a8D_YhaO2Ru4OHLFtocu-7cZpQadVsc5GaWfDWu259EX4ytVOIZqMMey7PnyiIiJAfos/s320/Arran%20Distillery%203.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div>Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Added Water does not improve this Arran.</span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7.5 - Taste: 7 - Finish: 6.5</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div>Drinking Experience</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Okay/Good</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Arran Distillery was founded by Harold Currie in 1993 and started production in 1995. Business is going so well that the owners (Isle of Arran Distillers) opened a second distillery (Lagg) on the Southern part of Arran in 2019 that takes care of the peated expressions. The Arran core range now consists of the 10,18 and 25 Years as well as the NAS Whiskies Robert Burns, Sherry Cask The Bodega, Barrel Reserve, The Bothy and the peated Machrie Moor. We visited this distillery in May 2017 and absolutely loved it. Great tour, very friendly people, a nice shop and a good lunch restaurant. I can fully recommend a visit!<br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Our visit to the distillery in 2017 was a great event that I will never forget but I can't say the same about this 21 Years unfortunately. It's quite Fruity but it's Musty and Dusty all along the way leading me to believe that the cask management has been rather indifferent. It is said that earlier versions are quite good but this recent edition, while not really bad, is quite disappointing. It's quite expensive as well and although that seems unavoidable at this age I'm really glad I bought a sample first. I would advise you to do the same!</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cheers! Jan. 🥃</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jan van den Ende January 26, 2024</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopx_1aTRjFDsfdcvD5HDAGRIxhnoxF6A2S0lshOWTZlkAwB_2kVR-cCjhgg-eJ_3A6zrtTM7bkZ0VU-KIJMYo41SJS0oFGooSOUt0lqy21zvgzcc7ElIHNpeWGHp_C1TGwNxyHgdMLSDyAwQ0QvOUeUv8KJhhNczjK932ruKUmtR_Cj2gVzqK2BqyQ5U/s4000/Arran%20Distillery%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopx_1aTRjFDsfdcvD5HDAGRIxhnoxF6A2S0lshOWTZlkAwB_2kVR-cCjhgg-eJ_3A6zrtTM7bkZ0VU-KIJMYo41SJS0oFGooSOUt0lqy21zvgzcc7ElIHNpeWGHp_C1TGwNxyHgdMLSDyAwQ0QvOUeUv8KJhhNczjK932ruKUmtR_Cj2gVzqK2BqyQ5U/s320/Arran%20Distillery%201.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-67736633980912910532024-01-18T09:06:00.000-03:002024-01-18T09:06:12.716-03:00Macaloney's Kildara - Killeigh - Kirkinriola - An Loy - Peated Mac Na Braiche<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Edg8Iknsj2y4Z1Mdgtb6eWJCDkBw0LvhXVQIFhlteWIu0DOKCe-GV0RS11Z_pJfyeajZ6DhsRZW3ufqVWVj0Ck02V5RuIXij-Mlngpb1w3wmbZooJVTySP4qZ-aZI7Ty5kdHyWUfWXq86FpUdCvolbzzNKfNbYCHsiR5q7yoEGDxwfH_43ylOgu5MXY/s1200/Macaloney's%20Distillery.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Edg8Iknsj2y4Z1Mdgtb6eWJCDkBw0LvhXVQIFhlteWIu0DOKCe-GV0RS11Z_pJfyeajZ6DhsRZW3ufqVWVj0Ck02V5RuIXij-Mlngpb1w3wmbZooJVTySP4qZ-aZI7Ty5kdHyWUfWXq86FpUdCvolbzzNKfNbYCHsiR5q7yoEGDxwfH_43ylOgu5MXY/s320/Macaloney's%20Distillery.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>“Macaloney’s Island Distillery Special # 1”</b></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><u>Introduction:</u></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In early January 2023 I was contacted by Dr. Graeme Macaloney who founded the Macaloney's Island Distillery in Victoria, Canada asking me if I would review some of their Single Malt and Potstill Whiskies. I replied I would be delighted to do so but would give my honest opinion as always! Nowadays it's impossible to send alcoholic beverages by mail and/or courier to Brazil unless you are a licensed importer. So the samples were sent to Holland and I picked them up during my trip in November. In the meantime I received 5 more samples that I will review in a couple of months.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Distillery is equipped with a 1 ton semilauter Mash Tun, 7 stainless steel wash-backs, a 5500 litre wash still and a 3600 litre spirit still. The first Single Malt was released in December 2020. Part of the Barley is malted on site and the complex also includes a craft beer brewery called TWA Dogs.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Potstill whiskies are traditional Irish-Style triple distilled whiskies. Dr. Macaloney is a Scot of Irish Heritage who attended the Midleton Irish Whiskey Academy and learned traditional Irish methods a.o. with ex Master Distiller Brian Nation. Back in Canada he then learned to optimize the traditional whisky process following Dr. Jim Swan's methods. The resulting New Make Spirit won several global awards. I'm really curious so let's get it on!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">====================================================</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGW2LDqQrPYPhIjDVWZ6MrqjiNlu4YiARLv7JDSpGNIT2ZMWIb1oTTXLKhFeO-akrcMEfXCACx48Mra5m2Ka3ijgJT8mZjU2V2rdwFj98tPdtukX7r8oOHDJli3FVVud7O67Y-mwqp3Y5AoZ2ecINiVeePW3H1bXTNlvkHPiotWRCyRu-NKUwzqoDqwAA/s1024/Macaloney's%20An%20Loy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGW2LDqQrPYPhIjDVWZ6MrqjiNlu4YiARLv7JDSpGNIT2ZMWIb1oTTXLKhFeO-akrcMEfXCACx48Mra5m2Ka3ijgJT8mZjU2V2rdwFj98tPdtukX7r8oOHDJli3FVVud7O67Y-mwqp3Y5AoZ2ecINiVeePW3H1bXTNlvkHPiotWRCyRu-NKUwzqoDqwAA/s320/Macaloney's%20An%20Loy.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Too Young To Be Married”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 1005</u></span></b></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Country: Canada 🇨🇦</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Vancouver Island</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Macaloney's An Loy - Batch # : Unknown - Formerly known as Glenloy</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Type: Canadian Island Single Malt Whisky - Signature Expression</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Age: NAS</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 46%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: 1st Fill Bourbon casks (60%), Oloroso Sherry casks (15%), PX Sherry casks (10%) and Portuguese S.T.R. Red Wine barrels (15%). Married in the end.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sample provided by: Graeme from Canada. Many Thanks!<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Chill Filtration: No</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Average: US$ 70 (January 2024)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Price/Quality Ratio: 😐 A little stiff for such a Young Malt</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b>: 😐 Not bad but it needs a longer maturation</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Colour:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Terracotta {Mix of Brown and Orange} - Natural Colour</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">This is a Young Spirit so please give it some time in the glass before Nosing to avoid the initial wafts of Alcohol. It's quite Fruity but the Sherry and Wine casks push it more in the direction of Dried Fruit and Dark Berries. It's mostly Sweet but not in an exagerated way. A bit of Salt and some Floral notes in the background as well. Not bad for such a Young Malt.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Sweet Barley, Buttered Toast, Yeast, Bread Dough, Salted Caramel, Dried Fruit like Apricots, Raisins, Sultanas and Dates, Dark Berries & Cherries, Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Oak.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Vanilla, Demerara Sugar, Burnt Green Garden Waste, Pear drops, Red Wine, Grain Biscuits, Orange, Peach Marmelade, Toasted Pineapple, Nougat, Ginger and hints of Chili and Cardamom.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ViJ5PuVrOULlWX8ABuvKtM2GwCRzIDWwlw_nVS_IIMjc7Acv_XP5xJB9g9TB3naHvb7iQTSdcnuGQ_e33EzhgI3aSPZuAIsXfSNaGRt-wnDkButj2mP1rA611n8YlwFHbGFFdWrhEDO33EjTrYzF_plKBeAwLPzet3eu1sgGYPgLhp6yoLT4NDO8NWI/s185/Graeme%20Macaloney.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="185" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ViJ5PuVrOULlWX8ABuvKtM2GwCRzIDWwlw_nVS_IIMjc7Acv_XP5xJB9g9TB3naHvb7iQTSdcnuGQ_e33EzhgI3aSPZuAIsXfSNaGRt-wnDkButj2mP1rA611n8YlwFHbGFFdWrhEDO33EjTrYzF_plKBeAwLPzet3eu1sgGYPgLhp6yoLT4NDO8NWI/w200-h200/Graeme%20Macaloney.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>Dr. Graeme Macaloney</i></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Young, Bitter-Sweet and a little Hot. The Alcohol is not fully integrated. There's a distant ring of Rye Whisky to it as well.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Toasted Grains, Salted Butterscotch, X-Mas Cake, Dark Berries and Cherries, Dried Fruit like Sultanas and Dates, Candied Seville-Orange, Cocoa Powder, Dusty Oak, Pepper, Cinnamon and Licorice.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span>Creamy Vanilla, Toffee, Honey, Demerara Sugar, Red Wine/Grapes, Dried Herbs, Nectarine, Cloves, Cardamom and Menthol.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Finish</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">On the Short side and quite Hot. The Youth of the Spirit is confirmed. It's mostly Bitter-Sweet with some Salty and Sour notes in the background. Quite Dry in the end. I find Toasted Grain, Salted Caramel, Seville-Orange, Dark Berries, Christmas Pudding, Oak, Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Ginger, Cardamom, Licorice and Menthol. A hint of Varnish.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Added Water does not improve this An Loy</span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7.5 - Taste: 7 - Finish: 6</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div>Drinking Experience</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Okay/Good - Might benefit from a little Ice</span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Macaloney concept is really very interesting. It's all natural colour and they do not apply Chill-Filtration. They also experiment with lots of different casks to add additional Flavour and Colour to the Fruity New Make Spirit. The ABV of 46% is another plus and should be followed by the whole industry, at least for Single Malts. They also use local Barley from British Columbia. And the bottle and packaging are very nice as well. As a result the An Loy presents a very agreeable Nose once you get rid of the initial waves of Alcohol. On the Palate and principally in the Finish there is no way to hide the Youth and the Alcohol though. It's always a matter of time to make a really good Sipping Whisky in my opinion and the An Loy did not get that time in the casks. Therefore, while certainly not bad, there is ample room for improvement!</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">===================================================</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrwLeUtZlelxLOgKdjVaDYlgg1Nek75iPtL8Gtt_TAAx8NJ-cIlmTmvPkhUh2pBfVlHrf-qq9j0-TsWtofoP9Y0oKRCJNu8p3tJYfnvGBssK2ULkjH_UHoXsZqwGmWVjwinmBxEEKot6ph2hpm5Df792a6mNf-3IkQBGbBDSzWzKKNFfbm0VAAfO1Ctk/s1024/Macaloney's%20Peated%20Ma%20Na%20Braiche-1600-x-1600-Black-BG-1024x1024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrwLeUtZlelxLOgKdjVaDYlgg1Nek75iPtL8Gtt_TAAx8NJ-cIlmTmvPkhUh2pBfVlHrf-qq9j0-TsWtofoP9Y0oKRCJNu8p3tJYfnvGBssK2ULkjH_UHoXsZqwGmWVjwinmBxEEKot6ph2hpm5Df792a6mNf-3IkQBGbBDSzWzKKNFfbm0VAAfO1Ctk/s320/Macaloney's%20Peated%20Ma%20Na%20Braiche-1600-x-1600-Black-BG-1024x1024.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“The Future Starts Now”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 1006</u></span></b></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Country: Canada 🇨🇦</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Vancouver Island</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Macaloney's Peated Mac Na Braiche - Distilled from Grains</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Type: Canadian Island Peated Single Malt Spirit - 54PPM</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Age: NAS</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 46%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Re-charred Portuguese Red Wine barrels</span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Sample provided by: Graeme from Canada. Many Thanks!</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Chill Filtration: No</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Average: US$ 75 (January 2024)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Price/Quality Ratio: 😐 Not cheap for a Young Whisky but borderline okay</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b>: 😐 If you're a fan of young Islay Malt you can give this a try!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><b style="color: orange;">Colour</b>:</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Golden Sunshine with shades of Orange and Red (Natural Colour)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">It's not a Peat Monster but Part and Smoke weave a pleasant spell around the other Aromas. It <i>does </i>remind me a bit of young Kilchoman when that Islay distillery was just starting. The Alcohol is noticeable so be sure to nose around the brim of the glass. The Nose is medium sweet and presents Floral, Herbal, Green & Spicy notes. Quite agreeable for such a Young Whisky. The Red Wine casks do not overpower the Spirit and that's a good thing.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Toasted Barley, Burnt Buttered Toast, Burnt Herbs, Grass and Heather, Campfire Smoke, Coastal Peat, Soot, Ashes, Salted Beef on the BBQ sprinkled with Lemon and added Herbs (Thyme, Coriander), Caramel, Red Wine, Charred Oak & Nutmeg.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Vanilla, Dark Syrup, Honey, Smoked Paprika, Cooked Vegetables (Jura), Leather, Tobacco, Slivovitz, X-mas Cake, Cooked Apples, Pepper, Ginger and Cinnamon.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUHzfFruzFfUINPUKx52rChpFrBoB7GGrLlmrAGxTKR0CNcxrwkFhYlffXcL8VwzRBJYVeBoLGYpp4JI-nOUwZ7NKxZRe94m0HSd-TBTWa4d1YMOeoqGdbQHjMzn655NUIiFfaGRKV7Gc4wPRu48mCoOd9wZajHMzixVnByT3iUVA426KcmhJRpptVwc/s185/Mike%20Nicolson.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="185" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUHzfFruzFfUINPUKx52rChpFrBoB7GGrLlmrAGxTKR0CNcxrwkFhYlffXcL8VwzRBJYVeBoLGYpp4JI-nOUwZ7NKxZRe94m0HSd-TBTWa4d1YMOeoqGdbQHjMzn655NUIiFfaGRKV7Gc4wPRu48mCoOd9wZajHMzixVnByT3iUVA426KcmhJRpptVwc/s1600/Mike%20Nicolson.jpeg" width="185" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>Mike Nicolson Former Diageo Master Distiller</i></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Young, a little Harsh and a bit Thin. Quite Dry. Mainly Bitter-Sweet with a few Sour Wine notes. Not bad but under-matured.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Toasted Grains, Yeast, Burnt Compost, Campfire Smoke, Coastal Peat, Ashes, Soot, Charred Oak, Meat and Pineapple on the Grill, Lemon Peel, Red Wine, Cinnamon & Pepper.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span>Honey, Syrup, Wheat Biscuits, slightly Burnt Almonds, Artificially flavoured Candy (Red Berries), Leather, Tobacco, X-Mas Cake, Nectarine, Ginger, Nutmeg & Cloves.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Finish</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Short/Middle-Long, Young and a bit Harsh. The weakest part of this Mac Na Braiche. It's mostly Bitter-Sweet and quite Dry. I find Toasted Grain, slightly Dirty Factory Smoke, Coastal Peat, Ashes, Soot, Burnt Pine Wood, Burnt Toast, Dark Honey, Nuts and Nutshells, Charred Oak, Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger & Cloves. Smoked Beef returns after a while.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Added Water kills some of the Heat and that's a good thing. It <i>is </i>starting to get too Thin for me this way but beginning fans can carefully add some Water. Don't overdo it though!</span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7.5 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******1/2)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 8 - Taste: 7 - Finish: 7</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div>Drinking Experience</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Good considering its inherent Youth. Might be a bit Harsh for some consumers.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Mac Na Braiche (Gaelic for Son of Malt) can't officially be called a Whisky as it matured for less than 3 years. Hence the name Single Malt Spirit. It was made with Canadian Grain that was dried with Peat on the premises.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I'm pleasantly surprised by this Mac Na Braiche. It's a very young Spirit of course and it might be a bit too harsh for some but it's well-crafted. The 54 PPM seems just about right and the Wine casks do not dominate. I'm just imagining this Whisky after a maturation of 10 Years in Ex-Bourbon casks before being finished for 2 years or so in these Red Wine casks. Who knows what Macaloney's future might bring us! I'm looking forward to it!</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">===================================================</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaudfu2HM9U8Ey7YLE3L3GE1Fi4nenB_5hJX2tIvCfDLGvrkX9yTO_HNhlmsjjh967bIYHLvqCcxZB4hS5RL5T6WY8PwG88aol_sMwwUCHsxNxvs3OFn62F5toKVEE67saCEkGJMa8UQ3c_kZeaROECo-2eAFoguSgb6tbdoXLk5XLeUOiK2WSAGhOIQ/s600/Macaloney's%20Kildara.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaudfu2HM9U8Ey7YLE3L3GE1Fi4nenB_5hJX2tIvCfDLGvrkX9yTO_HNhlmsjjh967bIYHLvqCcxZB4hS5RL5T6WY8PwG88aol_sMwwUCHsxNxvs3OFn62F5toKVEE67saCEkGJMa8UQ3c_kZeaROECo-2eAFoguSgb6tbdoXLk5XLeUOiK2WSAGhOIQ/s320/Macaloney's%20Kildara.webp" width="265" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Brown Sugar”</b></p></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 1007</u></span></b></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Country: Canada 🇨🇦</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Vancouver Island</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Macaloney's Kildara - Batch #: Unknown</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Type: Canadian Island Triple Distilled Potstill Whisky - Signature Selection</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Age: NAS</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 46%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Bourbon casks (45%), Olorosos Sherry casks (40%), Virgin American Oak (10%) and PX Sherry casks (5%)</span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Sample provided by: Graeme from Canada. Many Thanks!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Chill Filtration: No</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 75-100 (January 2024)</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 😐 Okay at around US$ 75</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b>: 😐 Certainly interesting! Try a sample first though.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span>:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Chestnut with shades of Orange and Brown (Natural Colour)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Please be sure to give the Kildara sufficient time in the glass to avoid the initial wafts of Varnish and New Oak. The influence of the Sherry casks is clear with lots of Dried Fruit, Dark Berries, Nuts and Spices. It's a Young Whisky and the Alcohol is not fully integrated. Nevertheless it smells relatively well-matured. On the Nose the Kildara is mainly Sweet but there is a hint of Salt in the background.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Barley Sugar, Vanilla, Butter Biscuits, X-mas Cake, Dried Fruit like Apricots, Figs, Plums and Raisins, Mixed Nuts & Nutella, Candied Orange, Caffe Latte, Chocolate, Cinnamon and Mint/Menthol.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Molasses, Demerara Sugar, Straw, Dark Red Berries, Peach/Nectarine Jam, Leather, Tobacco, Varnish, New Oak, Floral notes, Papaya Cream, Ginger and Cardamom. A hint of Raw Meat somewhere in the background.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8fPKpbfBHNPg-t3jQiAGOIoUxhWKSSxyfn1Io-32D3VMfj-zOFfst6oetbjAJ5Q43_Fjqtm5uc9gSW2bT_rlQzFrBpYLtmVJoojzyM3oMO63Kce7kkhKMjF9NKe7IUEu3t3JKIjlvfYQt6z6GnWBQJ9vqpGbVrivmdY_3ovxChUOvKWhlZLbyfP95Fw/s185/Jim%20Swan.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="185" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8fPKpbfBHNPg-t3jQiAGOIoUxhWKSSxyfn1Io-32D3VMfj-zOFfst6oetbjAJ5Q43_Fjqtm5uc9gSW2bT_rlQzFrBpYLtmVJoojzyM3oMO63Kce7kkhKMjF9NKe7IUEu3t3JKIjlvfYQt6z6GnWBQJ9vqpGbVrivmdY_3ovxChUOvKWhlZLbyfP95Fw/s1600/Jim%20Swan.jpeg" width="185" /></a></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dr. Jim Swan - Whisky Maturation Expert - Passed away in 2017</span></i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">A little Thin but still Creamy. Mostly Sweet with a few Salty and Bitter accents. The Palate basically follows the Nose as the Sherry casks remain the main influence.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Sweet Barley Sugar, Salted Caramel, X-Mas Cake, Demerara Sugar, Dough, Yeast, Dried Fruit like Apricots, Sultanas and Plums, Dark Red Berries and Cherries, Mixed Nuts, Dark Chocolate, Charred Oak, Pepper, Cinnamon and Nutmeg.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span>Toffee, Dark Honey, Vanilla, Nectarine, Citrus Peel, Fortified Wine, Strong Espresso, Leather, Ginger, Aniseed, Menthol and Licorice.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Finish</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">It's almost a pity this Kildara had to have a Finish. Because while the Nose and the Palate at least give the impression of a reasonably well-matured Whisky, the Finish can't hide the Youth of this Kildara anymore. It's slightly Harsh with loads of Grain, Menthol and Licorice. The Finish is Short/Middle-Long, Bitter-Sweet & Medium Dry. I find Toasted Grains (Barley and Rye), Salted Caramel, Vanilla, Dark Red Berries & Cherries, Brown Sugar, Dried Fruit like Apricots, Plums and Sultanas, Mixed Nuts, Citrus Peel, Oak, Strong Bitter Tea, Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cardamom, Ginger, Menthol and Licorice. A bit of Dark Honey perhaps.</span><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><br /></span></span><div style="font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">This Kildara does not improve with added Water.</span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7.5 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******1/2)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 8 - Taste: 8 - Finish: 6.5</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div>Drinking Experience</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Good with the exception of the Finish.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Kildara is made with a combo of malted and un-malted Canadian Barley. The mix of casks is very interesting but in practice the Sherry casks are the dominating ones although that's not a bad thing per se. We know that it's a Young Whisky but this only becomes very clear in the Finish. Nose and Palate have a mature feel to is that is remarkable. The Virgin Oak is a bit distracting I must say as it provides this Varnish & Nail-Polish Remover note we know so very well from many West-European whiskies. But all in all well-made, though craving for additional cask time.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>====================================================</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaVgucWifDHVsarX0LDy9RMvc45PN__jU9b02dtolvvyLnT7VOa7D0Cr7iVi3a8M50_OsG1FW_JCHVH-iKAOv2DKqFUO0B7yAmLfe-ZHT_zUmmyw5W5AyR6Vhl4j_dVYYih4btDbxGaZFFEo1LPNY4zUVaxI-qAz8YOGTY8r4uACNJNB3APCyUxISy_k/s1024/Macaloney's%20Killeigh.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaVgucWifDHVsarX0LDy9RMvc45PN__jU9b02dtolvvyLnT7VOa7D0Cr7iVi3a8M50_OsG1FW_JCHVH-iKAOv2DKqFUO0B7yAmLfe-ZHT_zUmmyw5W5AyR6Vhl4j_dVYYih4btDbxGaZFFEo1LPNY4zUVaxI-qAz8YOGTY8r4uACNJNB3APCyUxISy_k/s320/Macaloney's%20Killeigh.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>“Kiss and Say Goodbye”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 1008</u></span></b></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Country: Canada 🇨🇦</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Vancouver Island</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Macaloney's Killeigh</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Type: Canadian Island Triple Distilled Potstill Whisky</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Age: NAS</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 46%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Bourbon casks (70%), Moscatel - European Oak (20%), Virgin American Oak (10%)</span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Sample provided by: Graeme from Canada. Many Thanks!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Chill Filtration: No</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 80-100 (January 2024)</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 👎 Too expensive for what it offers</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b>: 👎 Look for alternatives like the <a href="http://www.bestshotwhiskyreviews.com/search/label/Glenmorangie%20Nectar%20d%27%20Or%2012">Glenmorangie Nectar d'Or</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;">Colour</span>:</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Golden with shades of Orange and Red (Natural Colour)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Be sure to give this Killeigh some time in the glass before Nosing to avoid the initial wafts of Virgin Oak. This smells much more Grainy than the Kildara and the Alcohol is more present. Avoid Nosing in the middle of the glass. The Nose is Fruity but a bit light and without much depth. Not bad but nothing special.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Barley Sugar, Breakfast Cereals with Raisins Dried Strawberries & a touch of Honey, Vanilla, Dough, Banana, Chocolate Bars with Dried Fruits and Nuts, Candied Druit like Oranges and Papaya, Floral tones, (Virgin) Oak, Cinnamon and Nutmeg.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Buttered Toast, Syrup, Caffe Latte, Mango Cream, Slivovitz, Sweet White Wine, Pear drops, Tobacco and Ginger.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhQfxuoPp5oj0tK1eOAsz-XV7wchb0Zp5AcviVGx_unKwqi-Cra57uu7-SQW9CFUZEaNRqzICogDmEwfenliuokGX2KXAbYwr-iSdYibnfKC8OBeCuh8FXLXJcAcb0svPHuePzSU9Rtux62H8CSFMdrm86sOPRrrNBAtAC5mL6IGWfX0kGq2RBKuHGqA/s720/Macaloney%20Stills.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhQfxuoPp5oj0tK1eOAsz-XV7wchb0Zp5AcviVGx_unKwqi-Cra57uu7-SQW9CFUZEaNRqzICogDmEwfenliuokGX2KXAbYwr-iSdYibnfKC8OBeCuh8FXLXJcAcb0svPHuePzSU9Rtux62H8CSFMdrm86sOPRrrNBAtAC5mL6IGWfX0kGq2RBKuHGqA/s320/Macaloney%20Stills.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Macaloney Stills</span></i><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A little Thin and Harsh. The Alcohol is not well-integrated. This is a Young Whisky beyond any doubt. Certainly Fruity!<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Toasted Grains, Barley Sugar, Vanilla, Yoghurt with a Tropical Fruit flavor (Banana, Red Apple, Peach, Mango, Coconut), (Virgin) Oak, Pepper, Cinnamon and Nutmeg.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span>Honey, Syrup, Wax, Dried Herbs, Slivovitz, Mandarin, Orange, Leather, Sweet White Wine, Floral notes, Salted Nuts, Cocoa Powder and Ginger.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Finish</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Middle-Long and Bitter-Sweet with a few Sour and Salty notes as well towards the Medium-Dry/Dry end. A bit of Heat as well. I find Toasted Grains, Vanilla, Dried Fruit like Plums & Raisins, Slivovitz, Salted Nuts, Dried Herbs, Dusty Road, Charred Oak, Orange-Flavored Milk Chocolate, slightly Sour White Wine, Pepper, Nutmeg, Ginger and Cinnamon.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">You can add a few drops of Water to diminish the Heat but Nose and Palate do not significantly improve with added Water. The Finish becomes quite Short this way.</span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 6.5 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(******1/2)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7 - Taste: 6.5 - Finish: 6.5</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div>Drinking Experience</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Okay</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">My least favorite Macaloney so far. In this case the mix of casks can't hide the Youth of the Spirit despite the fact that the Moscatel casks add Fruity Sweetness. I can easily live without the Virgin Oak as well. The Killeigh is not really bad but does not convince me. Certainly too expensive for what it offers.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">===================================================</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z5ajqISUhzdYVxfJ-d_hfPACOGSRk482vNTtd9my1WPax2LZCntez06HSnm1cH8el5j2MTyiyfHyM6wliT4rXO9S1BKdxEX1CP-U3sqqYW-u4809PxG3PRlBOKUVlkaLRcQB5OpLO8Qz0KTpOJSBw2Z4CaxSa-1bYpETRFEVElMJ_I7CEjrbSY-UA28/s1024/Macaloney's%20Kirkinriola.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z5ajqISUhzdYVxfJ-d_hfPACOGSRk482vNTtd9my1WPax2LZCntez06HSnm1cH8el5j2MTyiyfHyM6wliT4rXO9S1BKdxEX1CP-U3sqqYW-u4809PxG3PRlBOKUVlkaLRcQB5OpLO8Qz0KTpOJSBw2Z4CaxSa-1bYpETRFEVElMJ_I7CEjrbSY-UA28/s320/Macaloney's%20Kirkinriola.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Dark Spirit”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 1009</u></span></b></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Country: Canada 🇨🇦</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Vancouver Island</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Macaloney's Kirkinriola</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Type: Canadian Island Triple Distilled Potstill Whisky - Single Cask Series</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Age: NAS</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 46%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: European Oak Portuguese S.T.R. Red Wine barrel</span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Sample provided by: Graeme from Canada. Many Thanks!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Chill Filtration: No</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 80-120 (January 2024)</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 😐 Quite expensive for such a young Whisky</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b>: 😐 Not quite my favorite profile but if you like Red Wine-influenced Whisky you should give it a try!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;">Colour</span>:</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Chestnut with shades of Orange and Red (Natural Colour)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Please be sure to give this Kirkinriola enough time in the glass before Nosing to be able to avoid the initial strong wafts of Alcohol. For the same reason don't Nose in the middle of the glass. The Nose is mainly Sweet with some Sour and Meaty notes for much needed balance. Lots of Fruit, both Dried and Fresh. The Oak influence is clear as well.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Barley Sugar, Vanilla, Molasses, Dried Fruit like Raisins, Apricots and Plums, Mixed Nuts, Citrus Peel, Passion Fruit, Charred Oak, Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Licorice.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Buttered Toast, Toffee, Caramel, Honey, Marzipan, Dark Red Berries, Cherries and Currants, X-Mas Cake, Dusty Track, slightly Sour Red Wine, Gooseberry, Grapefruit, Pear Drops, Tobacco, Cloves, Menthol and Cardamom. A hint of Raw Meat.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yLFEMNoRhBR0ByeeODeNodGzd9R0zXCWtTp3tSW2kuVtAt93vacV8CNMFQUtlqpNaibgDDNC5eWy_uoQGuDrZwtV3tuiBmRy1Y7w-ZQ9wE5fgDM_Pfrwe9iRpkLcTU3Kq1sEmeT9R5GU73H4hqXUC4o9mzL8ZIEdpAbhrIUtfSIr4us6qnw7tp-YVys/s625/Macaloney%20Cask.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="625" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yLFEMNoRhBR0ByeeODeNodGzd9R0zXCWtTp3tSW2kuVtAt93vacV8CNMFQUtlqpNaibgDDNC5eWy_uoQGuDrZwtV3tuiBmRy1Y7w-ZQ9wE5fgDM_Pfrwe9iRpkLcTU3Kq1sEmeT9R5GU73H4hqXUC4o9mzL8ZIEdpAbhrIUtfSIr4us6qnw7tp-YVys/s320/Macaloney%20Cask.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Macaloney Cask</span></i><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Young and a little on the Thin side. The Alcohol is not fully integrated. It basically follows the Nose but in a less dense way. The Palate is Bitter-Sweet with some Sour and Salty notes for balance.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Toasted Grains, Vanilla, Salted Caramel, Treacle, Dried Fruit like Plums, Apples and Apricots, Dark Red Berries & Cherries, Orange Peel, Passion Fruit, Mixed Nuts and Nougat, Cocoa Powder, Charred Oak, Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Menthol.</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span>Honey, Gooseberry, Grapefruit, slightly Sour Red Wine, Tobacco, Leather, Licorice, Dried Herbs, Aniseed, Cloves and Cardamom.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Finish</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Middle-Long and Bitter-Sweet. A little Lighter than expected. Certainly Dry towards the end. I find Toasted Grains, Salted Caramel, Dark Red Berries & Cherries, Cocoa Powder, X-Mas Cake, Dried Herbs, Strong Black Tea, slightly Sour Red Wine, Nuts and Nutshells, Tobacco, Gooseberry, Pepper, Nutmeg, Cloves, Cardamom, Aniseed, Licorice, Menthol and lots of Charred Oak. A hint of Iron and Minerals.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Added Water does not improve this Kirkinriola</span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7.5 - Taste: 7 - Finish: 6.5</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div>Drinking Experience</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Okay/Good</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">This Kirkinriola matured in an STR Red Wine cask. STR stands for Shaved, Toasted and Re-Charred. This method was elaborated by Dr. Jim Swan and aims to increase the intensity of the Wood in the whisky. It certainly did the trick here and you might wonder if it went a bit too far as the Oak really controls the Spirit. Not a bad Malt by all means but not just my preferred style.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Final Thoughts</span></b>:</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;">It was really great to have the opportunity to nose and taste five Canadian Island Whiskies made by Macaloney's. Let's start on the positive side. The packaging and Bottles are really very nice. I also adore the idea of the gift sets to get acquainted with the distillery. All Whiskies are Non Chill-Filtered and present natural colour and good ABV. They also nose and taste better than the average Canadian Whiskies I have reviewed thus far. It's a pity that I didn't have the chance yet to taste the New Make Spirit on its own to be able to better judge the influence of the maturation process on the Spirit.</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">We now come to the maturation and it's pretty clear that all efforts have been made to create maximal Aroma, Flavour and Colour in as little time as possible. Time is money of course and new distilleries always tend to have cashflow problems as it usually takes a lot of time for fully matured whiskies to repay the huge investment and loan costs. Macaloney's has also used Crowd-Funding to address this problem. I must admit that the innovative cask selection certainly went a long way to suggest that you're dealing with a fully matured whisky. This is mainly the case though with the Colour & the Nose. On the Palate and, especially, in the Finish it becomes quite clear that we are dealing with very Young Whiskies. That's not a problem of course as many people might like this profile. But I still prefer traditionally matured Malt. It's like comparing a rebellious teenager to a mature grown up man. This leads me to the second issue, the price. Quite steep for young Whisky!</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Despite this I would like to congratulate the whole team for their efforts and wish them all the success in the future. I will review a second batch in a few months and hope to also be able to taste a 12-15 year old Macaloney in the future.</div><div style="margin: 0px;"> </div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Please note that all full bottles can be ordered on-line at <a href="http://www.MacaloneyDistillers.com">Macaloney's</a>. They can be shipped from the distillery in Canada or from partner warehouses in the USA & UK.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Cheers!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan. 🥃</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jan van den Ende January 18, 2024</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgFAJH4XNTm_x1SJsmiFbkktSTQ3qwaZoECcObOW5ho7BekJ9k3g8uebgKWygFZZULFskN6MaP80MxEXxoBckx0lM2Bh487vfszEg71YeIF749sjG3GZmmITVZ5N8rrJU4JsFXoF45a_zSeN2JElUGB2-zbCXQkngP2tPs2LkOhKQEJ85T71fColil_M/s1200/Macaloney's%20Distillery.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgFAJH4XNTm_x1SJsmiFbkktSTQ3qwaZoECcObOW5ho7BekJ9k3g8uebgKWygFZZULFskN6MaP80MxEXxoBckx0lM2Bh487vfszEg71YeIF749sjG3GZmmITVZ5N8rrJU4JsFXoF45a_zSeN2JElUGB2-zbCXQkngP2tPs2LkOhKQEJ85T71fColil_M/s320/Macaloney's%20Distillery.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-56356724902715700482024-01-09T09:10:00.000-03:002024-01-09T09:10:19.607-03:00Dalmore The Trio<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Luminari; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCGifXvgjqZPCAxpYPVKkkE2u-_Pfa8hHr17r6wuPFgD8RQqSnMHTgeQk9Mg0sSDlRrcbFa3yYwNMgF5oyEpBkkEZYV4YsWX4MU9Zm0f83gDl0PocTZBefqCDQy6VtDYVmkvN_3oHbqv4Silz7Hi4SRhIuQ_24MKjK0FjzyqJH78O8-WVAhrpHmyR_7s/s500/Dalmore%20The%20Trio.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="453" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCGifXvgjqZPCAxpYPVKkkE2u-_Pfa8hHr17r6wuPFgD8RQqSnMHTgeQk9Mg0sSDlRrcbFa3yYwNMgF5oyEpBkkEZYV4YsWX4MU9Zm0f83gDl0PocTZBefqCDQy6VtDYVmkvN_3oHbqv4Silz7Hi4SRhIuQ_24MKjK0FjzyqJH78O8-WVAhrpHmyR_7s/s320/Dalmore%20The%20Trio.webp" width="290" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 20px;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Dust in the Wind”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 1004</u></span></b></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Region: Northern Highlands</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Dalmore The Trio</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Type: Single Malt Whisky</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Age: NAS</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 40%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Ex-Bourbon casks with finish in a mix of First-Fill Ex-Bourbons casks, Aged (10Y) Tawny Port pipes and 30-year old Matusalem Sherry casks. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Chill Filtration: Yes</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 75-85 (January 2024)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 😐 A bit too expensive if you ask me despite nice presentation </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b>: 👎 Better stay with the regular <a href="http://www.bestshotwhiskyreviews.com/search/label/Dalmore%2012">12 Years</a> or <a href="http://www.bestshotwhiskyreviews.com/search/label/Dalmore%2015">15 Years</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Colour:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Chestnut with shades of Orange (Artificially Coloured)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Port pipes and Sherry casks are quite present. There is Sulphur around so make sure to give this Dalmore some time in the glass before Nosing. The Nose is driven by Dark Berries, Orange and Dried Fruit. It presents Sweet and Sour notes but <i>does</i> smell a bit Musty & Dusty. Not too bad though!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Malted Barley, Buttered Toast, Caramel, Yeast, Dried Fruit like Raisins, Sultanas, Apricots, Prunes and Figs, (Dark) Red Berries and Cherries, Seville Orange, Dried Herbs, Cinnamon and Mint. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Toffee, Vanilla, Straw, Mixed Nuts, Plum Jam, Cranberry Juice, slightly Sour Red Wine, Wet Leaves and Paper, Brown Sugar, Nutmeg and Polished Oak. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y9LOW_3hskA/W8SZ_1idc8I/AAAAAAAASM0/bqvCouXd8RAbsuRf8XF0f3XZwyLcjpA6gCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/P1020254.JPG"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y9LOW_3hskA/W8SZ_1idc8I/AAAAAAAASM0/bqvCouXd8RAbsuRf8XF0f3XZwyLcjpA6gCK4BGAYYCw/s320/P1020254.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Too Thin & a little Hot. A mix of Bitter, Sweet and Sour notes that are in line with the Nose. Quite Dry.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Toasted Grain, Caramel, Brown Sugar, Dried Fruit like Sultanas, Figs and Plums, Seville-Orange, Dark Berries and Cherries, Espresso, Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Menthol, Polished Oak and Leather. </span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span>Toffee, Vanilla, Honey, Straw, Lemon, Grapefruit, Nuts, Bitter Chocolate, Licorice, Wet Leaves, Cardamom and Ginger. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Finish</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Medium-Long with Sweet and Sour notes and a slight Bitterness towards the Dry end. It's on the Thin side though. I find Toasted Grain, Caramel, Toffee, Vanilla, Straw, Dried Herbs, Dried Fruit like Sultanas & Prunes, Dark Berries & Cherries, Seville-Orange, slightly Sour Red Wine, Dark Chocolate, Espresso, Mixed Nuts, Wet Leaves, Dusty Road, Polished Oak, Licorice, Menthol, Pepper, Cloves, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Cardamom & Ginger. Slightly Hot after a while. </span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-98Mydxqd06w/W8Sa7awbkVI/AAAAAAAASNw/2UNZ8rkM9bIajPkryP1CM3KTyefhRBfpwCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/P1020249.JPG"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-98Mydxqd06w/W8Sa7awbkVI/AAAAAAAASNw/2UNZ8rkM9bIajPkryP1CM3KTyefhRBfpwCK4BGAYYCw/s320/P1020249.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">The Trio does not improve with added Water although it takes away a bit of the Heat. Since I got a full bottle as a gift I also tried it on the Rocks and that was quite okay. </span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7.5 - Taste: 7 - Finish: 6.5 </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div>Drinking Experience</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Okay/Good </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Dalmore distillery is located close to Alness and was founded in 1839 by Alexander Matheson. It is owned by Whyte & Mackay Ltd, part of Emperador Inc. During the last 15 years or so, Master Blender Richard Patterson did a lot to reposition Dalmore as a worldwide Single Malt. The distillery currently produces around 4 million litres but is increasing the capacity to 9 million litres. Everything should be ready by August this year. The core range exists of the 12, 12 Sherry Cask Select, 15, 18, 21, 25, King Alexander III, Cigar Malt Reserve and Port Wood Reserve. The current Travel Retail range introduced in 2019 includes The Trio, The Quartet and The Quintet.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Why is it that I'm having a hard time in connecting with some distilleries. Jura is one of them and Dalmore is an other. Dalmore certainly presents their products in a nice and distinctive way. But usually I find the whisky dull and dusty. Dust in the Wind is a perfect song to describe my feelings about The Trio. It's not really bad but it's forgotten within minutes after you have finished your dram. There are a few obvious flaws to mention as well. Too much added Caramel and an ABV of 40% that does not do justice to any Whisky and leaves this Trio with a very Thin profile. As written above the distillery is expanding and will become one of the 10 largest distilleries in Scotland. I do hope that quantity is not the only way forward for Dalmore though. In the meantime I will continue my quest to find a Dalmore that really satisfies me!</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Cheers! Jan. 🥃</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jan van den Ende January 9, 2024</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9_Ej0ZjSj3s/W8SZbdaX7PI/AAAAAAAASMU/uS-YKNely1M0xc7qaWQDrmfxkNbzmTRQQCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/P1020262.JPG"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9_Ej0ZjSj3s/W8SZbdaX7PI/AAAAAAAASMU/uS-YKNely1M0xc7qaWQDrmfxkNbzmTRQQCK4BGAYYCw/s320/P1020262.JPG" width="320" /><br /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-7374369488631085282024-01-09T09:02:00.003-03:002024-01-12T08:15:47.330-03:00Whisky Ranking as of 01-01-2023<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQ3MS3sH3P9IJV4ffCOrYeaND53-HAoFtdhIdWeaTiz9ImxLVXj5rwiIRZtXj2PZWSnzqIiLCpVHqMMBTIBD-AKf9nEjV1rcBvpH9-Kd_MHJiDeIu0-AYXAK1UPJZAkxfhXWtc0j3CHW-uQ-nhyphenhyphen5J-lY4TfO86qjorEhcvHgsajWJs3tdl4gnoKitWFk/s602/Jan%20Signature.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="602" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQ3MS3sH3P9IJV4ffCOrYeaND53-HAoFtdhIdWeaTiz9ImxLVXj5rwiIRZtXj2PZWSnzqIiLCpVHqMMBTIBD-AKf9nEjV1rcBvpH9-Kd_MHJiDeIu0-AYXAK1UPJZAkxfhXWtc0j3CHW-uQ-nhyphenhyphen5J-lY4TfO86qjorEhcvHgsajWJs3tdl4gnoKitWFk/s320/Jan%20Signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">Whisky Ranking as of 01-01-2023</span></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK0MVBso2hzLI7JMNV7C4dHYJ_Xhd7CURedpJeTxOKiw0H7ILPVBnZZ8Y7Id9EfKf557lWu9KRo0xRFE4cXPNrUPZ6HabdY2HNDX072z8AQrxl96d1gj8X4ux-iHjONdKJCOA1rd-Cr91KAyf0CoKMEICAU0Wce6XHjftLNrQ-zKYxxd72qyq-1u85vjY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1896" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK0MVBso2hzLI7JMNV7C4dHYJ_Xhd7CURedpJeTxOKiw0H7ILPVBnZZ8Y7Id9EfKf557lWu9KRo0xRFE4cXPNrUPZ6HabdY2HNDX072z8AQrxl96d1gj8X4ux-iHjONdKJCOA1rd-Cr91KAyf0CoKMEICAU0Wce6XHjftLNrQ-zKYxxd72qyq-1u85vjY=w640-h510" width="640" /></span></a></b></div><b><br /><br /></b><p></p>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-86087670637659488522023-12-21T09:54:00.000-03:002023-12-21T09:54:10.981-03:00Towiemore (Lost Distilleries)<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_HlA68NdCauh25r-wOnr1Rc844WOUDS5zueF5LvOBp8grrCsXJWj9z2xdWVT-pQRc64Dk7dlviQOELHOA3RrTO3Et-aMxo0pf2zGsFMQF7AkAygNNQ7dVj9TQd7NHbH0ijYy-jf89AygdwMeNNFi6ZkfDUH5JVl14tOf2BU_h8sCe9jbebirOlGp7Y8/s1280/Towiemore%20CS.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1279" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_HlA68NdCauh25r-wOnr1Rc844WOUDS5zueF5LvOBp8grrCsXJWj9z2xdWVT-pQRc64Dk7dlviQOELHOA3RrTO3Et-aMxo0pf2zGsFMQF7AkAygNNQ7dVj9TQd7NHbH0ijYy-jf89AygdwMeNNFi6ZkfDUH5JVl14tOf2BU_h8sCe9jbebirOlGp7Y8/s320/Towiemore%20CS.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;"><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">“TowieMore Or less”</p></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 1003</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Speyside (Dufftown)</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Towiemore - Lost Distilleries - Classic Selection</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Produced, Matured and Bottled in Scotland by: The Lost Distillery Company</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Blended Scotch Malt Whisky</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: NAS</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 43%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: 2nd Fill Oloroso Sherry casks</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: No</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 40-55 (December 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 😐 At US$ 40 it's okay I guess</span><br /><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">: 👎 Nose is okay but Palate and Finish are below par</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Dark Amber with shades of Brown and Orange (Natural Colour)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Relatively Young, a little Thin and Musty and slightly Hot. The Oloroso influence is clear. The Nose is a Sweet and Sour mix of Caramel, Dark Red Fruit and Earthy notes.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Toasted Barley, slightly Burnt Caramel, Toffee, Dried Fruit like Sultanas & Prunes, Dark Red Fruit, Straw, Sour Red Wine, Oak, Leather, Tobacco, Ginger and Yellow Mustard.<br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Vanilla, Green Apple, Ripe Banana, Nectarine, X-Mas Cake, Mixed Nuts & Citrus, Dusty Track, Wet Forest Floor, Dusty Book Shelves, Wet Stones, Licorice, Herbs and Mint.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DBobwyRQ0wgGDn7zNsrSSqQ1C51o7h5pAVoH8MS6Erdg7sPjHJOzOfVLv4jf3AZlQERNG4VUkL34LpBjVDruHl1npXCV8hdMcbfj5WRKYxBf0jkX0gVSqrRkvB5VTW4NeNzbebHeKlEq1_HTXGHrxRi0cgxW7Xdpe-uqBYnq_lSm3S44hqwMrrJD/s1500/Lost%20Distilleries%20Box.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="1500" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DBobwyRQ0wgGDn7zNsrSSqQ1C51o7h5pAVoH8MS6Erdg7sPjHJOzOfVLv4jf3AZlQERNG4VUkL34LpBjVDruHl1npXCV8hdMcbfj5WRKYxBf0jkX0gVSqrRkvB5VTW4NeNzbebHeKlEq1_HTXGHrxRi0cgxW7Xdpe-uqBYnq_lSm3S44hqwMrrJD/s320/Lost%20Distilleries%20Box.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Young, Bitter-Sweet, Medium-Dry, slightly Hot and on the Thin side. There's still a New Make Spirit feel to it. It basically follows the Nose but the Palate is a little more Rough.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Toasted Barley, Caramel, Dried Fruit like Raisins and Plums, Dark Red Fruit like Raspberries, Bitter Orange, Straw, Leather, Tobacco, Oak, Licorice, Cinnamon and Pepper.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Vanilla, Mixed Nuts, Green Apple, Ripe Banana, Nectarine, Dusty Track, Cocoa Powder, Stale Black Coffee, Dusty Book Shelves, Iron, Sawdust, Nutmeg & Ginger. A hint of Salty Sausage!</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Short/Middle-Long. Medium-Dry, Hot & Bitter-Sweet. An off-note that reminds me of a cleaning agent with Lemon Aroma! Clearly the weakest part of this Towiemore. I also find Toasted Barley, Caramel, Artificial Sweetener, Musty Oak, Dark Red Fruit, Nuts and Nut Shells, Sour Acidic Wine, Bitter Orange, Licorice, White Chocolate, Wet Forest Floor, Ginger, Pepper and stale Black Coffee.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><br />With added Water the Nose gets more Fruity with Fresh Peach. Also more Malt and Orange. Palate and Finish become Bland and Thin. I prefer it Neat but the Nose actually improves with a few drops.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 6 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(******)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7 - Taste: 6 - Finish: 5.5</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Okay at best</span></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Towiemore was founded in 1897 in the village of Bothriphnie close to Dufftown by Peter Dawson. They used Water from the Towie Burn and burned peat and coke furnished by Tomintoul. With that they produced popular Light and Sweet Highland Whisky. Unfortunately, within a short time after opening, the whisky industry crashed and did not recover until well after the closure of Towiemore in 1931. The Malting Floor and some other equipment was used by Distiller's Co.Ltd. until 1964.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the last Lost Distillery miniature from the gift box that is shown above. It is not one of the best I'm afraid. The Nose is okay and improves with a little Water. Palate and Finish are Thin and show some off-notes that I can do without. I don't know if this Malt resembles the original Towiemore but I <i>do </i>know that I can't recommend this Towiemore on a stand-alone basis. It's okay as part of the gift set but not good enough to consider buying a full bottle.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende December 21, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNd6Ss8C-dIKrU0s2HfxPl5Hh89w6-dvkdeJYLiqR_V2eoEptQ58MM77LbTs3yWGwlMM8vbEdJdXht-8LeGBYWXqDHVzKyLMaRO0lUH0isFA7YVwWp_ZSpupbW05eZR0wfpToCg3COMNg4TY-inRYp9FFWcNm-HolZCKuJsutqAzACIsg53CpDAqyoAuE/s300/Towiemore%20Distillery.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNd6Ss8C-dIKrU0s2HfxPl5Hh89w6-dvkdeJYLiqR_V2eoEptQ58MM77LbTs3yWGwlMM8vbEdJdXht-8LeGBYWXqDHVzKyLMaRO0lUH0isFA7YVwWp_ZSpupbW05eZR0wfpToCg3COMNg4TY-inRYp9FFWcNm-HolZCKuJsutqAzACIsg53CpDAqyoAuE/s1600/Towiemore%20Distillery.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-74313464377022866322023-12-13T09:36:00.000-03:002023-12-13T09:36:25.580-03:00Wolfburn Latitude<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kJFYv3DnZnof_K8sLmn6c_zGP8ny-QPGkC_tg3BlAIO3yj9DUHNlFmntbduvXu2Wqbcmzjqe0mqd5A3sqCk8wcRGA0ss-iToIYChHkE3jo7So_yS7igeUUMYlVM-XneFKZQsiH2ctAJ6RvQeexQda7BUSnz2WDYgQw63Ue7YYASZ6FLbrGgSrbOUHqM/s1335/Wolfburn%20Latitude.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kJFYv3DnZnof_K8sLmn6c_zGP8ny-QPGkC_tg3BlAIO3yj9DUHNlFmntbduvXu2Wqbcmzjqe0mqd5A3sqCk8wcRGA0ss-iToIYChHkE3jo7So_yS7igeUUMYlVM-XneFKZQsiH2ctAJ6RvQeexQda7BUSnz2WDYgQw63Ue7YYASZ6FLbrGgSrbOUHqM/s320/Wolfburn%20Latitude.webp" width="259" /></a></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>“Mr. Peatyful”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 1002</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Northern Highlands</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Wolfburn Latitude</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: NAS</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 46%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: (First-Fill) Ex-Bourbon Casks</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: No</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 60-90 (December 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 😑 A little expensive for what it offers.</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-weight: bold;">Buying Advice: 😐 </span><span>Not bad but if you like the profile go for young Islay Malt.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Pale White Wine (Natural Colour)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Light, a little Thin and relatively Young. There's a bit of Varnish and Nail Remover in the air. It's lightly peated with a cold bonfire in the background. Through it all some Sweet Yellow Fruit and Musty Farm notes can we found. The Alcohol is noticeable.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Toasted Barley, Dough, Yeast, Earthy Peat, Cold Smoke, A mixture of Burnt Straw, Compost & Cow Manure, Ashes, Green Apple, Pear, Dusty Oak and Mustard. <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Vanilla, Caramel, Lemon Biscuits, Smoked Ham, Bell Pepper, Mixed Dried Fruit and Nuts, Slivovitz, Leather, Herbs and Pepper.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpSrTdgzn6MAPLHj_PqtQYD00emnLGHCuUGKOv5_N2Efxq-BqU8i1GIeKsjTMXyM5-WgJt5UxdyYprilrQG1YSA1gc3qNZxd_xj263GIw-jmj1Lm9vwpz-RixA1dH3tHUDBdjSwwkTrN-suSr3WnSWK9rJ40v0ycV3QZDW6QDXBEqOoP3w1_ySHNeCO4/s4000/P1020754.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpSrTdgzn6MAPLHj_PqtQYD00emnLGHCuUGKOv5_N2Efxq-BqU8i1GIeKsjTMXyM5-WgJt5UxdyYprilrQG1YSA1gc3qNZxd_xj263GIw-jmj1Lm9vwpz-RixA1dH3tHUDBdjSwwkTrN-suSr3WnSWK9rJ40v0ycV3QZDW6QDXBEqOoP3w1_ySHNeCO4/s320/P1020754.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Young, Medium-Dry, slightly Hot and a little Thin. A mix of Sweet, Sour and slightly Bitter notes. More Grass and less Manure on the Palate.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Toasted Barley, Salted Caramel, Dough, Yeast, Green Apple, Pear, Earthy Peat, Cold Smoke, Grass, Burnt Heather, Charred Oak, Leather, Pepper, Ginger and Menthol.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Toffee, Vanilla, Ashes, Lemon, Grapefruit, Gooseberries, Dusty Road, Milk Chocolate, Tobacco, Nut Shells, Grilled Bacon and Pineapple, Tutti-Frutti Toothpaste and Plastic.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_t4XwZWqiqJEEcFqQdwxa8dLK3uv5iGLGCDIvAdFz6f9g9VwQcxj29Mmns9L-OG7iiBRDXz5RswWMmH1zFPg-OBTvYtFgacZXaQLXb-IS3mLSPeaai3sRsLzcfNT2VImUE_ID-iOy5iUhZjRAdvOzxJ4DvsPCv9raoFDw0IMiZWAWWxcQUUPekCRyMm0/s4000/Wolfburn%20Distillery%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_t4XwZWqiqJEEcFqQdwxa8dLK3uv5iGLGCDIvAdFz6f9g9VwQcxj29Mmns9L-OG7iiBRDXz5RswWMmH1zFPg-OBTvYtFgacZXaQLXb-IS3mLSPeaai3sRsLzcfNT2VImUE_ID-iOy5iUhZjRAdvOzxJ4DvsPCv9raoFDw0IMiZWAWWxcQUUPekCRyMm0/s320/Wolfburn%20Distillery%201.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></span></div>Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Short/Middle-Long, Bitter-Sweet & a little Hot. Some Sour Fruit developing towards the Medium-Dry end. I find Toasted Barley, Buttered Toast, Vanilla, Caramel, Honey, Yeast, Earthy Peat, Cold Smoke, Ashes, Green Apple, Pear, Grapefruit, Dusty Oak, Nuts, Smoked Ham, Leather, Tobacco, Pepper, Ginger, Menthol, Licorice and Tutti-Frutti toothpaste. Hints of Plastic, Metal and Nut Shells.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><br />Added Water diminishes the Heat but you're basically left with a peated German Obstler (Fruit Brandy) or Slivovitz.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 6.5 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(******1/2)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7 - Taste: 6.5 - Finish: 6.5</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Okay but quite Young and Rough.</span></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wolfburn is a young distillery. It was founded in 2013 on the outskirts of Thurso, very close to the ruins of the old Wolfburn distillery that was founded in 1821 but closed down at the end of the 19th century. Wolfburn is owned by Aurora Brewing Ltd and has a current production capacity of 135.000 litres. The core range includes the 10 Year old, Northland, Aurora, Morven and Langskip. We visited the distillery in May 2019 and enjoyed it. Certainly worth a visit! The Latitude I'm reviewing today was launched at first for the Travel Retail market. In the meantime it's available on the Internet as well.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm really curious to taste the Wolfburn 10 years as it probably will show what some maturation can do to the Fruity Wolfburn spirit. Because Maturation is exactly what this Latitude lacks. It's not bad and the spirit is indeed quite Fruity. But without the proper maturation it reminds me more of a peated Obstler than anything else. I think that this Distillery is on the right track and in time will produce very nice Malt Whisky. But if you like this Aroma/Flavour profile you're better off with a young Islay Malt for the time being.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende December 14, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczL03-O8DVixBOA17vxnxtMxu4x46PSgx5wJ3rfWBDDPeveAwJfuQgR933Ny97vS0-YEklXLYDcvrm1F0as1SaNOz0vhZqOOjkVJdYawKl5o25AkxnzXTWTxn9vSwMvJgCEfYDuBNRpHcP1hxWUOs3Qr4ooyWhlvknmVms2_d_inMG_RzbGvOn07POyo/s4000/P1020759.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczL03-O8DVixBOA17vxnxtMxu4x46PSgx5wJ3rfWBDDPeveAwJfuQgR933Ny97vS0-YEklXLYDcvrm1F0as1SaNOz0vhZqOOjkVJdYawKl5o25AkxnzXTWTxn9vSwMvJgCEfYDuBNRpHcP1hxWUOs3Qr4ooyWhlvknmVms2_d_inMG_RzbGvOn07POyo/s320/P1020759.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-14833241780460565822023-12-07T09:35:00.000-03:002023-12-07T09:35:51.031-03:00Speyburn 18 Years<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-98gMPn2jrOcsAfsp6CTDxUrJ0VQtkWkNDiSAXPWOjmlDdRDqSdmVDZAgU4iaOgBShEt0tPp_YfZ1ZcUXV_rfYqwm-r77Ip5yEaxKXRd5ZuSXGmfqA6tc8_eVUTWTjHx9tEEK_atmZBkiupjVQMfx11UnIKLraonIiRfRRYnVk1NPrb8ZX9b4VKEOelQ/s1200/Speyburn%2018.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-98gMPn2jrOcsAfsp6CTDxUrJ0VQtkWkNDiSAXPWOjmlDdRDqSdmVDZAgU4iaOgBShEt0tPp_YfZ1ZcUXV_rfYqwm-r77Ip5yEaxKXRd5ZuSXGmfqA6tc8_eVUTWTjHx9tEEK_atmZBkiupjVQMfx11UnIKLraonIiRfRRYnVk1NPrb8ZX9b4VKEOelQ/s320/Speyburn%2018.webp" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Cheap Thrills”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 1001</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Speyside</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Speyburn</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Anniversary Edition - 9000 Bottles </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: 18 Years</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 46%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: A mix of American - and Spanish Oak (Bourbon + Sherry)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: No</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 75 -100 (December 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 👍 Good Price/Quality ratio</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-weight: bold;">Buying Advice: 😐 </span><span>A good alternative if you like Oloroso driven Single Malts</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Dark Amber with shades of Orange and Brown (Natural Colour)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be sure to give this Speyburn enough time in the glass before Nosing as it opens up rather slowly. There's a bit of Sulphur around as well but it stays within acceptable limits. The Oloroso casks are quite noticeable as Toffee, Dried Fruit, Nuts and Spices lead the way. It's mostly Sweet and a little Dusty. The Alcohol is noticeable as well. It's a rather typical Medium-Dry Oloroso nose without too many surprises. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Toasted Barley, Toffee/Caramel, Dried Fruit like Raisins, Dates, Figs & Plums, Wax, Nougat, Milk and White Chocolate, Dark Red Fruit, Charred Oak, Espresso, Cloves, Cinnamon and Nutmeg. <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Vanilla, Apricot-Filled Puff Pastry, Marzipan, Tropical Fruit-flavored Candies, Orange, Lemon, Candied Apple, Red Grapes, Nectarine and Peach, Polished Leather, Tobacco, Grass, Dusty Road, Curry and Mint. </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRv8w5yjQ3UBWShZYNBdHdb3Ux4XDfSgx2HfJtzneHICPc6ZUQ7J-_Nev07OiJkgVTygW-XCYe_uQsMA_jLOEecA7rTDzLc_GFfLRnYwl57Yfczoy-CUBJDrKWZQWJjLQnV56v7NdjWvZWZKxaHliiAz5mIwlB74EkIZzeeeJ4upLq2dUFUqnAziLuGg/s1037/Speyburn%20Distillery%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1037" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRv8w5yjQ3UBWShZYNBdHdb3Ux4XDfSgx2HfJtzneHICPc6ZUQ7J-_Nev07OiJkgVTygW-XCYe_uQsMA_jLOEecA7rTDzLc_GFfLRnYwl57Yfczoy-CUBJDrKWZQWJjLQnV56v7NdjWvZWZKxaHliiAz5mIwlB74EkIZzeeeJ4upLq2dUFUqnAziLuGg/s320/Speyburn%20Distillery%202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The profile follows the Nose but the Alcohol is even more noticeable. It's basically a Bitter-Sweet palate but Sour and Salty notes can be found as well. Quite Dry and a little Dusty. Like the Nose it's not bad but a bit predictable. <br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Toasted Barley, Toffee, Salted Caramel, Molasses, Dark Red Fruit, Dried Fruit like Sultanas, Raisins, Apricots, Plums, Figs and Dates, Nuts, Charred Oak, Orange and Lemon, Dark Chocolate, Espresso, Pepper, Nutmeg, Cloves and Menthol </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Vanilla, Dried Herbs, Polished Leather, Tobacco, Red Grapes, Gooseberry & Grapefruit, Nectarine, Wet Paper, Grass, Licorice, Coconut Meat, Ginger, Cinnamon and Cardamom. </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></span></div>Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Middle-Long and mostly Sweet. A few Bitter and Salty notes towards the Dry end. The Alcohol remains a factor to be considered. I find Toasted Barley, Slightly Burnt Buttered Toast, Salted Caramel, Toffee, Vanilla, Dark Honey, Dark Chocolate, Nuts, Espresso, Dark Red Fruit, Dried Fruit (Sultanas, Apricots, Plums, Dates), Charred Oak, Polished Leather, Tobacco, Grapefruit, Gooseberry, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Curry, Nutmeg and Menthol. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><br />Added Water helps to control the Alcohol. You will also get Peach-Flavored Yogurt on the Nose. In general the Fruitiness improves in this department. The Palate also benefits from a little Water but don't overdo it. The Finish becomes a little Thin and Watery with tons of Menthol. But a few drops really improve this Speyburn.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7.5 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******1/2)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 8 - Taste: 7.5 - Finish: 7 </span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Good</span></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Speyburn Distillery is located in Rothes and was founded in 1897 by the Hopkin Family. Today it is owned by Inver House Distillers, part of Thai Beverage PLC. The distillery is quite popular in the USA, mostly because of the low price I suppose. Next to the Bradan Orach, the core range includes a 10, 15 and 18 Years old. Most of the production goes into Blends like Inver House. This year the distillery opened to the public.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Speyburn 18 Years was bottled on August 21, 2021 to commemorate the 18th Anniversary of Bobby Anderson as Distillery Manager.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This Speyburn offers good value for money if you like Oloroso driven Single Malts. It does not present major flaws but it <i>is</i> quite predictable. I enjoyed my sample but I'm glad I don't have to finish a full bottle. But if you like Glenfarclas, GlenDronach and/or Glengoyne you should give this Speyburn a chance! </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende December 7, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuM9UW2fsnIIUBsC8E1ROT31SpPzXWpEHMHurePr4TOVX-aESQVZicI_reBwRNQbaPI9VocMyg2UscOd85eyGJbSp3csrSXN-6YCZYDZw-fRdBhl9jV3sQKTaHl37WiiT8ZMaCb9Uusv5-lX2OjH3We8R8qxWFf2smCyXwpMXyVOq1YLi0NzCTVhgSx1I/s896/Speyburn%20Distillery.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuM9UW2fsnIIUBsC8E1ROT31SpPzXWpEHMHurePr4TOVX-aESQVZicI_reBwRNQbaPI9VocMyg2UscOd85eyGJbSp3csrSXN-6YCZYDZw-fRdBhl9jV3sQKTaHl37WiiT8ZMaCb9Uusv5-lX2OjH3We8R8qxWFf2smCyXwpMXyVOq1YLi0NzCTVhgSx1I/s320/Speyburn%20Distillery.png" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-88405281855900362342023-12-01T10:51:00.000-03:002023-12-01T10:51:42.193-03:00Malt Whisky Yearbook 2024<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BLXL5G2TZ_TFRI8OR8LnuiWo2uO784qSUuqMHsKQ2Uslv7-cDDSaW8zt4PD-EO9VGHan5dfDGdv1ls6Z1QBWG2ZjDsNSDBU7XEzhfsi4SYiwPzR-tXTuwPBHY7Svd5ghAjeuRJIB1xF0O5arTALr6Sd986kwkhxI6E2TT8Ko05Y106StZIYr4V6_UA8/s1500/MWY-2024.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1500" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BLXL5G2TZ_TFRI8OR8LnuiWo2uO784qSUuqMHsKQ2Uslv7-cDDSaW8zt4PD-EO9VGHan5dfDGdv1ls6Z1QBWG2ZjDsNSDBU7XEzhfsi4SYiwPzR-tXTuwPBHY7Svd5ghAjeuRJIB1xF0O5arTALr6Sd986kwkhxI6E2TT8Ko05Y106StZIYr4V6_UA8/s320/MWY-2024.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Malt Whisky Yearbook 2024”</span></b></p></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">As you all know the purpose of Best Shot Whisky Reviews is to give my personal opinion on Whiskies from all around the world. As it's important to maintain my independent position, I'm not engaged in any commercial activity. But, as I have done over the last 10 years, I would like to make</span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> an exception to be able to share with you the new edition of The Malt Whisky Yearbook by Ingvar Ronde that has been released every year since 2005. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">As always, the Malt Year Book is packed with highly interesting stories, this time amongst others about Australia (The New Whisky Power House), Whisky Evolution, The Succession Conundrum of Scotch Whisky, Oxidation, Back to the Future (The Revival of Tradition) and the Relevancy of Heritage. The writers include Neil Ridley, Joel Harrison, Ian Wisniewski, Andrew Derbidge, Johanne McInnis and Kristiane Sherry.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The most important part of the book remains the detailed description of Scottish and Japanese Distilleries & slightly shorter presentations about Single Malt Whisky Distilleries from the rest of the world. All in all, a total of 821 Malt distilleries are presented with updated facts.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xk4GGz4k4q3x5cA6A-nTpaWzu5v62UIQIznazLSyVpb9Z6OJQbpj4iBkkBHjYvs9kFuiRCKLVY1NhgetNebGx9BU49V4tgx2DRE7sQP4w-nnVju4jUovZlGWme9V6xLccsNtKdCATTmILVH822H0CN4EQehuU1NGmhu0lHIgnU4g5zksrjiW1KzTWG8/s1920/Ingvar%20Ronde%20I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xk4GGz4k4q3x5cA6A-nTpaWzu5v62UIQIznazLSyVpb9Z6OJQbpj4iBkkBHjYvs9kFuiRCKLVY1NhgetNebGx9BU49V4tgx2DRE7sQP4w-nnVju4jUovZlGWme9V6xLccsNtKdCATTmILVH822H0CN4EQehuU1NGmhu0lHIgnU4g5zksrjiW1KzTWG8/w320-h213/Ingvar%20Ronde%20I.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">And there's much more such as a new item called The State of Whisky featuring a number of Whisky icons, a presentation of 150 of the best Whisky Shops in the world, a comprehensive summary of the past whisky year and an entire chapter about the world's most important independent bottlers.</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Whisky Statistics, Best Whisky Web Sites (including Best Shot Whisky Reviews 😃), Distilleries per Owner, Closed Distilleries & New Distilleries and Maps complete this Book that also contains more than 500 color photos and over 200 Tasting Notes.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5h9valIIc34wI7nW1dwt9rVejsLtoyanQ7cdo7-vRjr-1pH8BR_p0-4k8UDg9wtIhLVlXXJTZpgj6MlgVK9sTb2Ky_zpq_MpCsa0YSaP0ARzML4BXPDmQ7iFrh88QOltlgR9ZY59g4lo6k-yXAUCfiEHC-88ZdFnWX_hPXiXVASZZ89pNjT7UU3wRG8/s4032/Ingvar%20Ronde%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5h9valIIc34wI7nW1dwt9rVejsLtoyanQ7cdo7-vRjr-1pH8BR_p0-4k8UDg9wtIhLVlXXJTZpgj6MlgVK9sTb2Ky_zpq_MpCsa0YSaP0ARzML4BXPDmQ7iFrh88QOltlgR9ZY59g4lo6k-yXAUCfiEHC-88ZdFnWX_hPXiXVASZZ89pNjT7UU3wRG8/s320/Ingvar%20Ronde%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Year after year, this book not only manages to inform you in depth about the Malt distilleries all over the world but it also gives you solid background info that gives you an idea of the state of today's Whisky market. That's basically all you need if you want to buy one book on Whisky. And that applies to both Whisky enthusiastics and people that work in the Whisky industry.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">On top of that, this book is certainly not expensive for what it offers (US$ 20) and is sold in Whisky Shops, International Book Stores, Distillery Visitor Centers and of course at the editor's website:</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><a href="https://www.maltwhiskyyearbook.com/">Malt Whisky Yearbook 2024</a><br /></span></div></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I wish you lots of fun with the Malt Whisky Yearbook 2024!</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Cheers!</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan</span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCwmRcfEub5Ir3xEbAx37zvOKH1QQ60XUrFr1-TY8v6zIFk49IE1x5rBql-FWhYsuwmsKi3bVrKhCzOSZCpQSWkx7pfljrVzygmR-mO5y8Lw6ZTLkWBVdbZSQGlXLl8a8bD8DMSiEFFchD089dXGTkVk6iB0S_iCv4WjIHbjE_QPzGRBJvtveTDUg9fU/s1500/MWY%202024%202.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1500" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCwmRcfEub5Ir3xEbAx37zvOKH1QQ60XUrFr1-TY8v6zIFk49IE1x5rBql-FWhYsuwmsKi3bVrKhCzOSZCpQSWkx7pfljrVzygmR-mO5y8Lw6ZTLkWBVdbZSQGlXLl8a8bD8DMSiEFFchD089dXGTkVk6iB0S_iCv4WjIHbjE_QPzGRBJvtveTDUg9fU/s320/MWY%202024%202.webp" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-73044887844537070132023-11-30T11:05:00.000-03:002023-11-30T11:05:03.588-03:00GlenDronach 1993 Master Vintage<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lX_1UMvTp3A-TYd556v0SA4Y0YCS_A9D7oh91TabcUzH-KQZFYyJIpzy_cxxRMnVBAMR6UVfJ9DuFOGeR2KivL6NJ1oym9bC3fD83IYJcjpo3NtS_gPuVDYdUrhKnPNU0UwesX5bHxeqid_mh6FNLb7NXgrDE9xn9o6iQjfGl8xahuVxbdvhXlLk1aU/s2400/1000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lX_1UMvTp3A-TYd556v0SA4Y0YCS_A9D7oh91TabcUzH-KQZFYyJIpzy_cxxRMnVBAMR6UVfJ9DuFOGeR2KivL6NJ1oym9bC3fD83IYJcjpo3NtS_gPuVDYdUrhKnPNU0UwesX5bHxeqid_mh6FNLb7NXgrDE9xn9o6iQjfGl8xahuVxbdvhXlLk1aU/s320/1000.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dear Whisky Friends,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today is a very special moment for me and Best Shot Whisky Reviews. After some time in Europe with our family there I'm back in Brazil and ready to write Review # 1000. I never thought I would reach this number when I started back in November of 2011. I thought it would be nice to look back at Review # 1 where I reviewed the Johnnie Walker Red Label. I've learned a lot about Nosing and Tasting Whisky since then! Here it is: </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><u>=================================================</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Review # 1</u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Scotland<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Johnnie Walker Red Label<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Blended Scotch Whisky<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Age: Around 8 Years<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Alcohol: 40%</span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Colour: Light Amber<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: Grain, a light Malty Sweetness, a bit of Peat and Islay Smoke (Caol Ila) and lots of young Grain Alcohol.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Taste: Rough, Some Smoke, Burns a bit on the tongue. Very faint Vanilla.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Finish: Sharp, Hot and Spicy (Pepper). Your mouth becomes very dry after a short while.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Rating: 76 <o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 20 – Taste: 19 – Finish: 18 – Overall: 19</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">General Remarks: Whilst a little Water eases the burning sensation, it kills the blend completely.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Drinking Experience Neat: Below Average</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Drinking Experience on the Rocks: Okay/Good</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Conclusion: Hard to explain why this is the world’s most popular blended whisky. It shows what good marketing can do. Save a bit more and go for the Black Label. What a difference! As for Red, preferably on the rocks or for mixing.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Jan van den Ende November 7, 2011</span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span><u>=================================================</u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But that was then and this now! For Whisky Review # 1000 I have selected a very special Whisky that I tasted for the first time at the distillery back in 2017. It was probably the best Distillery Visit and Tasting Session out of all those we experienced during our Whisky trips in 2014, 2017 and 2019! I'm really looking forward to have a look at this 25 Year old GlenDronach!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I would like to thank all Whisky friends that have made Best Shot Whisky Reviews their point of reference. More than 4.5 million page views since 2011. Who could have thought that! The famous whisky writer Ingvar Ronde made me the greatest compliment possible. He wrote that "he liked my honest reviews" and also that "if Jan thinks a whisky is not good he will tell you". Of course I realize that personal taste is strictly subjective. You might love a Whisky that I don't like. But after 1000 Reviews I can at least tell you if the new made spirit and casks used where of good quality and if maturation time was sufficient. I'm really looking forward to continue writing my reviews and I hope you will continue to read them!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cheers!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jan</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span><u>=================================================</u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKV_msJaAQpAgDc_n9qorIl6mDvhcnQzS6DbOmAusn3nstOXuU9n18EUaT_e3BWQfz7zZC1OauxN5YGnbuqIuPnz-2r1uPIYNcn7UaD-b39Yv_eGXvdpJjb-bRaCcS88-ydCLdEQzXDxzOaXZp_NtYuWhPxi4vdlWOLSTCn6HunTzc5tAxay1Wt2z070/s1200/GlenDronach%201993%20MV.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKV_msJaAQpAgDc_n9qorIl6mDvhcnQzS6DbOmAusn3nstOXuU9n18EUaT_e3BWQfz7zZC1OauxN5YGnbuqIuPnz-2r1uPIYNcn7UaD-b39Yv_eGXvdpJjb-bRaCcS88-ydCLdEQzXDxzOaXZp_NtYuWhPxi4vdlWOLSTCn6HunTzc5tAxay1Wt2z070/s320/GlenDronach%201993%20MV.webp" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 1000</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Highlands</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: GlenDronach 1993 Master Vintage - Bottled 29-01-2019</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: 25 Years</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 48.2% (On or around Cask Strength)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: A mix of Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso casks from Spain</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: No</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 400-800 (November 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 👎 It can't be cheap of course but it is too expensive!</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-weight: bold;">Buying Advice: 😐 </span><span>Good Single Malt but so is the better priced <a href="http://www.bestshotwhiskyreviews.com/search/label/GlenDronach%20Allardice%2018">Allardice 18</a></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Dark Mahogany (Natural Colour)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please be sure to give this GlenDronach enough time in the glass before Nosing as it opens up slowly. There's a bit of Sulphur around but nothing to get worried about. The Nose is mostly Sweet but not annoyingly so. There are also Sour, Salty and Mineral notes. The Oak is noticeable but does not overwhelm, leading me to believe that probably mostly (2nd) Re-Fill casks were used for maturation. Christmas is in the Air as Christmas Cake, Dried Fruit, Spices and Nuts lead the way. The Alcohol is well-integrated. Well-Matured Rum and Brandy come to mind as well. I like it!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Toasted Barley, Molasses, Caramel, Dried Fruit such as Raisins, Sultanas, Apricots, Plums and Figs, Mixed Nuts (Almonds, Hazelnuts, Walnuts), X-Mas Cake, Marzipan, Chocolate, Espresso, Polished Old Leather Upholstery, Oak, Earth, Nutmeg, Cloves, Cinnamon and Mint/Menthol. <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Yeast, Wax, Vanilla, slightly Sour Mulled Wine, Dunnage Warehouse, Salted Meat, Prune Jam, Tobacco, Soy Sauce, Dark Berries, Citrus, Green Apple, Pepper, Garam Masala and Ginger. </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9Y58o364oceAwbGBaHjtPIio_HmTeylx7FS1Qid47wHMzkEi-79cC9CJ8WSF8RGOIjh1ASe5jTAg_wzrTbvq3u98HzrpFelNP7xahJPA7rvAtgyxdns8VhbZHuCwi_in9haDpDHsLbFeBhxYe_oh2BrlVf-rs7JE8bGzUKBrvdadnxcc5WE9mmWPpMo/s4000/GlenDronach%20Jan%20(2x).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9Y58o364oceAwbGBaHjtPIio_HmTeylx7FS1Qid47wHMzkEi-79cC9CJ8WSF8RGOIjh1ASe5jTAg_wzrTbvq3u98HzrpFelNP7xahJPA7rvAtgyxdns8VhbZHuCwi_in9haDpDHsLbFeBhxYe_oh2BrlVf-rs7JE8bGzUKBrvdadnxcc5WE9mmWPpMo/s320/GlenDronach%20Jan%20(2x).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">It basically follows the Nose but in a less balanced way. The Alcohol, Oak & Spices are stronger now and threaten the Fruit. The Palate is mostly Bitter-Sweet with some Salty, Sour and Mineral notes for balance. Quite Dry. I was expecting more to be honest!<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Toasted Barley, Molasses, Caramel, Dried Fruit like Sultanas, Plums, Figs & Prunes, Marzipan, Nougat, Mixed Nuts, Seville-Orange, X-Mas Cake, Oak, Dark Chocolate, Leather, Earth, Soy Sauce, Black Tea, Espresso, Pepper, Nutmeg, Cloves, Garam Masala and Menthol/Mint. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Wax, Vanilla, slightly Sour Mulled Wine, Dried and Salted Meat, Dried Herbs, Dunnage Warehouse, Tobacco, Iron, Dark Berries, Cinnamon and Ginger. </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOp40FLai_lDys3-llO6D7wj-1JY9VPGdl7c277cdsCsObo8mHC4yvUimLz-IgbnSKa7Tx3FRDvb5-hOF1X7RGhcjV91cLoiXLUe9sCJSyASC_WxgIEfVhGLUy4upj9qJFpZT6Mm3Kx-pnpvre_MhX_4fiJBBCSGNzACROp1Pv7bGC9PRgr8eWeccfVs/s4000/GlenDronach%20JB%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOp40FLai_lDys3-llO6D7wj-1JY9VPGdl7c277cdsCsObo8mHC4yvUimLz-IgbnSKa7Tx3FRDvb5-hOF1X7RGhcjV91cLoiXLUe9sCJSyASC_WxgIEfVhGLUy4upj9qJFpZT6Mm3Kx-pnpvre_MhX_4fiJBBCSGNzACROp1Pv7bGC9PRgr8eWeccfVs/s320/GlenDronach%20JB%201.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div>Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Long, quite Tannic, slightly Hot and Dry. Sweet at first but with developing Bitter & Sour notes towards the end. The Alcohol is more noticeable now and so is the Oak.I find Toasted Barley, Molasses, Caramel, Vanilla, Dried Fruit like Raisins, Dates, Figs, Sultanas & Prunes, Mixed Nuts, Dark Cocoa, Oloroso Sherry, Orange Liqueur, Black Tea, Espresso, Soy Sauce, Tobacco, Leather, Oak, Iron, Pepper, Cloves, Nutmeg, Garam Masala, Ginger, Cinnamon and Menthol. The Finish is the less interesting part of this GlenDronach.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><br />I added a little Water and that eases the Alcohol and the Sharp notes in general. I also get some Fresh Stone Fruit on the Nose now. The Finish becomes even longer with lots of Tannic notes and Menthol. It's certainly worthwhile to experiment with a little Water in this case.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 8 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(********)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 8.5 - Taste: 8 - Finish: 7.5 </span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Good but quite Tannic and Oaky.</span></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">GlenDronach was founded in 1826 by James Allardice in Forgue, Aberdeenshire. It changed hands various times before being acquired in 2016 by Brown Forman. The core range consists of the 12 Years, the 15 Years Revival, the 18 Years Allardice and the 21 Years Parliament. We visited the distillery in May 2019 and we had an unforgettable time there. I will treasure this memory for always. A very nice Tour and a tasting that included the whole range of the distillery plus some extras. Great! I can only fully recommend a visit!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The casks for the 1993 Vintage were selected by Master Blender Rachel Barrie. It must be said that various of the best 1993 casks have been released over the years as Single Cask editions.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I specially selected this GlenDronach Master Vintage 1993 to be my Review # 1000. I bought it especially for this purpose at the distillery in 2017. I tasted a 25 Years there that blew my mind & I expected this Master Vintage to be very good as well. I am a bit disappointed though with this 25 Years edition. It's a good Single Malt of course but it's a bit of a one track pony. I quite like the balanced nose but the Dry Palate and Finish are hijacked by Tannic Oak and loads of Spices. It's a nice after-dinner Whisky to be enjoyed under the Christmas Tree. But it's not exceptional and it should be at this price level!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende November 30, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4TddmTKGQtYBVHsMb2hWs0eo8dhyphenhyphenLosL82m_SduOwjNcyue0qlg7l4r9bKovvHEA7-0a2CTgwVmS7b_-0760vV4rmYhMVbOGMRQS1LMRF-Ss_q003u6UmncOtGuyUxhB1PAYNge0tq0A6MeXEfeYRKRv_LW6cDYuDNHDWRaCSfX9Jgo_-aRrUO_ASAc/s4000/GlenDronach%20JB%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4TddmTKGQtYBVHsMb2hWs0eo8dhyphenhyphenLosL82m_SduOwjNcyue0qlg7l4r9bKovvHEA7-0a2CTgwVmS7b_-0760vV4rmYhMVbOGMRQS1LMRF-Ss_q003u6UmncOtGuyUxhB1PAYNge0tq0A6MeXEfeYRKRv_LW6cDYuDNHDWRaCSfX9Jgo_-aRrUO_ASAc/s320/GlenDronach%20JB%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-53657886323340206762023-08-09T13:18:00.001-03:002023-08-09T13:18:47.875-03:00Tormore 16 Years<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZjbbvzJvp4GjZfyw4k9eYn80kpE2g-awSAPC_X-oP809D4bRoXXjh2H1wl_SKVRC-dYfyn5loMvWJmfgHPrki2OnZYfXRVYEC18Fg8lo2I6_Z2DA2B8Mo5p0Pc-gsABZFYlmg2FWyK3xfmOtd9DxirBGR6UtqJvsHJ_RjAaCwGg8q253kxK9o1MPWNM/s1200/Tormore%2016%20Years%202.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZjbbvzJvp4GjZfyw4k9eYn80kpE2g-awSAPC_X-oP809D4bRoXXjh2H1wl_SKVRC-dYfyn5loMvWJmfgHPrki2OnZYfXRVYEC18Fg8lo2I6_Z2DA2B8Mo5p0Pc-gsABZFYlmg2FWyK3xfmOtd9DxirBGR6UtqJvsHJ_RjAaCwGg8q253kxK9o1MPWNM/s320/Tormore%2016%20Years%202.webp" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Wood I Lie To You”</span></p></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 999</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Speyside</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Tormore</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Batch #: Unknown</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: 16 Years</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 48%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Unknown. I presume a mix of American Oak (Bourbon + Sherry)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: No</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price: Around US$ 90 (August 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 👍 Okay</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-weight: bold;">Buying Advice: 😐 </span><span>Not quite my style as Wood and Spices dominate but...</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Amber with shades of Orange (Artificially Coloured)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be sure to give this Tormore sufficient time in the glass before Nosing as it opens up rather slowly. The nose is a mix of Sweet, Sour and Musty notes with Malt, cooked Fruits and Orange leading the way. Quite Creamy.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Sweet Barley, Buttered Toast, Vanilla, <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Cooked Apples & Pears, Dried Fruit like Figs, Raisins, Plums, Apricot & Banana, Orange Marmalade, Dusty Casks, Peanut Butter, slightly Sour Red Berries, Cinnamon, Ginger, Paprika powder and Leather.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Caramel, Toffee, Mixed Nuts, Grass, Forest Floor, Floral Perfume, Wet Rocks, Wet Newspaper, Artificially-Flavoured Candies (Nectarine, Melon, Pineapple), Milk Chocolate, Pepper, Nutmeg, Cardamom and Aniseed.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDZ8wIwucVTIuSfbCgUbNr2AV_fYp95qC6NKmGEM-ILDWWCvailo3kU75FZsysEjNj-5xetbc0JTzIrO9JbPurseNUBzFOaji-Vn7W1zHhSrEXxIIynvYwxsOYcYEAeXM-2dYTFRSPXsAyvRt9OspOQnpX9hLRjYuiGXKlx7qdkptMb111FlLUMx9wnQ/s1152/Tormore%20Stills.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDZ8wIwucVTIuSfbCgUbNr2AV_fYp95qC6NKmGEM-ILDWWCvailo3kU75FZsysEjNj-5xetbc0JTzIrO9JbPurseNUBzFOaji-Vn7W1zHhSrEXxIIynvYwxsOYcYEAeXM-2dYTFRSPXsAyvRt9OspOQnpX9hLRjYuiGXKlx7qdkptMb111FlLUMx9wnQ/s320/Tormore%20Stills.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Bitter-Sweet, Creamy and slightly Hot. Heavy Cask influence. The Fruit is still there but Malt, Cask and Spices start to take the upper hand. Quite Dry & slightly Meaty.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sweet Malted Barley, Vanilla, Mixed Chocolate, Nuts and Nut Shells, Orange, Pear, Red Apple, Dried Fruit like Raisins & Plums, Red Berry Liqueur, Dusty Casks, Pepper, Nutmeg, Cloves, Ginger, Cardamom and hints of Leather and Tobacco.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Toffee, Salted Caramel, Butterscotch, Resin, Coconut, Yogurt with Tropical Fruit Flavour, Coconut, Cinnamon, Aniseed, Licorice, Wet Rocks, Grapefruit, Stale Espresso and Varnish.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></span></div>Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Middle-Long, Creamy, Bitter-Sweet and quite Dry. Oak and Spices are in control by now. I also find Toasted Malted Barley, Toffee, Caramel, Vanilla, Honey, Nuts and Nut Shells, Coconut, Dusty Oak, Red Apple, Orange, Red Berry Liqueur, Cocoa and Coffee, Dried Herbs, Pepper, Ginger, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cardamom and Cloves.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><br />Added Water sort of kills this Tormore.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7.5 - Taste: 7 - Finish: 6.5</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Okay/Good</span></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tormore is certainly a relatively new distillery and was founded in 1958 by Schenley Int. Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard) acquired the distillery in 2005 when it took over Allied Domecq. It is located in Grantown-on-Spey (Morayshire). The distillery has a production capacity of 4.8 million litres. Most of the Tormore Spirit is used in Blends like Ballentine's, Long John, Cream of the Barley and Chivas. The core range merely consists of the 14 and 16 Years. Surprisingly, Chivas sold Tormore in 2022 to Elixir Distillers. The new owners (Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh) plan to refurbish the distillery and construct a Visitor Centre. I'm convinced they will also try to position Tormore globally as a valid Single Malt and not just as an (important) component of Blended Whisky.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first batch of this Tormore was released in 2014 but I have no information as to what Batch I'm reviewing today. Most batches have matured in Ex-Bourbon casks but I'm pretty sure that the Batch I'm tasting right now matured in both Bourbon casks and sherry-infused American Oak.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've had some independent well-matured Tormore malts in the past and rather liked them because of their character although they perhaps overstayed their time in the casks. The latter might be true for this 16 Years as well as Wood and Spices are quite dominant on the Palate and in the Finish. But I don't find that character here in the same density. It's rather dull actually. It's Malty, Creamy and Powerful what makes it perfectly suitable as a Blended Whisky component. But on a stand alone basis this Tormore 16 years does not convince me. The price level is okay though so if you like the Aroma and Flavour profile you should try it out.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende August 10, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQzb-dYGj6olkSpMkJdePW2fZPLqtQvIxZuuHPnTkmJC8VKQ-9xhY4hB4GlKaGFQGQZNUbLzWKttNPXmC7n9v7FsBIWNi5r0BBJF9CxlGNab7zO3CK2GUdtwPUBVGhlsrmrkR-Zy-gB2z6sGLQ6YDhiocjBe8JkBT7ngg5FxP77sXx5_5hcH9oyUCavs/s640/Tormore%20Distillery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQzb-dYGj6olkSpMkJdePW2fZPLqtQvIxZuuHPnTkmJC8VKQ-9xhY4hB4GlKaGFQGQZNUbLzWKttNPXmC7n9v7FsBIWNi5r0BBJF9CxlGNab7zO3CK2GUdtwPUBVGhlsrmrkR-Zy-gB2z6sGLQ6YDhiocjBe8JkBT7ngg5FxP77sXx5_5hcH9oyUCavs/w400-h268/Tormore%20Distillery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-3864657298944555852023-08-03T11:20:00.000-03:002023-08-03T11:20:47.151-03:00Waterford Ballymorgan Edition 1.2<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmgU1j0MSfHiIMfvUsK36XtRro4pyEhTkIB5XVBg-QuZVCn2aWEWs0Eo3nqAL_8xiE_7DIuvMByz4VNMZjaEsB0BtA6f8uiKyvdLazb-kZIGu4gW8wIyaHx5DYfwSovAIf33sppGO9LSt3g7Lv8YayfHAG5FYgwNlyiTZceF25fjE9Ls3xspOg62LzBE/s600/Waterford%20Ballymorgan%201.2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmgU1j0MSfHiIMfvUsK36XtRro4pyEhTkIB5XVBg-QuZVCn2aWEWs0Eo3nqAL_8xiE_7DIuvMByz4VNMZjaEsB0BtA6f8uiKyvdLazb-kZIGu4gW8wIyaHx5DYfwSovAIf33sppGO9LSt3g7Lv8YayfHAG5FYgwNlyiTZceF25fjE9Ls3xspOg62LzBE/s320/Waterford%20Ballymorgan%201.2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">“Unfinished Sympathy”</p></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 998</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Ireland 🇮🇪</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: South-East</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Waterford Ballymorgan Edition 1.2</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Irish Whisky - Single Farm Origin Series - 30.000 Bottles</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: 4 Years (2016 - 2020)</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 50%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Mixed Barrels (See Conclusion)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: No</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 55-70 (August 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 😐 Borderline okay</span><br /><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">: 😐 There's potential here but it's just too immature</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Pale Gold (Natural Colour)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please give the Waterford a little time in the glass before Nosing to avoid the initial waft of Varnish. With that out of the way you clearly get the Virgin Oak, present in most West-European whiskies. The Nose is Young with various Bakery notes. Lots of Toffee and Vanilla as well as some Sweet and Sour Fruity notes. Not bad but rather underdeveloped. The Alcohol is noticeable but not as strong as you would expect in view of the high ABV.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Sweet Barley, German Butter Biscuits, Toffee, Vanilla, Yeast, Bread Dough, Apple-Filled Pastry, Hay, Dusty Track, White Chocolate, Dairy, Sour Berries, Fresh Herbs, Cinnamon and Ginger.<br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Caramel, Treacle, Farmyard, Floral Perfume, White Port Wine, Artificially-Flavored Candies (Orange, Lemon, Banana), Slivovitz, Varnish, Sweet Tropical Fruit Salad, Oak and Pepper.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvO98b8S4Nph2oIguo94oHrItTsL-hMYwZoAXYyJ2Bp18dBDf0VQivIPaXIXOWC9MSUD9DBS-cjoq4P4gPh2GNIYA3S_D5vupe7wckuaIqOXFjNI3a7qeLXBycLtCKn3NuewRC3gQwt1Uw7Q0mAjT1hl2kBRNRihHpYx8pZEBebmdKlp2UEKxU3pO6Gmg/s1000/Waterford%20Stills.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvO98b8S4Nph2oIguo94oHrItTsL-hMYwZoAXYyJ2Bp18dBDf0VQivIPaXIXOWC9MSUD9DBS-cjoq4P4gPh2GNIYA3S_D5vupe7wckuaIqOXFjNI3a7qeLXBycLtCKn3NuewRC3gQwt1Uw7Q0mAjT1hl2kBRNRihHpYx8pZEBebmdKlp2UEKxU3pO6Gmg/w320-h320/Waterford%20Stills.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Young, Thin and slightly Hot. The Cask and its Spices come to the front. It's like soaking White Bread in New Make Spirit and cover it in Spices. It's not bad but it tastes like a semi-finished product.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sweet Barley, Toffee, Vanilla, Dough, Yeast, Fruit-Flavored Candies (Orange, Green Apple, Lemon, Banana, Pear), Sour Berries, Grapefruit, Oak, Pepper, Ginger, Cloves, Nutmeg and Licorice.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Sugary Honey, Caramel, Floral Perfume, Slivovitz, Milk Chocolate, Leather, Tobacco, Fresh Herbs, Cinnamon and Aniseed.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></span></div>Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Middle-Long, quite Hot & a little on the Thin side. Sweet at first but with increasing Bitterness towards the Dry end. The potential is there but this Spirit is very Young & clearly requires some additional Cask time. I find Toasted Barley, Caramel, Vanilla, Toffee, Resin, Varnish, Pastry, Sour Berries, Lemon, Grapefruit, Green Apple, Floral Perfume, Dusty Track, Bounty Candy Bars, Oak, Pepper, Ginger, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Mint, Licorice and Cloves. Slightly stale Espresso after a while.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><br />A little Water helps to control the Alcohol of course and that's a plus. On the minus side you lose a lot of the Flavours. A few drops can't hurt but don't overdo it.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 6.5 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(******1/2)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7 - Taste: 6.5 - Finish: 6</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Okay but way too Young.</span></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Waterford distillery is located in the town that bears the same name and was founded in 2014 by former co-owner of Bruichladdich, Mark Reynier. The current production capacity is one million litres. Waterford seems to specialize in organic & biodynamic whisky using local products whenever possible. The Single Farm Origin Series are made with Barley produced on a single farm. In the case of the 1.2 I'm reviewing today the barley was produced by Robert Milne in the County Wexford.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 1.2 Edition matured in the following very interesting cask combination: 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Casks (37%), Virgin US Oak (20%), French Oak (23%), Fortified Sweet Wine-Vin Doux Naturel (23%).</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Waterford Distillery took a lot of effort to create something special here. They took Single Farm Barley and matured the Spirit in a variety of casks of good quality. They gave it everything but...Time! Four years is simply not enough and the Virgin Oak and Hot Spices are in full control. And that's a pity because I feel that the full potential of the Fruity Waterford Spirit is there. It just needs to be left alone for at least 12 Years. I really hope to be able to taste a fully matured Waterford in the near future.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende August 3, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUv8z88aWiw6Y_IIVPPjphtH3GtbJmN-6NAx7bSpvQk70_QHGSNvDoT3OZXl2hIsoHGJmPlshvVkYh0ZvLDKdJisbaTucgwzoDG1znI-JL0We_mAe8Z8gkSnwLn7f9UyyU_6uJi-sOAqOjyJWyOA9eeLl436-tGYDPc9en3W-yJnFMeHA6Xo-E5ha75xc/s1613/Waterford%20Distillery.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1613" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUv8z88aWiw6Y_IIVPPjphtH3GtbJmN-6NAx7bSpvQk70_QHGSNvDoT3OZXl2hIsoHGJmPlshvVkYh0ZvLDKdJisbaTucgwzoDG1znI-JL0We_mAe8Z8gkSnwLn7f9UyyU_6uJi-sOAqOjyJWyOA9eeLl436-tGYDPc9en3W-yJnFMeHA6Xo-E5ha75xc/w400-h268/Waterford%20Distillery.webp" width="400" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-89180883409017514112023-07-23T16:15:00.001-03:002023-07-24T13:38:55.554-03:00Tomatin 2007 (Gordon & MacPhail Discovery)<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsxTqpjVwYte-V09eO17_gc9fZj7z6lOKNinGYLBdsQRQjWaKKmxk_GsQaD5i1clqvIoAxksocO4mj4M69woUbtg0g9WKV4v4s8WpHm8YxMwXosQECrsUVd3neLxlfr03HJ5_GTsCFZ9CHZBBDKFqTJ_zTOqrz1RfSYnULCVMOCZz_DNvFQMLpBBeaIM/s960/Tomatin%202007%20GMP.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="960" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsxTqpjVwYte-V09eO17_gc9fZj7z6lOKNinGYLBdsQRQjWaKKmxk_GsQaD5i1clqvIoAxksocO4mj4M69woUbtg0g9WKV4v4s8WpHm8YxMwXosQECrsUVd3neLxlfr03HJ5_GTsCFZ9CHZBBDKFqTJ_zTOqrz1RfSYnULCVMOCZz_DNvFQMLpBBeaIM/s320/Tomatin%202007%20GMP.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“So Many Casks So Little Time”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 997</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Highlands</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Tomatin 2007</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Matured & Bottled By/For: Gordon & MacPhail - Discovery Series - Bottled: 2018</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: Almost 11 Years</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 43%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: First-Fill Ex-Bourbon casks</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: Yes</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 50-60 (July 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 😐 Okay</span><br /><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">: 😑 It's okay but not more than that</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Light Golden (Natural Colour)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's like walking into a Bakery. Dough, Grain, Yeast, Sugar and Butter are all there. It's a Young Spirit by all means and the Alcohol is slightly noticeable. The Nose is not bad and the casks are of good quality. There's some Fruit in the background but all in all it's a bit forgettable.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Sweet Barley, German Butter Biscuits, Vanilla, Bounty Candy Bars, Dough, Yeast, Apfel Strudel, Banana Ice Cream, Floral Perfume, Cigar Box and Grass.<br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Toffee, Caramel, Demerara Sugar, Lemon, Nectarine, Poire Belle Helene, Cashew Nuts and Peanuts, Cinnamon and Mint.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtfm-1oOJT62HD1kNphkzESVjqdz1b7A-5IFFNz6uRrHW-IfojWE4KAOQVoopkikhLT82iGOEC3JY3dryRoOQMBaZSgShvU3P1VsxEJ6RYTAL9Duiv9C21HvwIr5zuE7lExy_OyScViud3mykD94Fd84xMXRnAflN0mobbY6AzEM36cNxVoymrsLOSuI/s4000/Tomatin%20%23%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtfm-1oOJT62HD1kNphkzESVjqdz1b7A-5IFFNz6uRrHW-IfojWE4KAOQVoopkikhLT82iGOEC3JY3dryRoOQMBaZSgShvU3P1VsxEJ6RYTAL9Duiv9C21HvwIr5zuE7lExy_OyScViud3mykD94Fd84xMXRnAflN0mobbY6AzEM36cNxVoymrsLOSuI/s320/Tomatin%20%23%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Young, Light but Creamy and mostly Sweet. Nothing that really calls my attention I'm afraid.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sweet Barley, Vanilla, Apfel Strudel, Banana Ice Cream, Bounty Candy Bars, Pine Nuts, Grass, Cigar Box, Cinnamon and Pepper.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Demerara Sugar, Buttered Toast with some Marmalade, Nectarine, Lemon, Pineapple, Floral tones, Herbs, Ginger and Mint.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgok0JV9v4Fn3XXZF0ud7DgLZL8WJO-KoDVocEMu_STMYCI7mbAMmOgGaj4x3_MEM--bBT9JbQBSyFj9MesPj0hnwJ0IkUBGKHbR6RIWRufDuUuE8w4KRTEcHM_EOcp3LR0fAe5mL90DSs7IxdT_7wJraAJMaUSsrHvm3WNrKNB4kxGqCq-jK41WSmaG5s/s896/Tomatin%20Distillery%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="896" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgok0JV9v4Fn3XXZF0ud7DgLZL8WJO-KoDVocEMu_STMYCI7mbAMmOgGaj4x3_MEM--bBT9JbQBSyFj9MesPj0hnwJ0IkUBGKHbR6RIWRufDuUuE8w4KRTEcHM_EOcp3LR0fAe5mL90DSs7IxdT_7wJraAJMaUSsrHvm3WNrKNB4kxGqCq-jK41WSmaG5s/s320/Tomatin%20Distillery%203.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></span></div>Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>On the Short side and rather Thin despite a Creamy mouthfeel. Mainly Sweet but with some light Bitterness towards the Medium-Dry end. Easily the weakest part of this Tomatin. I find Sweet Barley, Caramel, Vanilla, Buttered Toast, Honey, Nuts Candy Bars, Warm Apple Sauce, Peanut Butter, Pineapple on Heavy Syrup, Floral tones, Fresh Herbs, Lemon, Cigar Box, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Menthol and Pepper. A little Hot in the aftertaste.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><br />Added Water does not improve this Tomatin.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7.5 - Taste: 7 - Finish: 6.5</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Okay</span></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomatin was founded in 1897 by the Tomatin Spey Distillery Company. In 1985 the distillery went into liquidation and was bought in 1987 by Takara Shuzo Co. and Okara & Co, both from Japan which was quite remarkable at that time. In fact, Tomatin was the first Scottish distillery that became fully owned by Japanese companies. Currently the shares are being hold by Takara Shuzo (81%) Marubeni (14%) and Kokubu (5%). Tomatin has always been a distillery that produced large quantities of Spirit for Blends but in the last 15 years they started to concentrate on producing and marketing Single Malts as well. As a result, the production decreased from well over 10 million litres in the 1970's/1980's to around 1,8 million litres in 2022. They still produce Blends as well though. (Antiquary, Big T and the Talisman). Today's Single Malt core range includes the NAS Legacy, the 12, 18, 30 and 36 years. In 2016, new packaging and bottles were introduced for the entire core range.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm a big fan of Gordon & MacPhail and I was looking forward to taste this Tomatin but I have to say that I'm rather disappointed with this Highland Whisky. The idea of the Discovery Series is to let people get acquainted with the most used Cask-types at an affordable price. As such this Tomatin works. The casks are of good quality and the Vanilla shines highlighting the Ex-Bourbon casks. But as a whole it's a rather Thin and uneventful Single Malt that would have benefited from more time in the casks. I know that it would have become more expensive but still....</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende July 24, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAs3mh70_5evtfpIovfLeXw36doVZQksMo0-kYk6YQMFmxTUDxizLHdue_AH9SLMJx30mcuQgkYgJZ_i1s7-QaU_VcG-9HS8FZyXJxwuot7ndmrvl9I7sw-kY5-jWh_K7M7WJrR3_oVqB09rBnFfdc1b22k4NRDtiuQFFTJucl65igR_YMxad5SE4zcA/s4000/Tomatin%20%23%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAs3mh70_5evtfpIovfLeXw36doVZQksMo0-kYk6YQMFmxTUDxizLHdue_AH9SLMJx30mcuQgkYgJZ_i1s7-QaU_VcG-9HS8FZyXJxwuot7ndmrvl9I7sw-kY5-jWh_K7M7WJrR3_oVqB09rBnFfdc1b22k4NRDtiuQFFTJucl65igR_YMxad5SE4zcA/s320/Tomatin%20%23%201.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-46794005480526190012023-07-13T08:55:00.000-03:002023-07-13T08:55:24.339-03:00Glenlivet 21 Years Archive<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5NaU1Wy783Gzd3UyLgmeM3CwC8cWUQrjBRjbxt8rF0gWOoKi7qtzvI41rni5hOV0BrmOEa3aELDbIQuw5eqXCLKCWiY_46NmaS4ax8B5-XnT_6wSrNQ6FubayEqPVP-tXzvO93ET_qlFZbY4knLWF1jaiBcg-Em1Lf10YA6Oj13KWD9bdEuUI0gGY0w/s600/Glenlivet%2021%20years%20archive.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5NaU1Wy783Gzd3UyLgmeM3CwC8cWUQrjBRjbxt8rF0gWOoKi7qtzvI41rni5hOV0BrmOEa3aELDbIQuw5eqXCLKCWiY_46NmaS4ax8B5-XnT_6wSrNQ6FubayEqPVP-tXzvO93ET_qlFZbY4knLWF1jaiBcg-Em1Lf10YA6Oj13KWD9bdEuUI0gGY0w/s320/Glenlivet%2021%20years%20archive.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Money For Nothing”</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 20px;"> </span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 996</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Speyside</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: The Glenlivet Archive - Batch #: Unknown</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: 21 Years</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 43%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Mix of Ex-Bourbon casks and Sherry Butts</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: Yes</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 170-200 (July 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 👎 Too expensive for what it offers</span><br /><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">: 👎 Go for the <a href="http://www.bestshotwhiskyreviews.com/search/label/Glenlivet%2018">18 Years</a> instead</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Golden Amber (Natural Colour)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please give this 21 Years some time in the glass before Nosing. This way you will allow the Aromas to develop and avoid the initial waft of Varnish. The Nose is a bit on the Thin side for such a mature Malt suggesting Re-Fill casks in the mix. There are certainly an important number of Sherried casks in the mix as well as Dark Red Fruit, Dried Fruit and Nuts lead the way. It certainly evokes memories of X-Mas cakes. The Alcohol is well-integrated here. It's not bad at all but somehow you would expect more of a 21 Year-Old Single Malt at this price level.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Sweet Barley, Buttered Toast, Brown Sugar, slightly Burnt Caramel, Wax, X-Mas Pudding, Dried Fruit like Raisins, Sultanas, Apricots, Plums and Figs, Mixed Nuts, Dark Chocolate, Oak, Citrus Peel, Cinnamon, Ginger, Mint and hints of Tropical Fruits.<br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Toffee, Vanilla, Nougat, Marzipan, Wet Stones, Varnish, Dark Berries and Cherries, Unripe Apples and Pears, Floral Soap, Dusty Road, Tobacco, Herbal Tea, Leather, Pepper and Cloves.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLU71voVd0oEvhvpih6V7Dk7dx-FtRvCdLblzSieuWUhEJt_QT5ewr3a2L5SZipyCNee3A0oDA9jhz15YZncPd-lDiym9-slr-_c6WSGdQOnk3UFe-Ehn4CzOQpakXWgOwJytQFcvS8-i6rknFzcUBQAQzuOfm0JkNfehPkKagXatAoyNTXcYs8qFR0dk/s896/Glenlivet%20JB%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLU71voVd0oEvhvpih6V7Dk7dx-FtRvCdLblzSieuWUhEJt_QT5ewr3a2L5SZipyCNee3A0oDA9jhz15YZncPd-lDiym9-slr-_c6WSGdQOnk3UFe-Ehn4CzOQpakXWgOwJytQFcvS8-i6rknFzcUBQAQzuOfm0JkNfehPkKagXatAoyNTXcYs8qFR0dk/s320/Glenlivet%20JB%203.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Too Thin for this age and price-level. The Casks, Cask-Spices and Alcohol become more noticeable. The slightly Dry palate offers a balanced mix of Bitter, Sweet and Sour notes.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Toasted Barley, Brown Sugar, X-Mas Cake, Dried Fruit like Raisins, Plums, Apples, Apricots and Bananas, Dark Berries and Cherries, Mixed Nuts, Floral Soap, Dark Chocolate, Oak, Pepper, Ginger, Cinnamon and Nutmeg.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Vanilla, Marzipan, Nougat, Wet Stones, Orange Peel, Tropical Fruit, Herbal Tea, Leather, Tobacco, Grapefruit, Espresso, Cloves, Aniseed, Licorice, Menthol & a Green note I can't quite place.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_paRAZqVCIvTJrDukCMndfUEeHhHYPFstKkDlhOvt89oUe_wx6LGiGEeox7KUKRsbyf08r28yOZ61t7fdBiRyJvXH2GmbaZSQsVc5-owB2WadMX1bgqFeskjmszCbTQh13pejis5YFUJCH8We2zXHydTme-VCIxuxeWmv6RUq6zpCpLt-OVBW_cVMMvY/s896/Glenlivet%20JB%204.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_paRAZqVCIvTJrDukCMndfUEeHhHYPFstKkDlhOvt89oUe_wx6LGiGEeox7KUKRsbyf08r28yOZ61t7fdBiRyJvXH2GmbaZSQsVc5-owB2WadMX1bgqFeskjmszCbTQh13pejis5YFUJCH8We2zXHydTme-VCIxuxeWmv6RUq6zpCpLt-OVBW_cVMMvY/s320/Glenlivet%20JB%204.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></span></div>Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Thin, Bitter-Sweet and on the Short side. Some Sour and Peppery notes develop towards the Medium-Dry end. I find Toasted Barley, Brown Sugar, Caramel,Treacle, Dried Fruit like Raisins, Plums, Apples and Banana, slightly Sour Red Berries and Cherries, Honey, Caramel, Orange Peel, Resin, Oak, Dark Chocolate, Espresso and Spices like Pepper, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cloves and Nutmeg, Licorice, Mint, Herbal Tea and Grapefruit Juice. The Oak and Oak Spices are (too) prominent suggesting that this Glenlivet Spirit has overstayed its time in the casks.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><br />Added Water does not improve this Glenlivet. It's already too Thin as presented.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7.5 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******1/2)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7.5 - Taste: 7.5 - Finish: 7</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Good</span></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">T</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">he Glenlivet Distillery is located in Ballindalloch (Banfshire) and was founded in 1824 by George Smith. Since 2001 it is owned by Chivas Brothers Pernod Ricard In 2018 a new production extension became operational that has increased the production to around 21 million litres making it the largest Single Malt distillery in Scotland. The Core range includes The Founder's Reserve (NAS), the 12, 15, 18 and 21 Years as well as the XXV and the Captain's Reserve.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Glenlivet distillery is huge but most of their Single Malts are unspectacular & very Main-Stream. That is alright of course if you like that type of Whisky and can get it at a reasonable price. But that's exactly where this 21 Years goes awry. It's unspectacular and very Main-Stream but it comes with a hefty price tag. Not to mention the facts that it's Chill-Filtered and is bottled at a worrisome 43% that leaves this Single Malt way too Thin. I therefore advise you to leave this 21 Years alone and buy the <a href="http://www.bestshotwhiskyreviews.com/search/label/Glenlivet%2018">18 Years</a> instead if you like this Aroma and Flavour profile.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">*PS: Quality and type of casks used may vary from Batch to Batch.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende July 13, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjBFQeQB1UDDivxtHdIIBjDfAcaxm6P-Bl1vsaaFjrOvtFeaVX2IH9FXpwrNMbFt6hsDRVaIh2gGJiYOe3ihN13ic-L8aVuQ1BIsjFKMjdMoJjDx92ROfM4ZNfUua9slsS-YVZygrz7SofS36e5wMfk9MR-NprIpsRXaqQc6AzE9I7sikseMSd9-VyAw/s896/Glenlivet%20JB%2018.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjBFQeQB1UDDivxtHdIIBjDfAcaxm6P-Bl1vsaaFjrOvtFeaVX2IH9FXpwrNMbFt6hsDRVaIh2gGJiYOe3ihN13ic-L8aVuQ1BIsjFKMjdMoJjDx92ROfM4ZNfUua9slsS-YVZygrz7SofS36e5wMfk9MR-NprIpsRXaqQc6AzE9I7sikseMSd9-VyAw/s320/Glenlivet%20JB%2018.png" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-90718573994164115632023-07-10T08:58:00.000-03:002023-07-10T08:58:20.595-03:00Bruichladdich Octomore 11.1<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9tW38bdS1TotGxtWJ_GvGr0MCoC87Xkg3bt7l5ElsbN9-aay3z-GO2-7ok6Qrh_H9IgPrJeS53JiMRE8TshaPhCvIpBw3VlxapCfuksZceFzdm_eJoUJFZhf5R_dm2AUez559IkcHv5cfiJVuEKhBg_Ce5-khaQgUcY6h0hxFqmz0i-DV8fuop9bCeQ/s960/Octomore%2011.1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9tW38bdS1TotGxtWJ_GvGr0MCoC87Xkg3bt7l5ElsbN9-aay3z-GO2-7ok6Qrh_H9IgPrJeS53JiMRE8TshaPhCvIpBw3VlxapCfuksZceFzdm_eJoUJFZhf5R_dm2AUez559IkcHv5cfiJVuEKhBg_Ce5-khaQgUcY6h0hxFqmz0i-DV8fuop9bCeQ/s320/Octomore%2011.1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“The Peat Is On”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;"><u>Whisky Review # 995</u></span></b></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Region: Islay</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Bruichladdich Octomore 11.1 (139.6 PPM) - Distilled: 2014</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Bottled: 2020 - Bottles: 30.000</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Age: 5 Years</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 59.4% (Cask Strength)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Maturation: First Fill Ex-Bourbon casks (Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Heaven Hill)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Chill Filtration: No</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 140-180 (July 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 👎 Too expensive for such a Young Malt.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b>: 😐 Look for cheaper alternatives like Kilchoman.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span><span><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;">Colour</span>:</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Pale Straw/White Wine (Natural Color)</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span>Young and a little Thin despite the High ABV. The Peat & Smoke are there of course but certainly not in an overwhelming way. Be sure to give the 11.1 some time in the glass though in order to develop the other Aromas. The Alcohol is noticeable but not in a bad way. The Nose is a slightly modest mix of Sweet, Salty, Yeasty and Coastal notes.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Sweet Toasted Barley, Slightly Burnt Buttered Toast, Vanilla, Yeast, Dough, Wet Clay and Campfire Smoke, Ashes, Smoked Fish on the BBQ sprinkled with Lemon & Salt, Apple, Pear, Banana, Red Berries, Cinnamon and Ginger. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span>Honey, Brown Sugar, Wax, Soot, Burnt Grass & Heather, Dried Herbs, German Raw Smoked Ham (Schwarzwald), Orange, Grapefruit, Papaya Cream, Apricot-Flavored Yogurt, Burnt Rubber, Cooked Vegetables and Cow Shed.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UQl_4zqPOgc/Xymi7WiQwLI/AAAAAAAAU3w/gtZ6BrexnHQWeWNj7wu_97XNMJU63CFbACLcBGAsYHQ/s896/Bruichladdich%2BJB%2B6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="248" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UQl_4zqPOgc/Xymi7WiQwLI/AAAAAAAAU3w/gtZ6BrexnHQWeWNj7wu_97XNMJU63CFbACLcBGAsYHQ/w328-h248/Bruichladdich%2BJB%2B6.png" width="328" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br />Young, Bitter-Sweet, a little Hot and Nervous and quite Dry. The Smoke & Peat are much more pronounced now. The Alcohol is also more present. It's not bad but it lacks Balance and Maturation.<br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Toasted Barley, Vanilla, Burnt Caramel, Campfire Smoke, Wet Peat, Ashes, Smoked Fish & Bacon on the BBQ sprinkled with Lemon, Curry & Salt, Red Apple, Banana, Pear, Charred Oak, Dark Chocolate, Pepper, Ginger, Nutmeg and Cloves. </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Honey, slightly Burnt Buttered Toast, Soot, Yeast, Wet Rock, Herbal Liqueur, Mixed Roasted Nuts, Dried Fruit, Grapefruit, Peach, Burnt Grass, Cinnamon and Tobacco. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o0Q9Qy_BCww/XZyiZa5_duI/AAAAAAAATm0/5bhm-_SuGv8WZ7gPddISyLhaiQdVIft7gCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/P1000856.JPG"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o0Q9Qy_BCww/XZyiZa5_duI/AAAAAAAATm0/5bhm-_SuGv8WZ7gPddISyLhaiQdVIft7gCK4BGAYYCw/s320/P1000856.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;">Finish</b>:</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">In general Middle Long although the Ashes will remain in your throat for a good deal more. It's Sweet at first with developing Bitterness towards the Dry end. It's a rather Young Malt and it shows here. Slightly Hot and Peppery as well. The Alcohol really makes itself known and Smoke and Peat are in control now. I also find Sweet Malt, Burnt Caramel, Vanilla, Honey, Ashes, Soot, Smoked Fish and Meat on the BBQ sprinkled with Salt, Curry and Lemon, Herbal Liqueur, Red Apple, Grapefruit, Mixed Roasted Nuts and Dried Fruit, Dark Chocolate, Charred Oak, Tobacco, Pepper, Cloves, Nutmeg and Ginger. Some Burnt Rubber Tires after a while. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif">I added a little Water and that helps control the Alcohol of course. The Citrus Fruit develops and notes of Sugar Cane Juice and Rum appear. You should try this both ways.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: orange;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7.5 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******1/2) </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7.5 - Taste: 8 - Finish: 7 </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Drinking Experience Neat</span>: Good but quite Young.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Bruichladdich was founded in 1881 by Barnett Harvey. During its history it was mothballed various times, the last time in 1998. In 2012 the Islay distillery was bought by Remy Cointreau (France). Since, Bruichladdich is showing a healthy growth again. The distillery produces 3 types of Single Malt, i.e. the unpeated Bruichladdich & the heavily peated Port Charlotte & Octomore. The basic core range includes the Classic Laddie and a 10-year old Port Charlotte. The annual production amounts to around 1.3 million litres. About 10% of that is Octomore. Octomore by the way means " The Big Eighth". This is a medieval division of common ground.</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">The Octomore 11.1 was made with 100% Scottish Barley (Concerto and Propeno) of the 2013 Harvest.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 11.1 is not really bad but is certainly not the best Octomore I have tasted so far. Out of my head the 7.2 and 8.2 were among my favorites. Except on the Nose, the 11.1 can't hide its Youth and works a little raw and un-balanced in places. It's not a strong Peat-Monster despite the 139.6 PPM. Octomore is quite expensive and the 11.1 is no exception. It's simply too expensive for what it offers and I would advise you to look elsewhere if you like young Islay Malt. Ardbeg, Kilchoman and Peat's Beast come to mind.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cheers!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Jan van den Ende July 10, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PpHw2JFijR4/Xrwkedk3ZxI/AAAAAAAAUhE/aOqWJHNcTGEx0lfoe7xZ6vc6adH87AACQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Bruichladdich%2BJB%2B4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="242" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PpHw2JFijR4/Xrwkedk3ZxI/AAAAAAAAUhE/aOqWJHNcTGEx0lfoe7xZ6vc6adH87AACQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Bruichladdich%2BJB%2B4.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>All pictures were taken during our visit in May 2014</i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-28017505501285959942023-07-03T10:54:00.000-03:002023-07-03T10:54:01.755-03:00Balvenie The Creation of a Classic<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPnxNXEWytR1y0IMaWR7_dhx62Knbh3oEwAZS3Pxkg1NnucDZcFkzec0FbPnWzEKleUpKeUIkxMitd1UE3E7SJ1cTKVEj7kSDP5SIduaQq7AqjnGYVy-9KnDYpAQ7JtqpXAgYrS2MQsfkx2KfeGsi9Xq0uNGkVEx4vBJxNknRvbfaTz88nZSsKLeNWIw/s800/Balvenie.%20Creation%20of%20a%20Classic.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPnxNXEWytR1y0IMaWR7_dhx62Knbh3oEwAZS3Pxkg1NnucDZcFkzec0FbPnWzEKleUpKeUIkxMitd1UE3E7SJ1cTKVEj7kSDP5SIduaQq7AqjnGYVy-9KnDYpAQ7JtqpXAgYrS2MQsfkx2KfeGsi9Xq0uNGkVEx4vBJxNknRvbfaTz88nZSsKLeNWIw/s320/Balvenie.%20Creation%20of%20a%20Classic.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Being Boring”</span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 994</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Speyside</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Balvenie The Creation of a Classic - Original Cask Finish Series</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Scotch Whisky</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: NAS</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 43%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Ex-Bourbon Barrel with finish in Oloroso-Sherried European Oak </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: Yes</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 60-100 (June 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 😐 Okay at around US$ 60. It's not worth much more.</span><br /><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">: 😑 Too boring for me but if you're into Mainstream Malt, go for it! </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Golden Amber (Artificially Coloured)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Relatively Young, Light & Sweet. A few Sour notes in the background. Not bad but a bit unassuming. Quite mainstream. It won't offend anybody but there's certainly no Wow factor as well.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Sweet Barley, Buttered Toast, Vanilla, Straw, Sweet Apple, Orange, Nectarine, Sour Red Grapes, Dusty Track, Oak and Wood Chips, Ginger and Cloves. <br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Caramel, Pancakes sprinkled with Syrup, Ripe Banana, Sultanas, Raisins, Plums, Waxed Furniture, Green Tea, Pastry Dough and hints of Milk Chocolate and Tobacco. </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwyDopqAPnKftxG8U_DOL4v-qD92sajfrcmo6rLQypI5DzGsZpKPqVrSoMABj7WsvhHKtgrP9Mv6hNRjbHuPrOeDqevCs6REBU8MKfESo4pRX4O8AvJ90opyDLVkQePPOTIH71_k_J199y_HtF679gQ1HUMi7aA7OenaFMnVQ_Usf0A6Vcn_EDSIUp_Y/s4000/Balvenie%20Jan%20B%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwyDopqAPnKftxG8U_DOL4v-qD92sajfrcmo6rLQypI5DzGsZpKPqVrSoMABj7WsvhHKtgrP9Mv6hNRjbHuPrOeDqevCs6REBU8MKfESo4pRX4O8AvJ90opyDLVkQePPOTIH71_k_J199y_HtF679gQ1HUMi7aA7OenaFMnVQ_Usf0A6Vcn_EDSIUp_Y/s320/Balvenie%20Jan%20B%201.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Light, Young and Bitter Sweet. Quite Dry. The Alcohol starts popping up. Typical Middle of the Road Mainstream Duty Free Malt. It's not really bad but it doesn't do a thing for me. <br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sweet Malt, Vanilla, Caramel, Toffee, Sweet Apple, Dried Apricot, Orange, Oak, Pepper, Cinnamon, Ginger and Menthol. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Sultanas, Raisins, Pancakes with Syrup, Nectarine, Bounty Bars, Espresso, Herbal Tea, Nutmeg and Cloves. </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Qgm5mCcD-imsoA--jfLtoxTsvocguRv1MUO57uaTVwRCa7FTReiGCRsaXzVND4Z4mmZGR73d6zSOjdAKtP6pHu9m26mocvWM_UAnlQMnhp3oE9WQvlwPlI8aQs7OeMglIoUu3PEOPgPYHrM4BhnsE5HM5f3VKh37ZxbGTd-jq8RiuZ39lGv72sWoiPA/s4000/Balvenie%20Jan%20B%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Qgm5mCcD-imsoA--jfLtoxTsvocguRv1MUO57uaTVwRCa7FTReiGCRsaXzVND4Z4mmZGR73d6zSOjdAKtP6pHu9m26mocvWM_UAnlQMnhp3oE9WQvlwPlI8aQs7OeMglIoUu3PEOPgPYHrM4BhnsE5HM5f3VKh37ZxbGTd-jq8RiuZ39lGv72sWoiPA/s320/Balvenie%20Jan%20B%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span></span></div>Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Middle-Long. Sweet at first but with increasing Bitter notes towards the Dry end. It misses Volume & this Balvenie can't hide its Youth. The Alcohol becomes noticeable as well. I also find Sweet Barley, Vanilla, Caramel, Toffee, Honey, Sweet Apple and Orange, Nectarine, Oak, Pepper, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cloves and lots of Menthol. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><br />With Water it becomes quite Malty on the Nose. Peach and Rose-Water appear. The Palate starts to taste like Cardhu and/or JW and in the Finish you'll get even more Menthol. Try it out both ways!<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7 - Taste: 7 - Finish: 6.5 </span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Okay/Good. Very Mainstream.</span></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Balvenie distillery was founded in 1892 by William Grant in Dufftown, Keith, Banffshire. Production started in 1893. It's still in the hands of William Grant & Sons. They have an extensive core range that includes the 12 Doublewood, the 14 Caribbean Cask, the 15 Years Sherry Cask and the Portwood 21. We tried to visit the distillery in 2014 & 2019 but both times it was closed for maintenance. Balvenie is currently ranked nr. 6 in the list of world wide Single Malt sales. Current annual production amounts to around 6,5 million litres.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This Single Malt was made to remember the fact that the Balvenie Malt Master David C. Stewart back in the 70's and 80's was the first Malt Master to Finish a Single Malt in different casks from the one it initially matured in. Nowadays almost all distilleries follow this idea. David now considers well-earned retirement after well over 50 years with the distillery.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Those of you who follow my posts on a regular basis know that I'm not a fan of the Modern Mainstream Malt. Almost like M & M's but I like those! I think this Balvenie is quite okay for beginning Malt adepts as it does nothing to deeply offend your Nose and Palate. But if you're into Single Malt for a number of years now you will get bored when sipping this. Nothing exciting going on. The silent majority of Malt these days I'm afraid. Nice presentation and bottle though! </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende June 29, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFF-e1mPEIZqiaQSAWlC4Htzr5xGbbfjB6oRt3dOiBJN-0gQ33EVBxJq3Ekh238Z94WCOGs9LmF7i5cPTm1V37blR31e8lpQ_hXk1wKPk3XVD1tXm6vnacKVDHiEtT2u0KPHLiqJdFqdEHat5A8qWGCS3lUKWv-UFCusYk_lNziN4PNsjI8cWYBMH8FM/s896/Balvenie%20Distillery%20JB.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFF-e1mPEIZqiaQSAWlC4Htzr5xGbbfjB6oRt3dOiBJN-0gQ33EVBxJq3Ekh238Z94WCOGs9LmF7i5cPTm1V37blR31e8lpQ_hXk1wKPk3XVD1tXm6vnacKVDHiEtT2u0KPHLiqJdFqdEHat5A8qWGCS3lUKWv-UFCusYk_lNziN4PNsjI8cWYBMH8FM/s320/Balvenie%20Distillery%20JB.png" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-76311110663867316102023-06-20T09:55:00.000-03:002023-06-20T09:55:34.714-03:00Mackmyra Bjorksav<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIla5Mr7EezokefQMxNFqiTrGiE7sMjZMN3o3PcZLXx0Mvlk_QiOx2gC-7XMXoMDz8K5oMm5fvJltcq3P1al8wH9pI7uEdi0ktnhXzY-DqX53_LfSdnUr4cKNvdngJz0kPXbQrtiCMO2P4UCOCjaU76fSy8ppJqkRYTNRsJAvdGBCdeLB4IO9YH7J6/s960/Mackmyra%20Bjorksav%20New.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIla5Mr7EezokefQMxNFqiTrGiE7sMjZMN3o3PcZLXx0Mvlk_QiOx2gC-7XMXoMDz8K5oMm5fvJltcq3P1al8wH9pI7uEdi0ktnhXzY-DqX53_LfSdnUr4cKNvdngJz0kPXbQrtiCMO2P4UCOCjaU76fSy8ppJqkRYTNRsJAvdGBCdeLB4IO9YH7J6/s320/Mackmyra%20Bjorksav%20New.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;"><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">“Green Green Grass of Home”</span></p></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 993</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Sweden 🇸🇪</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Norrland</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Mackmyra Bjorksav - Sasongswhisky Series - Limited Edition - 15000 Bottles</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Whisky</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: NAS</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 46.1%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Mixed Casks (See Conclusion)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: No</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 50-65 (June 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 👍</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">: 😉 Not for everyday but certainly nice to enjoy once in a while</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Golden Sunlight (Natural Colour)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I never have had the pleasure of tasting Birch Sap. But there is certainly a "Green" feeling to this Mackmyra. I also notice the presence of New Oak, probably Swedish in this case. The Nose is a mix of Sweet and Sour notes. It's like entering a Candy Shop in the middle of a forest. Fresh and Different! The Alcohol is noticeable but does not interfere with the Nosing procedures.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Barley Sugar, Vanilla, Honey, Grass & Green Plants, Pine Resin, Yeast, Green Apple, Sour Berries like Gooseberries, Fruit-Flavored Candies (Melon, Strawberry, Lemon, Cherry), Forest Floor and Mint.<br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Toffee, Caramel, Brown Sugar, Buttered Toast, Wax, Unripe Pear, Plum Wine, Fresh Herbs, Nectarine, Oak, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Aniseed and Varnish.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_jvNmFVASfbrePpyxzyMj7dG0zOCvl76a8cRjPns6i0K6veg6TSx-JbE__0ZNV1QhojYk_gufANmfd0Funzp62-JJfqyhDdlmcXtBaHdHHoelLuinrjLaEc_bFPgdWVkpn760IXTqiYdSvA-FdI6LBXJKbNlB3wrffgXBbIrgBU2L-537prRZ5ZL/s832/Mackmyra%20Stills.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="832" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_jvNmFVASfbrePpyxzyMj7dG0zOCvl76a8cRjPns6i0K6veg6TSx-JbE__0ZNV1QhojYk_gufANmfd0Funzp62-JJfqyhDdlmcXtBaHdHHoelLuinrjLaEc_bFPgdWVkpn760IXTqiYdSvA-FdI6LBXJKbNlB3wrffgXBbIrgBU2L-537prRZ5ZL/s320/Mackmyra%20Stills.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Fresh, Clean, Green and relatively Young. A mix of Bitter, Sweet, Sour and Mineral notes. Developing Dryness. It's different but certainly not unpleasant. The Alcohol is noticeable.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Barley Sugar, Vanilla, Butter, Pine Resin, Fruit-Flavored Candies (Strawberry, Green Apple, Melon, Lemon, Banana, Pear), Sour Berries, Grass & Green Plants, Forest Floor, Oak, Pepper, Ginger, Menthol and Mint.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Caramel, Brown Sugar, Syrup, Dough, Yeast, Nectarine, Bitter Almonds, Milk Chocolate, Wet Pebbles, Green Herbs, Aniseed, Nutmeg, Cardamom and Varnish.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdD_RMNULb33i_Uhc6tNJeWD2whKLzNqztoEZwwFmzALIsowDoxKCTNnmor99lmkKEiB1sHeTWNnJ3_xurUijhR8CTRWY5L_AKEAhozpkummeP6B2aNqWijGjSv2VyERlErgLqtqJF67IRtZGQq0yaAj-CV6XhsBUFYymQ098vXgiOmBw-o0M8jws/s1200/Mackmyra%20Bjorksav.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdD_RMNULb33i_Uhc6tNJeWD2whKLzNqztoEZwwFmzALIsowDoxKCTNnmor99lmkKEiB1sHeTWNnJ3_xurUijhR8CTRWY5L_AKEAhozpkummeP6B2aNqWijGjSv2VyERlErgLqtqJF67IRtZGQq0yaAj-CV6XhsBUFYymQ098vXgiOmBw-o0M8jws/s320/Mackmyra%20Bjorksav.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span></span></div>Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Middle-Long, Fresh, Light, Clean & Green. Sweet at first but with developing Bitter notes towards the Dry end. The Alcohol remains noticeable. I find Barley Sugar, Vanilla, Butter, Fruit-Flavored Candies (Melon, Lemon, Pear, Green Apple), Honey, Grass and Green Plants, Sour Berries, Green Herbs, Wet Pebbles, Bitter Almonds, Oak, Pepper, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cardamom, Aniseed, Menthol, Mint and Varnish.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span>A little added water enhances the Barley & the Fruit on the Nose. The Alcohol fades away on the Palate and you get a lot of Menthol in the Finish. Nice to try it out both ways though.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7.5 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******1/2)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7.5 - Taste: 7.5 - Finish: 7</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Good and certainly different.</span></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Bjorksav (Birch Sap) was released in the spring of 2021. It matures in a mix of Ex-Bourbon casks (30%),Oloroso-Seasoned American Oak (24%) and Birch Sap- Seasoned Swedish (8%) and American Oak (20%). The remaining 18% is Whisky aged in non-specified other types of Seasoned casks. The casks vary in size as well. The Bjorksav was inspired by the long-awaited return of Spring. The Birch sap can only be harvested in the beginning of the Spring to avoid Bitterness. Mackmyra uses Birch Wine from local producer Grythyttan owned and run by the brothers Per and Ingunn who seek to highlight the taste of the Nordic forests.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is most certainly the "greenest" Whisky I have tasted so far. Mackmyra has put a lot of effort in assembling this Single Malt and the result is certainly worth the try. I can imagine enjoying this on sunny days in the garden. It's quite different when compared to your average Scotch Single Malt & it might not be to everyone's liking. I would certainly advise you to try a sample first before buying a full bottle. But fortune favors the brave and as such Mackmyra's future looks sunny. Just like this Bjorksav.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende June 20, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedaM6rfL8KI19a9WcjV5QSKXPzBKqumMQ-DF6v1lYs7NxuA-RX0fCFXIOkcT8oR1j2Vkeabqqu9o2uhpnA2gK3iLnKz7ZZ9aYFTmYbBemPHs7iLCMl0ZObzKckQkOV1U1XIl5i5mqVpyRgSA6MEnTbSdiTESSHhwsErAJTYuU8Ib_98SLFrwEL4xB/s1280/Mackmyra%20Distillery%20New.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1280" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedaM6rfL8KI19a9WcjV5QSKXPzBKqumMQ-DF6v1lYs7NxuA-RX0fCFXIOkcT8oR1j2Vkeabqqu9o2uhpnA2gK3iLnKz7ZZ9aYFTmYbBemPHs7iLCMl0ZObzKckQkOV1U1XIl5i5mqVpyRgSA6MEnTbSdiTESSHhwsErAJTYuU8Ib_98SLFrwEL4xB/s320/Mackmyra%20Distillery%20New.png" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-82676645421335584352023-06-15T08:59:00.000-03:002023-06-15T08:59:13.392-03:00Gerston (Lost Distillery Company)<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NnszY7OFnyTvU7qvXzAPk8jS2JjaumnBHsnabMrxCcWN3a_5mqAm6DVxQteCspYDpMgveOA72HPmZvt8KYLwYeEdMlvLF1iua1YapstnTGC1nLRqD0zdYDNJv-npko9ofsJW5qsXi_wUuLFz8Eq66CGuVsNOT5xDOEUSqvJGZmrCIHBwOz992zWG/s960/Gerston%20Blended%20Malt.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NnszY7OFnyTvU7qvXzAPk8jS2JjaumnBHsnabMrxCcWN3a_5mqAm6DVxQteCspYDpMgveOA72HPmZvt8KYLwYeEdMlvLF1iua1YapstnTGC1nLRqD0zdYDNJv-npko9ofsJW5qsXi_wUuLFz8Eq66CGuVsNOT5xDOEUSqvJGZmrCIHBwOz992zWG/s320/Gerston%20Blended%20Malt.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>“Dirty Water”</span></b></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 992</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: North-Eastern Highlands - Hallkirk (Caithness)</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Gerston - Lost Distilleries - Classic Selection</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Produced, Matured and Bottled in Scotland by: The Lost Distillery Company</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Blended Malt Scotch Whisky</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: NAS</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 43%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Refill Ex-Bourbon Casks</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: No</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 45-55 (June 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 😑 Borderline Okay</span><br /><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">: 👎 Too Thin and Watery to really enjoy. Try the Gift Box first! </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Golden Sunlight (Natural Colour)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Young with Sweet, Sour, Smoky, Mineral & Salty Notes. I can almost touch the Refill casks. It's not too bad but I can't get excited I'm afraid.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Sweet Barley Sugar, Vanilla, Sugared Breakfast Cereals, Straw, Burnt Toast, Green Apple, Citrus Peel, Dirty Earth, Factory Smoke, Pepper and Ginger. <br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Salted Caramel, Toffee, Mixed Nuts and Dried Fruit, Wet Sand, Unripe Pear, Mandarin, Melon, Nectarine, Imitation Leather, Charred Oak, Olive Oil, Mustard and Sea Breeze. A hint of Phosphor. </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DBobwyRQ0wgGDn7zNsrSSqQ1C51o7h5pAVoH8MS6Erdg7sPjHJOzOfVLv4jf3AZlQERNG4VUkL34LpBjVDruHl1npXCV8hdMcbfj5WRKYxBf0jkX0gVSqrRkvB5VTW4NeNzbebHeKlEq1_HTXGHrxRi0cgxW7Xdpe-uqBYnq_lSm3S44hqwMrrJD/s1500/Lost%20Distilleries%20Box.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="1500" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DBobwyRQ0wgGDn7zNsrSSqQ1C51o7h5pAVoH8MS6Erdg7sPjHJOzOfVLv4jf3AZlQERNG4VUkL34LpBjVDruHl1npXCV8hdMcbfj5WRKYxBf0jkX0gVSqrRkvB5VTW4NeNzbebHeKlEq1_HTXGHrxRi0cgxW7Xdpe-uqBYnq_lSm3S44hqwMrrJD/s320/Lost%20Distilleries%20Box.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Young, Light and Thin. A mix of Bitter, Sweet, Sour, Salty and Mineral notes. It's a bit Dirty as well. A Watered-Down version of Ledaig from the isle of Mull. <br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Toasted and Malted Barley, Salted Caramel, Straw, Green Apple, Citrus Peel, Olive Oil, Licorice, Charred Oak, Dirty Earth, Factory Smoke, Dark Chocolate, Wet Rocks, Pepper and Ginger. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Vanilla, Dried Herbs, Unripe Pears & Bananas, Mandarin, Melon, Nuts & Nut Shells, Iron, Cinnamon and Mint.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Medium-Long. Bitter-Sweet, Thin & almost Watery. A little Hot towards the Dry end. I find Toasted Barley, Salted Caramel, Vanilla, Straw, Charred Oak, Factory Smoke, Dirty Earth, Citrus Peel, Mandarin, Green Apple, Nuts & Nut Shells, Dark Chocolate, Cinnamon, Pepper, Menthol, Licorice & Ginger. A hint of Old Iron and Peanut Butter. </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><br />Added Water kills this Gerston.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 6.5 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(******1/2)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7 - Taste: 6.5 - Finish: 6 </span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Okay</span></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">There were in fact two distilleries operating under this name. Gerston I was a family owned Farm Distillery that was founded by the Swanson Family in 1796 and closed in 1875 after a Water dispute with one of the neighbors. Swanson subsequently sold the distillery. Gerston II was founded in 1886 and was 10 times as big as Gerston I. The new owners hoped to build on the success of Gerston I but could not repeat the taste and the quality of the original distillery. Gerston II closed after nearly two decades in the year 1914. Only Gerston I used Peat to dry the malted Barley so this recreation is based on <i>that</i> Distillery.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course there is no way of telling if this version smells and tastes like the products of Gerson I or II. On a stand-alone basis I'm not overly impressed with this fifth Lost Distillery item out of a gift box of 6 miniatures. The last one, Towiemore, will get its Review later this year. This Gerston is very Young and Thin almost to the point of being Watery despite the 43%. It's okay as a miniature but I would not advise to buy a full bottle of this. I have no idea what Distilleries are part of this Blended Malt but I'm pretty sure it contains Old Pulteney & perhaps a bit of Ledaig. If you guys have additional info, please let me know! </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende June 15, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacSjQpQd1FJ4ouhoQ7fvWhRTE7wscYiPOl_LDA2b9pT7j2Ke4_4ofb0DjyPWUTror8TGGAx0cpSlUoQR95PqljJR4kF9YKuiIMCGK2BiHZaMAR0Iwt4DJNLKYoU39BGZG9c8TdLeAGwMMElfkjf8HpAq3-v2r7eYcbj2ps4R0Zi1dacZWcNFSRnnF/s306/Gerston%20Distillery.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s2zi4EuxM4EFB0N2jFFmROCs9AhqD8Z-BPna5FJSTUURtNCEdnpTlF4kBYnPQMEpq2zcgrY4W_slLnEs5QRVvlXE33nPdcOrvqEzebTFYt3yMVsW7NzTCMXu8CQ_dCk1-oYokPKFLoQMZ1Agomva6EBzRYIP8vobYs_i5lmlcvRyaGu6Ha7Po0fI/s960/Atholl%20Highlander%2010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s2zi4EuxM4EFB0N2jFFmROCs9AhqD8Z-BPna5FJSTUURtNCEdnpTlF4kBYnPQMEpq2zcgrY4W_slLnEs5QRVvlXE33nPdcOrvqEzebTFYt3yMVsW7NzTCMXu8CQ_dCk1-oYokPKFLoQMZ1Agomva6EBzRYIP8vobYs_i5lmlcvRyaGu6Ha7Po0fI/s320/Atholl%20Highlander%2010.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“War (What Is It Good For)”</span></b></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 991</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Unknown</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Brand: Atholl Highlander</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Produced, Matured and Bottled in Scotland for: The Atholl Highlanders</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: 10 Years</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 40%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Unknown. Most likely Refill Ex-Bourbon casks</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: Yes</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price: Around US$ 20 in Auctions (June 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 😐 Okay at around US$ 20</span><br /><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">: 👎 Nothing really enjoyable here</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Chardonnay (Probably Artificially Coloured)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A rather unexpressive Nose that reminds me of an average Blended Scotch Whisky that matured in 3rd and/or 4th Refill casks. Medium Sweet with some Sour notes. Lots of Grass and Straw with a few Floral tones. The Alcohol is noticeable.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>Grain, Buttered Toast, Yeast, Old Bread, Grass and Straw, Nut Shells, Lemon Zest, Floral Soap & some Green Herbs.<br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Malted Barley, Honey, Vanilla, Caramel, Brown Sugar, Apples, Pears, Apricot-filled Pastry, Pepper, Cinnamon and Mint.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8AMqJrco0NNUdsXJ9N_cj-cmkEmK1lsFC2cFlwybdvySsnn6VEOPDu27Zu5Z0qNMcrLNjvhfH_k4Ory9CpaRxW48q2nRD6dQzXXNw6BtfFibIAYIuptDJHar6h1nesfF-EQ8HiShB0JnghT792q9BMG9eMQlEtAfRjWtarPJUrqEJcp6UWXLRKC5/s225/Atholl%20Highlander.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8AMqJrco0NNUdsXJ9N_cj-cmkEmK1lsFC2cFlwybdvySsnn6VEOPDu27Zu5Z0qNMcrLNjvhfH_k4Ory9CpaRxW48q2nRD6dQzXXNw6BtfFibIAYIuptDJHar6h1nesfF-EQ8HiShB0JnghT792q9BMG9eMQlEtAfRjWtarPJUrqEJcp6UWXLRKC5/s16000/Atholl%20Highlander.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Thin. A mix of Sugary Sweet, Bitter and Sour notes. It's rather Hot as well. The Atholl Highlanders deserve more than this. And so do I.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Grains, Sugar, Caramel, Grass & Straw, Nut Shells, Caffe Latte, Refill Casks, Pepper, Cinnamon and Nutmeg.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Barley, Toffee, Vanilla, Apricot-filled Pastry, Apple, Pear, Lemon and Orange Zest, Plastic and Grapefruit.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">On the Thin side. Medium-Long & rather Hot. Bitter-Sweet with a few Sour notes. I find Grain, Toffee, Sugar, Honey, Straw, Green Apple, Unripe Pear, Grass and Straw, Caffe Latte, Lemon and Orange Zest, Grapefruit, Refill-Casks, Nut Shells, Pepper, Nutmeg, Cinnamon and Mint. A slight PVC Off-Note.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><br />I added a bit of Water and the Barley starts to peep through. It also becomes less Sharp. A few drops can't hurt here.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 6 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(******)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 6 - Taste: 6.5 - Finish: 5.5</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Okay at best</span></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Blair Castle is located in Pitlochry (Pertshire) in the Southern Highlands. It dates from 1269 and has been the home of the Earls & Dukes of Atholl for over 700 years. Queen Victoria stayed at the castle in 1844 and presented the Duke of Atholl with colours for his men, the Atholl Highlanders. They are still in existence today and form the only private army in Europe.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have no idea where this Single Malt was distilled. You would expect it to be Blair Atholl situated around the corner. But somehow I don't think so as the little box only mentions "Distilled in Scotland". Probably a Highland distillery though. I also don't know if the Atholl Highlanders are good soldiers. But in any case they deserve a better tribute than this 10 year old Single Malt. As the officer in charge of the Atholl Highlanders would command: "Dismissed".</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende June 13, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgQt9b9FTr261bPmgZDOyaUrbW8DfsjUaEx9FeVpIXjMPkkyc5mKDBEtp9yyGTw3QIuoVFWeEQ5x2kPDrMlyC0C-jiA-4srGJ8cbjsqPZ9ID3wIsipsg2QnA8Ite3U76iSCDZw2ADV_eaaeXbUZlA7ISmtcH5aiHKBEeGZhgL02Xpm8b_7Z73Q-Sp/s1500/Blair%20Castle.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1500" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgQt9b9FTr261bPmgZDOyaUrbW8DfsjUaEx9FeVpIXjMPkkyc5mKDBEtp9yyGTw3QIuoVFWeEQ5x2kPDrMlyC0C-jiA-4srGJ8cbjsqPZ9ID3wIsipsg2QnA8Ite3U76iSCDZw2ADV_eaaeXbUZlA7ISmtcH5aiHKBEeGZhgL02Xpm8b_7Z73Q-Sp/s320/Blair%20Castle.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-60325280763173636622023-05-17T09:47:00.001-03:002023-05-17T09:47:42.560-03:00Amrut Triparva<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_3mhMxaCY4nkAf9DnAOICaxTCtEdGF-YT4OCw53mdGexFFdq1H0PjZa5nedUsJzVVFyM-pE16s5inw9vU_PWyFEDdYmy2yTjSDOHLc3j9H0FvgQXypfwb3pNYDBarjAl3VMeOcWcUG7zUF0tw_HhxaTnVPTJ9jXDLMEi13mQ_S9CAQCEWSWlSr9o/s2514/Amrut%20Triparva%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2514" data-original-width="1550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_3mhMxaCY4nkAf9DnAOICaxTCtEdGF-YT4OCw53mdGexFFdq1H0PjZa5nedUsJzVVFyM-pE16s5inw9vU_PWyFEDdYmy2yTjSDOHLc3j9H0FvgQXypfwb3pNYDBarjAl3VMeOcWcUG7zUF0tw_HhxaTnVPTJ9jXDLMEi13mQ_S9CAQCEWSWlSr9o/s320/Amrut%20Triparva%202.jpeg" width="197" /></a></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Dreadlock Holiday”</span> <span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400;"> </span></span></p></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 990</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: India 🇮🇳</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Amrut Triparva</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Type: Single Malt Whisky - Batch#1 - Triple Distilled</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Series: Limited Release - 5400 Bottles</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: NAS</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 50%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Mix of Fresh American Oak and Ex-Bourbon casks</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: No</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 100-140 (May 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 😐 Quite expensive for a relatively young Whisky</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b>: 👍 A nice alternative for Scotch but not an every day dram</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Dark Gold with shades of Brown (Natural Colour)</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">A mix of Sweet, Bitter, Sour, Malty & Dusty notes. There's definitively some Varnish in the air. Lots of Fruity notes as well, both from (mature) Fresh Fruit and some Artificially flavored Candies. It's certainly different when compared to Scottish Malt or Triple-Distilled Irish Whiskey. The Alcohol is noticeable but within limits. I get images of ripe Tropical Fruit that was soaked in Rum.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Malted Barley, Vanilla, Butter Biscuits, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Dried Fruit like Raisins, Figs, Dates & Plums, Apricot-filled Puff Pastry, Dusty Oak, Candies (Pineapple, Banana & Cherry flavour), Orange, Grapefruit, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Mint and Cloves.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Toffee, Caramel, Wax, Glue, Yeast, Grass, Varnish, Dusty Track, Rum, Fresh and Dried Herbs, Floral Perfume, Bounty Bars, Roasted Almonds, Nectarine, Papaya, Mango, Ginger, Curry, Green Plants, Dairy and Olive Oil.</span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br />The relative Youth of this Single Malt becomes more clear now and the Alcohol is certainly more noticeable at this point. The Palate is a Fruity mix of Sweet, Bitter & Sour notes.<br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Sweet Barley, Caramel, Vanilla, Wax, Candies (Banana, Cherry, Pineapple & Melon flavour), Mandarin, Seville-Orange, Grapefruit, Mango, Chocolate, Glue, Ashes, Pepper, Cinnamon and Cloves.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Wax, Bounty Bars, Floral Perfume, Varnish, Slivovitz, Papaya, Nectarine and Passion Fruit, Toasted Almonds, Marzipan, Herbs, Dusty Earth, Tobacco, Nutmeg, Curry and Ginger.</span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHYZzqQ6RYoMnMWu2OSXjKctovEgNQjzcjNWf5vt91HX8gqip4G3bvqqz9ryVu8gSHq9Fgs30PekksjTYM_ULy7or-Hi3BPn4u4LyU2RKHxY8NO6CRHUN8uq_BhtU_ZItpShsSHkpgqzKpT7x_U10ZI2gxuMmZZErZ5snngerSvt19RrHWcoPIncR/s1447/Amrut%20Stills.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1447" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHYZzqQ6RYoMnMWu2OSXjKctovEgNQjzcjNWf5vt91HX8gqip4G3bvqqz9ryVu8gSHq9Fgs30PekksjTYM_ULy7or-Hi3BPn4u4LyU2RKHxY8NO6CRHUN8uq_BhtU_ZItpShsSHkpgqzKpT7x_U10ZI2gxuMmZZErZ5snngerSvt19RrHWcoPIncR/s320/Amrut%20Stills.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;">Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Medium-Long and Bitter Sweet. Very Fruity with developing Oak and Ashes towards the Medium Dry to Dry end. The Alcohol is more noticeable by now. A tropical Fruit cocktail mixed with Rum, Syrup & Fresh Orange Juice. I find Malted Barley, Caramel, Vanilla, Honey, Passion Fruit, Mango, Pineapple, Papaya, Seville-Orange, Grapefruit, Lemon, Nectarine, Apricot, Slivovitz, Almonds, Chocolate, Dark Espresso, Straw, Dusty Oak, Ash, Earth, Pepper, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cloves, Nutmeg, Curry & Mint.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">A little Water eases the Alcohol and enhances the Fruit Flavours. I certainly advise you to add a few drops in this case. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 8 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(********)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7,5 - Taste: 8 - Finish: 7.5</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Good</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></span></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Amrut distillery is located in Kumbalgodu, just outside Bangalore. It started producing Whisky in the Mid-80's but the first Amrut Single Malt was released in 2004. It now produces 1 million litres if Spirit per year. The Triparva (Hindu for "Consisting of three Parts") was launched in 2020 as the first Triple-Distilled Indian Single Malt.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whisky matures much quicker in India as a result of the warm and humid climate. The Triparva is certainly a relatively Young Whisky (5 Years perhaps) but it presents itself ripe and even a bit "heavy". That's the reason I would not consider it to be an everyday dram. But it's well-made and there are moments when the Fruit kind of explodes in your mouth. Triple-distilled Irish Whiskey is often referred to as more Smooth but I can't say that about the Triparva. When drinking this Indian Single Malt I don't get images of the Fresh & Green Irish coast but more of sipping Pina Colada in the Caribic.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers! 🥃</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende May 18, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsxic1IqS7Lk3yw6IK4OsDRXtZbTJEvdZKFVS92QrxUUHNk-QRLMVWGM_D3RV6trUyulYWRj2NQJnskG-2Bohqq10ZOm8wSxu4fF_HmlEBHXfUW_J3AMmlw53FNf5puwQ3Catf38naQjOXONCFqr6td4swrDbaELpiJjeCSXKUaB2TIaWzF1Q1DBX/s799/Amrut%20Distillery.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="799" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsxic1IqS7Lk3yw6IK4OsDRXtZbTJEvdZKFVS92QrxUUHNk-QRLMVWGM_D3RV6trUyulYWRj2NQJnskG-2Bohqq10ZOm8wSxu4fF_HmlEBHXfUW_J3AMmlw53FNf5puwQ3Catf38naQjOXONCFqr6td4swrDbaELpiJjeCSXKUaB2TIaWzF1Q1DBX/w400-h208/Amrut%20Distillery.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-39933461692083108732023-05-10T09:04:00.000-03:002023-05-10T09:04:21.924-03:00Jura The Bay 12 Years<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRywck7TIhDifFqRWUhszzs7Eipsk1OUIrsUy69Do6Kb7ieEbvjGpoGnnnlM9eoICHUyq_Gt2uw-ALvKm3sB7M3lrO7EXt5czRB8TpRl_Z9BM8D0j9jj5leKEygcErwMSf5Akgy-zb0n1O0LOFdC8KauHr02bOCtbHIfuLKw9SQH4lAJLhPeTGsBz/s802/Jura%20The%20Bay%2012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRywck7TIhDifFqRWUhszzs7Eipsk1OUIrsUy69Do6Kb7ieEbvjGpoGnnnlM9eoICHUyq_Gt2uw-ALvKm3sB7M3lrO7EXt5czRB8TpRl_Z9BM8D0j9jj5leKEygcErwMSf5Akgy-zb0n1O0LOFdC8KauHr02bOCtbHIfuLKw9SQH4lAJLhPeTGsBz/s320/Jura%20The%20Bay%2012.jpeg" width="239" /></a></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>“Baywatch”</span></b></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u><br /></u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 989</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: Scotland 🏴</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Islands - Jura</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Jura The Bay</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Type: Single Malt Whisky</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: 12 Years</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 44%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: American White Oak Ex-Bourbon Casks</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Finish: Casks that previously contained 15 Year old Pedro Jimenez Sherry</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: Yes</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 45-60 (May 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 👍</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b>: 😐 It's not a bad Jura but it's not quite my style of Whisky.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Dark Amber with shades of Orange and Brown (Artificially Colored)</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Quite Sweet. It's cleaner than most of the Jura Malt that I've tasted so far. No real off-notes with the exception of a little Sulphur perhaps. The PX-Finish has left its mark with notes of Nuts and Dried Fruits. After a while some lightly Bitter, Salty and Sour notes come through and provide some balance for the Sweetness. The Alcohol is reasonably well-integrated.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Sweet Toasted Barley, Salted Caramel, Dried Fruit like Raisins, Sultanas, Plums and Dates, Nuts, Nougat, Stewed Apples & Bananas, Dusty Charred Casks, Dried Herbs, Dark Chocolate, Seville Orange, Roasted Coffee, Cinnamon, Ginger and Nutmeg.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Buttered Toast, Toffee, Honey, Butterscotch, Brown Sugar, Marzipan, Dairy, Dough, Straw, Dusty Earth, Tobacco, Pepper and Cloves.</span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkgMRftCmagscU-EsGVbMkoHF4KUHH5LMVouPsobi1nZ5wQC3KVKfkEBed0QMEjEkn2gfSsnma-sP_BhYlPatJsS2mh_0pSeyo8ISg464opRG_SxAcgqCXhoesBn6JrJikyY9Ow5bM9AV2Ndfs8PGx9eg2YyhRxp72KNUUX1_63fKF2LJJJvW3XiG/s896/Jura%206%20JB.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkgMRftCmagscU-EsGVbMkoHF4KUHH5LMVouPsobi1nZ5wQC3KVKfkEBed0QMEjEkn2gfSsnma-sP_BhYlPatJsS2mh_0pSeyo8ISg464opRG_SxAcgqCXhoesBn6JrJikyY9Ow5bM9AV2Ndfs8PGx9eg2YyhRxp72KNUUX1_63fKF2LJJJvW3XiG/s320/Jura%206%20JB.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br />Bitter-Sweet with a few Sour and Salty notes for balance. The Alcohol is certainly more noticeable now but it stays within limits. It's not a bad Jura but it's a bit Heavy and Dull. Not really my style.<br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Sweet Toasted Barley, Salted Caramel, Toffee, Dried Fruit like Raisins, Sultanas, Figs and Dates, Plum Jam, Nuts, Dark Chocolate, Roasted Coffee, Stewed Bananas and Apples, Seville Orange, Grapefruit, Dusty Casks, Pepper, Licorice, Ginger, Aniseed and Cinnamon.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Vanilla, Dairy, Nougat, Tobacco, Lemon, Dirty Earth, Nutmeg, Cloves, Mint and Slightly Sour Berries. Perhaps a light Plastic note.</span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8mDEz5KI2m5SBKVO8FKQc75Fu5ePTHkgQdoNnEwFLYdz-InTsrNPEZDWaH5LqOphaiW9yCfT7ebigr-1jpRZT_VNwGMNBZXTdk79hbgOXTOBLf0-sDY6YXHxHHVX9U8AxoY7iwcm5wNH3baRrjMo8jcXc5A3Y0IOqxZ0kZGla2Oy6WUUBFy9-ZHY/s896/Jura%202%20JB.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8mDEz5KI2m5SBKVO8FKQc75Fu5ePTHkgQdoNnEwFLYdz-InTsrNPEZDWaH5LqOphaiW9yCfT7ebigr-1jpRZT_VNwGMNBZXTdk79hbgOXTOBLf0-sDY6YXHxHHVX9U8AxoY7iwcm5wNH3baRrjMo8jcXc5A3Y0IOqxZ0kZGla2Oy6WUUBFy9-ZHY/s320/Jura%202%20JB.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;">Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Middle-Long and mostly Bitter-Sweet. Developing Salty and Sour notes towards the Medium-Dry end. I find Sweet Toasted Barley, Salted Caramel, Toffee, Honey, Dairy, Yeast, Dried Fruit like Sultanas, Plums and Apricots, Nuts, Dark Chocolate, Roasted Coffee, Dusty Oak, Dried Herbs, Dirty Earth, Seville Orange, Grapefruit, Licorice, Aniseed, Mint, Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Mint and Ginger. The PX influence is quite clear. A light Metal note after a while. The Alcohol is a bit more noticeable at this point. I also have the feeling that it's rather heavy on the added Caramel.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Added Water does not improve The Bay. Best way to enjoy is Neat.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7.5 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******1/2)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7.5 - Taste: 7,5 - Finish: 7.5</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Okay/Good</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience On the Rocks</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Okay/Good</span></div></div></span></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div>Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">Jura means</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; text-align: start;"> Deer Island. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">The Distillery is located in the small village of Craighouse the island's "capital". Craighouse lies on the A 846, some eight miles from the Ferry Terminal to Islay. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">It was founded in 1810 and since 1993 it belongs to Whyte & Mackay Ltd (Now United Spirits)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">. Jura is mostly known as a Single Malt but it's also a very important part of the Whyte & Mackay Special Blend. The Distillery possesses 1 Stainless Steel Semi Lauter Mash Tun, six stainless steel Wash Backs and two Pairs of Stills. In 2022 their total production amounted to around 2,4 million litres. The following Single Malts are part of the new core range introduced during 2018: Journey, Seven Wood, 10, 12, 18, 14 Year Rye and 21 Years (Tide).</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jura has never been on my list of favorite distilleries but they have improved the quality of their Whisky in the last few years. Gone are the Cooked Veggies and Baby Vomit notes I got ever so often. The Whisky is more clean thanks to improved Cask Management &, probably, the shorter running time of the Heart in the Spirit Still. The Bay is certainly not a bad Jura but it's a little Boring. It's also a bit Heavy on the added Caramel if you ask me. Improvements have been made though and I'm looking forward to the day I can fully enjoy a Jura expression.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers! 🥃</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende May 11, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZKrfID9CVSoZV2FugCV9B196QyfDVegBVS2V7FI56AYrg48xmZoIq1Ybw01Yl7uTzQuutb1A-vuGbZX7SPBKIlAsbdt17YzPqhuDuTYermA4oRf_MJbRa7Ps1MylTmcfzC6FXSZfVYQJuf93qOTM_k4MPu7NHMSk05JBMB75aAgikSKgS1czPjak/s896/Jura%201%20JB.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="896" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZKrfID9CVSoZV2FugCV9B196QyfDVegBVS2V7FI56AYrg48xmZoIq1Ybw01Yl7uTzQuutb1A-vuGbZX7SPBKIlAsbdt17YzPqhuDuTYermA4oRf_MJbRa7Ps1MylTmcfzC6FXSZfVYQJuf93qOTM_k4MPu7NHMSk05JBMB75aAgikSKgS1czPjak/s320/Jura%201%20JB.png" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653172298289839904.post-88152893053340635672023-05-03T09:09:00.000-03:002023-05-03T09:09:37.748-03:00Welche's Whisky<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyPPXyYecnLMqR1bm55nUaLnBCaMtXRGpNYLhH_wOgmiBGL0LcJGGvT_BNAmOurRGUKYQ0z4YGsnDbzdCvQ5w4rDF_rfBeyGrwK6L64sZt2TMw4VYjhUoB2pVzUtBuj8fLVP78tYqeCfFnt3THU3X7wqv9307KCwf1Q5RTf-DGqYATPNVWYteej-H/s600/Welche's%20Whisky.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyPPXyYecnLMqR1bm55nUaLnBCaMtXRGpNYLhH_wOgmiBGL0LcJGGvT_BNAmOurRGUKYQ0z4YGsnDbzdCvQ5w4rDF_rfBeyGrwK6L64sZt2TMw4VYjhUoB2pVzUtBuj8fLVP78tYqeCfFnt3THU3X7wqv9307KCwf1Q5RTf-DGqYATPNVWYteej-H/s320/Welche's%20Whisky.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Bradley Hand"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Voyage Voyage”</span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><u>Whisky Review # 988</u></span></b></div></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Country: France 🇫🇷</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Region: Alsace</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brand: Welche's Whisky</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Distilled at: G. Miclo, Lapoutroie, France</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Type: Single Malt Whisky</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Age: NAS (Probably Around 3 Years)</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 43%</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maturation: Ex-Sauternes Casks (Sweet French Wine)</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chill Filtration: No</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sample provided by Jan from The Netherlands. Many Thanks!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price Range: US$ 35-45 (May 2023)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Price/Quality Ratio: 👍 Okay.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Buying Advice</span></b>: 😐 Not for everyday but certainly worth the try</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Colour</span></b>: Amber (Natural Color)</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Nose</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Young and Sweet. Not unlike a Fruit Liqueur. The Sauternes cask is quite present. The Alcohol is noticeable but does not interfere with the Nosing. Lots of Fresh and Dried Fruits. There's a bit of rather pushy Perfume as well. Still, not bad all things considered.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Main Aromas</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Sweet Barley, Vanilla, Bread Dough, Dried Fruit like Plums, Apricots and Sultanas, Mandarin, Papaya Cream with Cassis, Strong Floral Perfume, Dusty Oak, Cinnamon and Tobacco.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Supportive Aroma Accents:</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Pastry made with a mix of Butter and Margarine, Poire Williams, Nectarine, Orange, Ripe Banana, Nougat, Nutella, Cognac and White Pepper.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8O08iCCZhqGZTIRk2DGdhkR9jeand23HB1H20GcpC7uoscZqdR_j8H0a4nwtlSNZhOoQ33JGlBcHk8slKezW9UEsZDk-5CKjw1HF3ytvY7f3wa4VtPrNT95XEq9p7VqryfpDNqsOFclzgRMsS1YLZc3Bur8_9Kim8GSSXNjnaTPF5ZayxEDPNduy/s1600/Miclo%20Casks.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8O08iCCZhqGZTIRk2DGdhkR9jeand23HB1H20GcpC7uoscZqdR_j8H0a4nwtlSNZhOoQ33JGlBcHk8slKezW9UEsZDk-5CKjw1HF3ytvY7f3wa4VtPrNT95XEq9p7VqryfpDNqsOFclzgRMsS1YLZc3Bur8_9Kim8GSSXNjnaTPF5ZayxEDPNduy/s320/Miclo%20Casks.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Palate</span></b>:</span><br /><br />Young & mostly Sweet in the beginning but with developing Bitterness for balance. It tastes like a mix of Whisky, Bourbon, Brandy & Slivovitz. Well-made though. Just don't compare it to Scotch Single Malt. It's a different animal. The Alcohol is more noticeable now.<br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Main Flavours:</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Sweet Barley, Vanilla, Dried Apricot, Mandarin, Floral Perfume/Soap, Nougat, Dusty Casks, Slivovitz, Milk Chocolate, Cinnamon and Pepper.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Supportive Flavour Accents:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honey, Toffee, Buttered Pastry, Orange, Poire Williams, Nectarine, Mizunara Oak, Glue, Grappa, Ripe Banana, Caffe Latte and Tobacco.</span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0an1b9N0Av31EwDQIYmtj96IZYcP50rZeiEuA_eBwbQ2E-svOzVdlpbBywLC7_w7HXik6HEW4QdezTgZC0vYtf8effg3qJZja0C1AYfIEhiKvYPUA16fSVy6oidDAXFqUGulck0UshfJP53TZgYis_BFYeBA-u7xmDbXZ9Fk-9FvGXMl7HAX-RYZJ/s1600/Welche's%20Whisky%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0an1b9N0Av31EwDQIYmtj96IZYcP50rZeiEuA_eBwbQ2E-svOzVdlpbBywLC7_w7HXik6HEW4QdezTgZC0vYtf8effg3qJZja0C1AYfIEhiKvYPUA16fSVy6oidDAXFqUGulck0UshfJP53TZgYis_BFYeBA-u7xmDbXZ9Fk-9FvGXMl7HAX-RYZJ/s320/Welche's%20Whisky%202.jpeg" width="160" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b style="color: orange;">Finish</b>:</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Bitter-Sweet, a little Thin and on the Short side. Its Youth is more noticeable and so is the Alcohol. It reminds me a bit of Slivovitz. I find Sweet Barley, Vanilla, Honey, Cream, Buttered Pastry, Milk Chocolate, Poire Williams, Plums, Mandarins, Dusty Oak, Tobacco, Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Cardamom and Licorice.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;">Drinking Advice</span></b>:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Due to the size of the sample I only tasted this Welche's Whisky neat.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Rating</span></b>: 7 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(*******)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nose: 7.5 - Taste: 7 - Finish: 6</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>*** Important Note with respect to Rating.</u></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>If the Final score is above 8 you can safely buy the whisky in question if and when it fits your Aroma/Flavor profile. If the score is between 6 and 8 you might want to try it out in the form of a sample or if offered at a good price. Anything below 6 should be left alone when you are looking for a nice sipping whisky. You might still like it of course & I realize pricing is an important item for many whisky fans especially when you are used to enjoy whisky in a cocktail or a mixed drink.</b></span></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: Times; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Drinking Experience Neat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">: Okay/Good</span></div></div></span></div></div></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Conclusion</span></b>:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gilbert Miclo founded the distillery in 1962. It soon specialized in quality Brandies and Fruit Liqueurs, aided by the huge amount of fruit trees in the region. They represent about half of the 200.000 bottles produced annually. The rest is flavored vodka (introduced in the early 2010's) and Single Malt Whisky that was added to the portfolio in 2016. The third generation of the family entered the company in 2009. Miclo's products are often found in Michelin star restaurants.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this Single Malt. Yes, it's different when compared to Scotch Single Malt but that's okay. You can taste the Miclo history in this Whisky as it does remind me of Fruit Liqueur from time to time, amplified by the use of the Sauternes cask. I would certainly love to try a Welche's Single Malt Whisky that matured for 12 years or so in an Ex-Bourbon cask. In any case this little French distillery is certainly going in the right direction with their products! </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="text-align: start;">Cheers! 🥃</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jan van den Ende May 3, 2023</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhK-t-HkpxWQV1SNW4ZHr_JGqOW6WzOALicQDY9i3bap7cgr8I_7MrHVpmxzDjdvuFRR_9qWAh8EWhej_NBtu5B8589gmCcdjHuzcrYu2vSYBfuxz-KR53U89whVPCEAUwDfSP2zA6eL5UQ1S22UShon-ivDh7twf20bxBPStfEYuwZTwNT0Iqpa1S/s600/Miclo%20Distillery.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhK-t-HkpxWQV1SNW4ZHr_JGqOW6WzOALicQDY9i3bap7cgr8I_7MrHVpmxzDjdvuFRR_9qWAh8EWhej_NBtu5B8589gmCcdjHuzcrYu2vSYBfuxz-KR53U89whVPCEAUwDfSP2zA6eL5UQ1S22UShon-ivDh7twf20bxBPStfEYuwZTwNT0Iqpa1S/s320/Miclo%20Distillery.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Jan van den Endehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com0