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Glencadam, Tomintoul & Friends with Bob Kyle of Rare Drams Tuesday May 20, 2014

Posted on May 30, 2014



We were thrilled to have Mr. Bob Kyle of Rare Drams in the house for a Glencadam, Tomintoul & Friends tasting on Tuesday May 20th here at KWM. Bob and I threw together a lineup including a Glencadam 10 and 21 year old, Tomintoul 12 Year Port Wood Finish and 16 Year, and two bottlings from Carn Mor: Mortlach 18 Year and Celebration of the Cask Tamdhu 1991. To cap it all off, we also crack a stunning 1977 vintage Tamdhu. Mr. Kyle is a native Scot, and not afraid of sharing an opinion or two, whether on whisky or things beyond. He did set a fine tone however, repeatedly intoning: "It's a Dram, not a Drama!" Here's our range:



  1. Tomintoul 16 Year - 40% - My Tasting Note: "Nose: fruit cake, spices, browning apple, leather and chocolate; caramel sauce emerges with orange peels and prominent malt; Palate: more fruit cake, caramel sauce, browning apples and chocolate; some creamy vanilla notes emerge with crisp spices, Demerara sugar and candied orange; Finish: pleasant, mid-length, creamy and fruity with fading spices, more browning apples and spices." - $80.99

  2. Glencadam 10 Year - 46% - Matured entirely in American Oak- My Tasting Note: "Nose: very malty with shredded coconut, floral tones, soft toasted oak; dried apple cubes and thinly sliced pears; Palate: dry and toasty, very sweet with more floral tones, dusty malt and citric candies; the apple and pear notes still dominate with clotted cream; Finish: long and creamy with a fading floral sweetness."  - $66.99

  3. Tomintoul 12 Year Port Wood - 46% - My Tasting Note: "Nose: earthy and faintly spicy with dried fruits and brown sugar; soft leather and chocolate notes develop with a base of grassy malt; Palate: dark, fruity and leathery with some macerated dates and raisins; more chocolate and malt, emerging spices, orange peel and tobacco; Finish: medium length, some creamy vanilla and more dark fruit with chocolate." - $74.99

  4. Glencadam 21 Year - 46% - Matured in American Oak- My Tasting Note: "Nose: soft, decadent and floral like the 10 year (but more subtly so); some spices and a lot of sugars with toasted oak and chunky malt; lots of honey and crisp white fruits with notes of melon; Palate: creamy, tropical and floral with loads of white fruits and more decadent sugars; the melon is still there along with the white fruits, but also some tangy pineapple and blood orange; the oak is toasty, peppery and slightly drying, starting to show its age; Finish: stays toasty and floral with more fading tropical fruits and decadent sugars." - $129.99

  5. Carn Mor Mortlach 1995 18 Year - 46% - 693 Bottles from 2 Casks - My Tasting Note: "Nose: loads of soft berry fruits, cherries, liquid honey, creamy tones and some soft floral notes; leather, wet leaves and some meatier tones emerge; Palate: more leather, wet leaves, earthy spices and dried fruits with some musty dunnage warehouse notes and a base of creamy oak; Finish: more soft leather, earth and dried fruit." - $104.99

  6. Celebration of the Cask Tamdhu 1991 - 49.8% - Hogshead 35095 - 300 Bottles - My Tasting Note: "Nose: spices in a cedar box with Demerara sugars, some black licorice and earthy oak; dried cherries and cranberries with candied orange; Palate: very fruity and subtly leathery with delicate but layered spices, more cedar and a touch of earthy oak; more dried cherries and cranberries with some perfumed floral notes; big candied ginger, dried apricot and layers of spices, jujubes and licorice; Finish: long, fruity and subtly leathery with more jujubes." - $199.99

  7. Tomintoul 1977 - 54.9% - 36 Year - Sherry Butt # 3691 – 312 Bottles – ONLY 1 Left! – My Tasting Note: “Nose: starts with soft leather, upon which tropical fruits, deft dark sugars and elegant spices are delicately layered; mango, papaya and pineapple, ginger, cinnamon and cardamom; candied fruits, dried orange and floral honey; Palate: sweet, layered and very fruity; layers of soft tobacco, supple leather and more tropical fruits: more mango, papaya and pineapple; layers of spices: starting with ginger and cinnamon, evolving towards anise and clove; a whisky of enormous depth, there are Demerara and brown sugars, candied fruits and hints of Christmas cake; Finish: long fruity and rich; the layers of the palate slowly and elegantly fade away with more tropical fruits, coating leather and spices." - $849.99 (Last Bottle)

 

 

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