Scotch Malt Whisky Society 29.115
$161.99
CANDY FLOSS IN A FAIRGROUND
This 22 year old Ileach is from a Refill Sherry Butt and was bottled at 55.8%.
Panel's Tasting Note: "The nose was savoury (lamb, gammon, smoked sausage) with definite tobacco (Players Navy Cut), peanut M&M’s, Stollen, banana loaf, raisins, cumin and jasmine. The taste suggested a sea-soaked collie being hair-dried! We also found roasted, salted peanut shells, vanilla, big smoke (smoked mussels?), nettles and ginger cake. The reduced nose evoked hurricane lamps in a loft, while the previous savoury experience became black pudding, haggis and soy sauce. At last, some sweetness came to the palate (candy floss in a fairground, peaches in syrup) along with gunpowder, fruit tea, geraniums and laurel flowers. The distillery produces Prince Charles’ favourite dram."
Drinking Tip: "After paddling in the sea or while drying your hair."
Duncan Taylor Glenrothes 1970
$355.49
My Tasting Note: Nose: chewy and leathery from the go, with some notes of melon and tropical fruits poking their heads out of the ground; fresh chocolate covered strawberries and other red fruits are to be found too; Palate: very fruity and soft, with a creamy long body that rolls right into the finish; the fruits are preserved (strawberry jam) and fresh (mangos), but restrained by the creamy oak which is never bitter, but very toffeed and sweet; the leather has softened to new ladies gloves; Finish: fresh, fruity, creamy and smooth with some spice and floral notes that emerge as the tidy of creamy oak recedes.
Duncan Taylor Imperial 1995
$102.14
My Tasting Note: Nose: dusty and malty to start, it becomes more lush and floral with every whiff; barley sugar, sweet toasted oak and white chocolate Hershey's Kisses; soft fleshy fruit notes too, like peaches and dried apricots; Palate: very soft and sugary with more chewy barley, and sugary oak; the palate like the nose is quite floral and grassy with a surge of liquid honey and sweet spices: cinnamon hearts and candied ginger; light but oily/coating body; Finish: warming and more sweet/spicy oak, with the floral notes and white chocolate/honey fading last.
Classic Malts Caol Ila Collection
$68.84
Classic Malts Coastal Malts Collection
$66.59
Dalmore 1974
$1,489.94
Distiller's Tasting Note: "Nose: Intense orange zest with hints of African cinnamon, Swiss chocolate and ripe bananas from the tropics. Classic tones of liquorice, crushed ripe apples and rich Java coffee drift softly in the background. Taste: Complex fusion of flavours offer Seville orange peel and bitter Swiss chocolate with notes of dried fruits and walnuts from our single, robust 30 year old Matusalem Oloroso sherry butt."
Springbank Society Port Cask 14 Year
$116.99
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Duncan Taylor Bunnahabhain 1988
$134.99
My Tasting Note: Nose: creamy and buttery, the whisky is plush and welcoming; there are complimentary floral and American oak notes lending to a silky nose-feel; Palate: bolder than the nose lead me to believe it is heavy and round, with more floral notes: geranium and rose petals, as well as anise, fennel and some other sweet spices; the malt is still present after 23years as is a hoppyness which makes me think of proper IPAs; Finish: drying and sweet with more fennel and fading hops; Comment: this is the second Bunnahabhain I found these hop notes in, and it was a wildly different whisky.
Bowmore Tempest ll
$81.89
The 2nd of 3 releases in Bowmore's Tempest line, which are matured in 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon in the No. 1 Vaults and bottled at cask strength. Distiller's Tasting Notes: "Colour: Warm gold. Nose: Dry peat smoke perfectly balanced by delicious zesty lemon pepper. Palate: Initial burst of lemon pepper following by the signature Bowmore peaty sea-salt tang. The citrus returns at the end adding balance and complexity to the mouthfeel. Finish: Fresh lemon pepper."