Jack Wiebers Glenrothes 1996
$319.99
This is a 20 year oid Glenrothes from German independent bottler Jack Wiebers. Bottled under the old train line, the whisky is from a single ex-Bourbon barrel bottled at 49.1%.
Jack Wiebers Ben Nevis 1996
$339.99
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This 1996 vintage Ben Nevis has been bottled under Jack Wiebers' "Old Train Line" to celebrate their 20th Anniversary. Bottled at 20 years of age and at 52.9% from Bourbon Barrel 421.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: Demerara sugar, the dreggs of a mojito; powdered sugar on crepes with lemon juice; almond paste filled croisants and shortbread cookies with spicy whisky icing; floral and decadent with Strawberry Twizzlers and lemon tarts; some subtle tropical fruit tones too.
Palate: waxy, coating and creamy; loads of lemon, big-ly as a matter of fact: lemon tart and more crepes with powdered sugar and lemon juice; some juicy malt, and tropical fruits: pineapple, honeydew melon and mango; becomes spicier with some white pepper and chilli oil; more shortbread and Strawberry Twizzlers.
Finish: the malts and Demerara sugars return with some spices, toasty oak and oils; coating and creamy with excellent layers and length.
Comment: this is a stunning malt; I was skeptical, but this whisky doesn't disappoint; after 15 years in the whisky business I am first and foremost interested in complexity; this whisky oozes complexity!
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 41.85
$86.09
ADD A LITTLE SPICE!
After 11 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead this Speysider was finished in a virgin oak hogshead with a heavy toast and a medium char, and comes in at 57.6%.
Flavour profile: Spicy & dry.
Outturn: 270 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "The nose neat had plenty of foodie associations; honey, orange and thyme glazed duck breast, steak cooked in Chinese Five spice powder with plum sauce and sweet mangos in fragrant steamed rice. The taste delivered the drinks; cocktail of green ginger wine and whisky, warm spiced pomegranate orange juice and dry Sercial Madeira wine. Diluted, an almond apricot cake and a sweet creamy Sherry trifle appeared and on the taste a Masala chai spiced tea with almond milk and fresh ginger. Eleven years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, finished in a virgin oak hogshead with a heavy toast and a medium char."
Drinking tip: "After a round of golf"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 35.181
$199.99
TO INFINITY...AND BEYOND!
After maturing in a 1st fill toasted oak hogshead, this 21 year old Speysider comes in at 54.1%
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits
Outturn: 234 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "With great excitement an infinite torrent of descriptors flowed from our pens… Jamaican ginger cake, cinnamon swirls, almond cookies, walnut brownies, banana bread, rum soaked raisins, apricot tart, honeycomb crunch, toffee crunchy bars, baked orange and dark chocolate covered gingerbread men. We paused for air, and besides my pen was overheating. We resumed with old oak, incense sticks, lavender, Cognac, a carpenter’s workshop, wax polish, rich marmalade, bread and butter pudding, Christmas spices, patchouli, crystallized walnuts, linseed, cinder toffee, syrup sponge and brown sugar. The flow of flavours was seemingly endless, until inevitably my pen ran out of"
Drinking tip: "Any time, any place, anywhere"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 7.165
$121.54
DANCE OF THE BUMBLEBEE
This 13 year old Speysider comes in at 60.7% after maturing in a 1st fill barrel
Flavour profile: Juicy, oak & vanilla
Outturn: 180 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "The flavours tiptoed on the tongue in a delicate dance, twirling through rosewater, peach, mango, dried papaya and white chocolate. With little pirouettes it displayed Turkish delight, hazelnuts, Bakewell tarts and strawberry jam before revolving into marmalade, orange blossom honey, pears, raw chocolate and black pepper. It swiftly turned into a jig of sticky figs and skipped its way through olives, spiced red apple chutney, salted caramel, old leather, candied fennel seeds and dusty chalk. Velvety smooth and exceedingly complex movements, the finish was resplendent with green apples, lots of sweetness and huge, long lasting spice."
Drinking tip: "For a refreshing and vibrant dance around the senses"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 10.104
$127.99
WILD AND UNTAMED
From Islay, this 8 year old was matured in a refill hogshead and comes in at 60.3%
Flavour profile: Heavily peated
Outturn: 174 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "We found ourselves on the beach starting a barbecue using firelighters and a few slabs of peat on top of the charcoal. We waited patiently for the charcoal to turn white before we started to grill tuna steaks squeezing plenty of lemon on top. Intense sweet and smoky to taste in particular when you added the flavoursome marinade made with red pepper, garlic and sweet paprika. Water added a salty and medicinal dimension like disinfecting a bleeding wound having stepped on a sharp shell in the sea and as an anaesthetic we had a spicy, sweet and very smoky Margarita cocktail."
Drinking tip: "Wild camping by the sea"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 66.93
$106.19
SMOKED PORRIDGE
At 59.9% this 11 year old Highlander was matured in a refill hogshead
Flavour profile: Lightly peated
Outturn: 270 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "Tingles on the nose lead to a clean and mineralic hue with a suggestion of sea salt before the appearance of scorched leather and caramelized wood with a significant layer of charcoal. Then malted milk biscuits with a thin coating of milk chocolate and warm porridge where the milk had burnt slightly at the base of the pot. The creaminess persevered through to the palate and was joined by all-spice, cinnamon and star anise. Water drew back the curtains to unveil salted toffee, peach, apricot and nectarines that had been baked on the bonfire. Finishing dry and spicy like cracked black pepper then clean and fresh with an oily mouthfeel."
Drinking tip: "To accompany a serious day of gardening"
VSMC K2007 Cask 50
$49.49
VSMC K2007 Cask 50
$68.39