21 September 2021

whisky Tasting: Slightly out of lockdown

 Our Regional Wines tasting was cancelled until we hit Level 1 again, so half of the cabal assembled to practice drinking.



Signatory Deanston 2007 13yo 1st fill Sherry butt, 63.9%

  • N: caramel, sherry, leather, sea salt, astringent
  • P: warm honey, sea salt, spicy - cardamon, cumin
  • F: long warm finish
8/10 
addition of water, N-more caramel, sweet; P-mild, salty; F-longer 7.5/10

Aberlour A'bundh Batch 67 59.8% Spanish Oloroso Sherry Butt
  • N: sweet, baby sick, candyfloss
  • P: sherry, big, spicy, manuka honey
  • F: med-long 
7.5/10

Glenallachie 10yo Cask Strength Batch4
  • N: smoky, sherry, leather, caramel, hint salt
  • P: light, dry, oranges, leather, spice
  • F: medium-long; very dry
9/10 (Bruce) 8/10 (Nabila)

Rare Old Super Nikka 43%
  • N: acetoaldehyde, sweet, ash, toffee
  • P: light, caramel, salt
  • F: med
6/10 bit light after the first three monsters :D

Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2020 46%
  • N: salt, bacon, sherry, wallpaper stripper
  • Bacon, salt, sherry, spiky, salt, peaty
  • F: massive, woodfires
9/10 Bruce; 8/10 Nabila.

We may have then ambled off onto other whiskies in the cupbaord, but didn't record those :) All in all, an excellent tasting as a stop gap measure.

Slainte, B