Dark drams, sherry monsters. Complexity. So that all boded well for our Regional Wines tasting in May.
We even had a welcoming dram, so...
Edradour 10
- Nose: light, hint of salt, sherry
- Palate: light, watery, peppery, coriander
- Finish: med-short
6/10 yeah it's not a great edradour. Came 7th overall
Amrut Spectrum 004 50%
- Nose: sugar, rum, caramel, strong, old, sherry, sweet, PX, blood orange
- Palate: sweet, not subtle, rum, spicy, bitter
- Finish: long, hot
7.5/10 i liked it, but wasn't blown away by it. It came 3rd with an average of 8.26. But not something I felt I needed in my life.
Pulteney Signatory 2008 13yo 56.2%
- Nose: dry, sherry, citrus, musty, sea spray, mustard, coriander seed, leather
- Palate: sweet, demerara sugar, dry, floaty, chocolate, ginger cake
- Finish: long
8.5/10 I liked this a lot, lots of interesting stuff happening, both on the nose and palate. And not really linked either. Came 6th (wtf?!) 7.9.
Caol Ila Signatory 2010 10yo 58.1%
- Nose: bacon, salt, smoke, peat, medicinal, sweet, meat
- Palate: sherry, peat, chocolate, balanced, medicinal, salt, dry, rashuns, ash
- Finish: long ash dry
9.5/10 hey I liked this. a lot. Possibly that's predictable tho. Came 4th, 8.12
Bruichladdich - mystery dram, not sure which it was.
- Nose: sweet, delicate, fruit, citrus, THC, herbaceous, parma violets, tangerine
- Palate: warm, honey, bourbon, creamy, dry
- Finish: med-long, dry, perfumery, warm
8/10 I think I ordered a bottle of this, so I can probably edit the name later. Either way, very tasty. came 1st 8.5
Tamdhu Old Particular 2004 16yo 48.4%
- Nose: dry, grass, pineapple, sandalwood, papaya, chocolate, liquourice
- Palate: watery, light, citrus, smooth, banana
- Finish: short
6/10 much promise on the nose, but delivered very little. Came last (8th) with 7.16
Aultmore Old Particular 2006 14yo 48.4%
- Nose: apple, lime, starbursts, caramel
- Palate: floral, menthol, mineral
- Finish: short-med
7/10 Nothing really stood out on this one, nice enough, but not very interesting. Came 5th, 7.99
Blair Athol OMC 1995 25yo 50%
- Nose: caramel, demerara sugar, hokey pokey, toffee, butterscotch, sweet
- Palate: caramel, butterscotch, werthers originals, honey
- Finish: med-long
9/10 again, another win for the OMC. This was lovely. Came 2nd, 8.28
Slainte!
