Our band of intrepid boozehounds skipped the previous whisky tasting at Regional (fiscally responsible sherry finishes), but there was no way I'd miss a Campbeltown tasting. It's a region that seems to divide whisky drinkers, but I'm a fan.
Nose: apple, bourbon, dry, apricot, hint of mint?
Palate: apple, warm, custard, liquorice, earthy,
Finish: hot, med-long
8/10 an excellent opening evening dram, it came 4th over all with 8.0
Glen Scotia 46% 16yo (mystery whisky)
N: dry, lemonade, heavier nose, chocolate, salt, earthy, vinegar crisps,
P: light, nicely balanced, apples, sulphur
F: med, but grows, dry
7/10 quite quaffable without being over the top or amazing. It came 5th with 7.64
Springbank Local Barley 10yo 51.6% (Belgravia barley)
N: salt, straw, ash, green apples, dry, sponge cake, ozone
P: ash, not much else
F: dry, long sulphur
5/10 yeah not a fan, I wasn't that blown away by the local barley tasting we did last year either. Over rated, and very over priced. It came 7th with 6.85, although it polarised the group with some very high scores and some very low ones.
Springbank 15yo 46%
N: sweet, sherry., chocolate, cough syrup, ash, liquorice
P: warm, apple, hint of peat, ash, creamy, cake, sherry
F: med, peppery
7.5/10 again nice enough, and a good drop. Came 3rd with 8.31
Longrow Red 15yo 51.4% (11 bourbon casks, 4 pinot noir)
N: rubber, sweet, vigorous, sour, burnt toffee, ash, sulphur, demerara sugar
P: long, sour, complex, pinot, chocolate, creamy
F: long, and interesting
9/10 loved this, again one that divided the audience. some almost failed it, which is why it came 6th with 7.06.
Kilkerran Port Cask Matured 8yo 57.9%
N: age complex, sherry, tobacco, malt vinegar and salt, dettol, medicinal
P: medium sulphur, bacon, blue cheese, musty, meths
F: medium, medicinal
8/10 a nice vigorous dram this, interesting and complex, and appeared older than it was. It came 2nd with 8.73
Kilkerran Sherry Cask Matured 8yo 58.1%
N: Sweet, caramel, rich creamy, pencil shavings, complex
P: oaky, dark tea, old, chocolate
F: hot x buns, long
9/10 another really good dram, complex and again not reflective of its age. Came 1st with 8.81
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