Our favourite John, from Regional, runs an occasional Whisky tasting and this was #10 in his continuing series of a John who'd gone to the booze...
Ardbeg BizarreBQ Double charred casks PX Sherry Casks & BBQ Casks 50.9%
N: salt, bacon, oily, mint, menthol, bbq meat, dry
P: salty, sherry, lovely, iodine, woody
F: long, dry
9/10 this was really good, i know a shocker that Ardbeg bottled their own well !
N: wood, age, vinyl, PVA glue, brown sugar, too sweet
P: sweet, sickly, very dry
F: medium and dry
6/10 didn't like this, which was frustrating as the potential was great
Glentauchers 'North Star' 2008 / 14yo Oloroso Sherry Butt
N: apple/pear, complex, leather
P: sticky date,
F: long, very hot
9/10 This was lovely, I want more of it.
SMWS 30.122 'A Bootful of Brazil Nuts' 9yo, Oloroso Butt/European Oak Refill Puncheon HTMC 67.6%
N: sulphur, complex, charcoal, wood, grilled seafood
P: sulphur, massive, sour nectarines
F: long, massive, lovely
10/10 Why yes, I did rather like this. Amazing.
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