Definitely was looking forward to this one, not a cheap tasting, but an excellent lineup meant our cabal was all in for it.
Only 7 whiskies, but given the age and rarity, that was more than enough. It was held a couple of weeks after DramFest but eh, who turns this lineup down?
- N: lime, green apples, fruit salad, dry, hummus, mint, oak
- P: apples, incr alc., pear, sour, fruit salad
- F: long, massive
8/10. This was lovely, really really good. Came 4th with 8.12
Deanston 25yo Old Particular 1994 51.6% refill hogshead
- N: sweeter citrus, papaya, effervescent, pineapple, vanilla, icing sugar, oaky, ozone,
- P: icing sugar, sweet smooth, fruity, floral, custard, grain?
- F: med-long
8.5/10 So I've become more of a Deanston fan over the years, and damn this was good. Came 5th with 8.09
James Eadie 15yo Fife blend 56.3% 15yo Fife farm distillery malt with marsala cask finish, 25yo Cameronbridge grain.
- N: spiky, incr alc, golden syrup, sweet, brandy, sherry, coconut
- P: chocolate, odd, oaky, tannic,
- F: long, hot, sour
7/10 Nice, interesting, fun, and I'd drink more of it. Came 7th with 7.98
Tomintoul 50% Five Decades (casks from 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005)
- N: cream, cut grass, pine needles, dry, xmas cake ?sulphur, peaches, green apples, star anise
- P: sulphur, decr alc, creamy, sherry, balanced, pears
- F: long, complex
9/10 This was awesome. I want more of it. I can't afford it. Came 3rd with 8.47
Caperdonich 21yo Peated 46% (Glen Grant #2, not gone)
- N: peat, bandages, sweet, smoke, sweet sherry, complex, wounds!
- P: iodine, not much happening
- F: short, empty
6/10 the worst of the line up. Came 6th with 8.00
Craigallechie 11yo Signatory 2012 68.2%
- N: molasses, caramel, smoke, creamy
- P: sherry, wood, spiced, sulphur, huge,
- F: long, hot, coffee
10/10. Yeah that good. Awesome whisky. 1st, 9.12.
Bruichladdich Octomore 13.2 58.3% 137.3PPM Fernando de Castilla Oloroso Sherry
- N: peat, sulphur, tobacco, salt, iodine, sulphur
- P: sulphur, oily, sherry, peat, oil, iodine
- F: long oil.
7/10. So this maybe the best Octomore I've had - I'm not a fan - but I liked the sherry base of this and the balance was good. Came 2nd 8.57
Great tasting, definitely prefer these interesting and rare whisky tastings, Might be expensive but how often do we get to drink these?
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