Yup, another month, another tasting. Although I did miss this (Sept) month.
Bunnahabhain 12yo nc2 463%
- N: lemon, spritzic, apples, pear, sweet, oak, vanilla, musty, marmalade, light wood, acetate
- P: apple, liquorice, pear, sticky sap, sweet, fructose
- F: balanced, long, Spicy, hot
8/10. Liked this one, usual consistency you expect from Bunnahabhain. It came 5th, but that was with 8.15 so, y'know, it's good.
Glenallachie 12yo46%
- N: sherry, xmas cake, peach, sweet, light smoke, parma violets, strudal, plums
- P: xmas cake, wood, sherry, coffee, sulphur, cream
- F: med-long, hot
7/10 nice enough but not great. I feel I've got a bottle of this somehwere... came 7th with 7.79
The Boutique-y Whisky Company 9yo Secret Distillery 2008 60.5% (poss Glenfarclas)
- N; sherry dry incr alco, juicy, salt n pepper chips, big
- P: sherry, liquorice, huge, PX finish
- F: huge, long, spicy
9/10 very nice dram, everyone else thought so too as it came 1st with 9.0
Blackadder 19yo Old Man of Hoy 2005-2024 59% Raw PX Cask (Orkney)
- N: dry, incr alc, raisins, savoury, smoke (hint), peaches, liquorice, honey,
- P: blackberries, hot, glue
- F: spicy, med-long, v dry
8/10 I really wanted to like this more than I did, felt it didn't really deliver on the nose. Bit one dimensional for me. Came 2nd 8.71
Benriach Peated Batch 2 Cask Strength 60%
- N: peat, ash, bourbon, dry, wet grass, turps, tannins
- P: peat, ash, bacon, dry
- F: hot, long, spicy
8.5/10 Liked this, be interested if they would do a sherry/bourbon mix of peated *cough* solstice *cough* did well over all, 3rd 8.38
Mystery: Benromach Cask Strength Batch 3 60.6%
- N: light, treacle, bourbon, sultanas, coffee, berries
- P: treacle, dried apricots, bacon, oregano, olives, pizza
- F: mediu, white pepper, spicy, hot
8/10 interesting, and different, but nothing to make me buy it. 4th 8.29
Ledaig LMDW 2007 10yo Peaty Artist #9 60.8% (Mull)
- N: lemon, chocolate, spicy chilli, bourbon
- P: peaty, smokey, ash
- F: med-long
7/10, good (as ledaig's are) but nothing amazing. Came 6th 8.11
Interesting tasting, all were good/great whiskies, and it was interesting how the two 46%'s held up against the big boys, and it might be the reason John put them on first :)
