Whisky Tasting: Speyside v The Isles

 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 :)