2017-12-07 Ainneamh The Malt 12 yo Blended Malt
Nose: A touch of smoke/peat, cherry, green grass, a bit of lemon
Colour: A nice rich gold, with just a touch of haze -no chill filter or colour - so very natural
Palate: the cherry is more like apple, nice bit of peat and smoke in the middle, a touch of wood on the finish
So far, I like this. The alcohol is 40% abv. Lets see what a tbsp of water does
Nose: Sweet fruit forward, smoke, peat, wood
Palate: Very smooth, apple and cherry, peat on the finish
I like this very much. It behaves like a nice blended malt whisky should. As I keep sipping and nosing, I start to get a bit more complexity than I did initially.
Before today, the top three were:
It is tough to rate exactly when not back to back (back to back presents another set of problems - depending on the number of whiskies). This has good complexity. I think my call is thus:
Colour: A nice rich gold, with just a touch of haze -no chill filter or colour - so very natural
Palate: the cherry is more like apple, nice bit of peat and smoke in the middle, a touch of wood on the finish
So far, I like this. The alcohol is 40% abv. Lets see what a tbsp of water does
Nose: Sweet fruit forward, smoke, peat, wood
Palate: Very smooth, apple and cherry, peat on the finish
I like this very much. It behaves like a nice blended malt whisky should. As I keep sipping and nosing, I start to get a bit more complexity than I did initially.
Before today, the top three were:
- 2017-12-05 Secret Spirits Caol Ila 8yo Single Malt
- 2017-12-06 Samaroli Glenallachie 8yo Single Malt
- 2017-12-04 The Lost Distillery Dalaruan Classic Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
It is tough to rate exactly when not back to back (back to back presents another set of problems - depending on the number of whiskies). This has good complexity. I think my call is thus:
- 2017-12-05 Secret Spirits Caol Ila 8yo Single Malt
- 2017-12-06 Samaroli Glenallachie 8yo Single Malt
- 2017-12-07 Ainneamh The Malt 12 yo Blended Malt
- 2017-12-04 The Lost Distillery Dalaruan Classic Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
I think that it could easily move up or down a position or two depending on mood and other factors.
These four are all really nice whiskies.
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