I got my Christmas gift from Kim Early this year! Over the period of Dec-01 through Dec-25 - I will get to taste 25 different whiskys. Pretty cool huh?
Tasting this on the 21st - behind again! Nose: wow - this is a 60% abv 5yo whisky - and the nose is smooth and well integrated-apple, pear, gentle peat and smoke, yummy musk Colour: Light gold, touch of bronze Palate: Effervescent, peppery, apple, pear, nicely balanced peat and smoke, nice smooth woody finish Frankly - very impressed!A tbsp of water and test it again! Nose: Caramel and fruit come forward, but still nice smokey peat as well Palate: Smoke and peat come to the front, still has pepper, which moves to the middle, smokey peaty woody finish This definitely has a ew rough edges. You can tell it is young. I was tempted to slot this in at #5 - but decided against it. I would love to test this back to back with some of the top 5 - I might change my mind. SO - top 5 remain unchanged: 2017-12-14 A. D. Rattray Glen Elgin 21 yo Single Malt 2017-12-11 Samaroli - Samaroli Islay Blended Malt 2017-12-05 Secret Spirits Caol Ila 8yo Single Malt 2017-12-15 Wemyss...
Running a day behind again - testing this on the 15th Nose: Apple, Grapes, Bitter almond, green grass,a touch of caramel,even though this is 52.9% abv - not much alcohol bite - very smooth and well integrated - this seems like a classic great speyside - and I look forward to the palate Colour: Gold - like apple juice Palate: Sweet Fruit, almost like a bit of fresh-picked spearmint, well aged wood note on the finish, very well integrated and complex - this is a great whisky Hit it with a tbsp of water Nose: much the same - more fruit forward - less of that almond bitter, the touch ofwood on the end is really nice Palate: Raisins, apple, fresh-picked spearmint, caramel, nice woody finish This is a really great whisky.This is maybe the first truly great whisky. Very smooth, very well integrated. I like the whiskies with a bit more nip to them than this - but this is a great speyside- complex and smooth. My new number 1: 2017-12-14 A. D. Rattray Glen Elgin 21 yo Sing...
Running a day late again - tasting this on the 17th Nose: Grape, Green Grass, well integrated, very smooth, no alcohol bite Colour: yellow - light gold Palate: Caramel, grapes, a touch of smoky wood on the finish This is very nice. But - unless it really changes with a splash of water -it is not quite going to make the top 5. It is only 43.0% abv - so I am not expecting the water to make a big change. Nose: Smooths it out, stays integrated, now I get just a touch of smoke and wood that I did not get before Palate: Smooth fruit, caramel, still a nice touch of smoky wood on the finish; As I continue to sip, you get a smooth peaty taste -very understated - very nice. I like this a lot and would be glad to drink it again - but it does not make the top 5. This is a tough call - because this is very good whisky. So - the top 5 are unchanged: 2017-12-14 A. D. Rattray Glen Elgin 21 yo Single Malt 2017-12-11 Samaroli - Samaroli Islay Blended Malt 2017-12-05 Secret S...
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