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January 7, 2022
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4 Extra Aultmore
I have not been doing these extraordinarily awful alliterative headlines for months (they work with Bowmore and Ardmore too, and let’s not neglect Convalmore or Tormore) however I might suspect they’ve been missed by precisely nobody. Proper. So, a number of extra Aultmore, at random…
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Aultmore 14 yo 2006/2021 (52.5%, Maltbarn, bourbon, 160 bottles) 
Color: gentle gold. Nostril: superior delicate oiliness (peanut and sunflower oils) with whiffs of contemporary panettone and kougelhopf. Then nougat and macaroons, after which moderately some tighter citrus, grapefruit and tangerines, plus some grist at a distillery. With water: some sudden candlewax and even some uncooked paraffin. Mouth (neat): extra austere on the palate, very a lot on beers and lemons, and moderately grassier than on the nostril. Mint tea with a slice of lemon, apple peel… With water: slightly bitterer, with some inexperienced tea, grass, maybe slightly spinach and positively plenty of chlorophyl, inexperienced pepper, then a chalky facet. End: medium, very grassy. Feedback: this moderately austere child was superb, however perhaps slightly exhausting to succeed in. Maybe moderately a part of the mental malts.
SGP:451 – 84 factors. |
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Aultmore 8 yo (67.5%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, sherry, #73.116, ‘No one Expects The Spanish Inquisition’, 579 bottles, 2020) 
Bottled for The Spanish Inquisition. I imply, it was a Tub Avenue Unique. I’ve heard the man liable for discovering the names had simply discovered fairly a number of magic mushrooms in his backyard. Color: gold. Nostril: acidic, hurting a bit, with some chocolate as nicely, and actually plenty of ethanol. I imply, no surprise even the Spanish inquisition handed up the proposal… With water: butterscotch and chocolate ale, caramel cream, Demerara sugar, roasted peanut, turon… Mouth (neat): ouch. Caramel vodka and big portions of nutmeg. Actually powerful. With water: simpler however nonetheless slightly tough, with a sherry that is filled with bay leaves and cloves. End: tough, grassier, with some burnt bread and caramel. Emotions of cough drugs, spend grapes and lees within the aftertaste. Feedback: moderately brutal younger malt whisky. Tends to enhance over time however it might stay a really rustic younger sherry monster. Robust man.
SGP:372 – 77 factors. |
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Aultmore 22 yo (58.9%, Grasp of Malts, Darkness, oloroso end, cask #10358/3600, +/-2020) 
A 3 month end in octaves, what may go improper? Color: amber. Nostril: moss, eucalyptus, humus, even compost, Christmas tree, pine needles, retsina… With water: putty, contemporary paint, terpenes, younger spruce… Mouth (neat): pine liqueur, chocolate, genepy, aniseed, previous ham and turpentine. Reasonably plenty of turpentine… With water: similar type of combo. I am certain the oak was oak, however you can’t not consider softwood. End: lengthy however very resinous, with some cloves too, plenty of juniper, cumin, leaves, bitter mint, chewing tobacco… Feedback: holy featherless crow, what was that? Some sides are intriguing, some being even ‘good’, but it surely’s actually very experimenthol (claps!)
SGP:271 – 70 factors. |
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We received to attempt to cease the purpose loss…
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Aultmore 10 yo 2010/2020 ‘My Identify Is No one’ (51.2%, Whisky Facile, PX sherry barrel, cask #9918001) 
‘Eccentric Drinks for House Journey’, that is how they outline their vary so I might suppose we’ll discover some musk in there, though the title of this bottle would additionally recommend spaghettis… And the PX, PX. Color: gold. Nostril: clearly wine, however not PX, moderately some semi candy Tokaji or one thing. The earthiness behind that works nicely and so do the roasted pecans, pine nuts and barley. Some pan-fried polenta too (not saying that as a result of the honourable bottlers are Italian) earlier than it might then settle down and get again to breads and truffles. Success up to now. With water: leather-based, tobacco, patchouli and backyard earth, or potting soil. Outdated Madeira, or any previous white wine that began to oxidise whereas remaining very drinkable. Mouth (neat): a tad scorching, on kirschwasser and slivovitz, with a sense of ultra-fortified PX or, you are proper, brandy de Jerez. Chocolate, Mon Chéri, some leaves and a few small bitter and bitter fruits. Wild berries. With water: it’s the better part as soon as you bought it all the way down to 45% (approx.) Will get very dry and nutty, with plenty of tobacco after which black olives and even capers. Sicilian capers, naturally. End: lengthy and dry. Some previous Sauternes that went completely dry. Feedback: Hallelujah! I imply, like that well-known refrain in Haendel’s Messiah.
SGP:561 – 86 factors. |
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