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| Hello, that is considered one of our (nearly) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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November 26, 2021
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One other brief journey across the whisky world… |
| Stuff that is not Scottish, that is how we might outline this. And we’ll begin from France, as regular… |
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Le Breuil 2017/2021 ‘Model Française’ (50.7%, La Maison du Whisky for Whisky Dwell Paris, France, bourbon, cask # W17059DR, 150 bottles) 
This child from Normandy, so by Calvados makers. I’ve to admit I am approach behind with something French whiskies… Color: mild gold. Nostril: is not it reasonably insane that we might discover apples, cider, leaves and simply peelings in there? With water: some type of soapy beer for starters, then loopy pear spirit. Somewhat large saponification, and that may solely go away after a very good quarter-hour. Inexperienced pears are again then. Mouth (neat): I see, bubblegum, beedis, chlorophyll, leaves aplenty… Is that this meant to be experimental? With water: inexperienced pears. End: medium, leafy, cross and trans. Have I discussed inexperienced pears? Feedback: not fairly my type of dope, however it’s certain acquired its very personal deserves. Like, selling inexperienced pears? I’ve tried one other Le Breuil that I had preferred significantly better if I keep in mind properly.
SGP:251 – 72 factors. |
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Balcones ‘The E-book Version’ (OB for Cyrille Mald, USA, 2021) 
A single malt from Texas that comes with a guide about whisky by our good French buddy Cyrille Mald, how does that sound? No ABV assertion although – who’s counting anyway? Color: amber. Nostril: begins like grain and goes on like malt, with some type of earthy lavenderish floralness and reasonably numerous coconut water. With water: plywood, banana, camphor, oak essences, a bit of recent glue. Mouth (neat): wealthy, thick, very spicy, heavy, on caramel and thuja. With water: very thick and wealthy certainly, spicy, concoctiony and filled with tobacco. Extra glue and polish too. End: lengthy, excessive, varnishy, ueber-grassy. Feedback: candy Vishnu, is that this heavy and spicy! Quite a lot of pine tar too.
SGP:382 – 82 factors (pointless rating, please do not keep in mind). |
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Again to Europe. I imply to Sweden…
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Excessive Coast ‘The First Ten years’ (52%, OB, Sweden, 2021) 
I might have cherished to inform you extra about this child however it’s all written in Swedish on the web site. Properly, what I might collect is that that is the primary correct 10 by Excessive Coast/Field. So, hurray! <insert fireworks right here > Color: gold. Nostril: mashed potatoes, recent brioche, tapioca, parsnips and a bit of sawdust. With water: maybe a bit of extra sawdust, eucalyptus, peppers… Mouth (neat): tremendous good at first, fruity (bananas, guavas) and spicy (turmeric, ginger, coriander seeds). Mattress of barley. With water: I used to be afraid the oak would have taken over however not so, this is able to stay cake-y and spicy in a great way. Notes of bitter oranges. End: reasonably lengthy, reasonably too oaky and spicy now. I imply for me… Tough. Feedback: oh simply neglect concerning the end, this can be a celebratory bottling, is it not? Love what they’re doing over there in center Sweden, and naturally this primary ten can’t be consultant of the common high quality of what they have been making. Which, let’s be trustworthy, has been typically very, very, and I imply very superior. An instance very quickly…
SGP:561 – 77 factors. |
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Excessive Coast ‘Silent Mills Assortment 04’ (51%, OB, Sweden, 2021) 
Ex-bourbon (hurray) and ex-Port (gulp…) Did you occur to find out about Swedish Port? Color: white wine. Nostril: tincture of iodine, rocks, oysters, inexperienced spices, samphire, grass, smoke. With water: chiselled lemons and medicinal herbs and earths. Plus gherkins. Mouth (neat): pristine, immaculate grassy and lemony peat. Limoncello, charcoal, inexperienced liquorice, lime, tequila blanco, tarragon, pine essence. There. With water: takes water very properly, reasonably geared in direction of liquorice this time, with a lemony, nearly fishy (salmon) fatness. Gravlax in a bottle (possibly). End: lengthy, tight, lemony, smoky, inexperienced and a tad bitter. Feedback: one other world after the Ten. Preserve the Ten in your cabinets. The brand new Altitud is excellent too (quickly on WF).
SGP:364 – 85 factors. |
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Off to Canada, maybe… (by way of the North Pole)…
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Arbutus (43%, OB, Canada, single malt, +/-2021)
A kind of new cats from British Columbia. Not many clues about these single malt whiskies however we have some splendid pals over there in B.C., so our minds stay open, prepared and free. Color: mild gold. Nostril: however sure, buckwheat, muffins, breads, digestive biscuits, semolina (couscous) and caraway. Pretty, easy, unquestionable, recent. Mouth: there’s one thing pure to this, even when it is reasonably skinny malt whisky. Roots, turnips, maybe gentian… However no arbutus this far, I am afraid… End: medium, earthy and rooty. Bitter beer, ginger beer, some sorts of smoky pears, bitter almonds… Feedback: nice enjoyable right here, properly carried out, with beautiful rooty touches. Excessive-class débuts, I will observe this enterprise very carefully. evidently this child was 3 yo tops, so certainly the long run ought to be shiny.
SGP:451 – 82 factors. |
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