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| Hello, that is certainly one of our (virtually) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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July 9, 2021
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Summer time Duets
Immediately Glendronach |
| Two common OBs together with the controversial 15 Revival, after which in fact we’ll add a bonus. |
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Glendronach 10 yo ‘Forgue’ (43%, OB, +/-2020) 
I’ve by no means tried this wee 10 for journey retail. It says it is ex-sherry however the color’s fairly mild. Color: mild gold. Nostril: no huge sherry certainly, slightly plenty of porridge, grist, burnt cereals, and solely then the compulsory walnuts in addition to touches of bitter cherries. Some tea as nicely, burnt cake… It is all fairly nice however certainly just a little ‘journey retail’. I do not imply journey retail whiskies style of kerosene! Mouth: just a little harsh and oaky, with oranges and damsons plus a contact of cardamom. Burnt cake, burnt raisins, roasted almonds, bitter almonds. Ginger and cinnamon from the oak. The physique’s okay. End: medium, a tad on bitter beer, nutmeg, extra cinnamon. Nicer oranges within the aftertaste. Feedback: common Speysider, not within the dangerous sense of the phrase common. Not mindboggling however superb, there.
SGP:451 – 80 factors. |
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Glendronach 15 yo ‘Revival’ (46%, OB, +/-2020) 
I had thought it had misplaced a big a part of its unique oomph after I final tried the 15, again in 2018 (WF 81). That was already a model to which that they had added PX. Appears that our pal Ralfy had seen that it’s no longer ‘non chill-filtered’ anymore, not too positive why a bottler would take that away whereas nonetheless bottling at 46% col. However generally whisky is like wurst or the legislation, you would not need to know the way they make it. Color: gold. Nostril: identical path as that of the ten, solely just a little hotter and with extra raisins I might say. Similar cherry stems, nuts, grist, burnt cake, just a little steel polish… The primary Revivals had been beautiful greater than ten years in the past, however hearsay had it that that they had added a lot older whiskies to the vattings. As B.B. King would have stated, the joys is gone now. Mouth: nonetheless a pleasing whisky and I feel I truly prefer it higher than final time. I am significantly fond of those mentholy and liquoricy notes, the bitter oranges, this earthiness, and positively the orange blossom (our buddies the panettones, I like panettone and my birthday is… joking). Roasted nuts. Frankly, I discover this gorgeous good, if not as thick and large because the early batches. End: slightly lengthy, with a retro model. Earth and soot on prime of sherry and all that. Roasted nuts within the aftertaste. Feedback: Glendronach, you had me nervous for a minute…
SGP:551 – 86 factors. |
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Good, let’s have fun the doable revival of the Revival with a single cask…
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Glendronach 26 yo 1993/2019 (51%, OB, for The Whisky Record, Australia, First Fill Oloroso Sherry, cask #392, 657 bottles) 
You are by no means fairly positive if these are full-matured sherries or solely finishings however that does not all the time matter. Few firms are completely clear in that respect, nicely Diageo are. Color: reddish amber. Nostril: yep, rosehip tea, peonies, shoe polish, orangettes (zests dipped into chocolate), camphor and comfortable liquorice, then black earth and boletus. Even hints of black truffles. That is all superb and nicely, if not extraordinarily oloroso-y. With water: oh what a beautiful earthiness! Would you forgive me if I wrote that it jogs my memory some ex-sherry Karuizawas? Mouth (neat): glorious! Large walnuts, contact of burnt desserts and nuts, baggage of liquorice, blood oranges, extra orangettes, raisins, chouchen (keep in mind, that is kind of distilled mead), touches of copper, pepper, mustard/Madeira… Wonderful, actually. With water: as soon as once more, it received earthier and a tad extra mentholy, which is simply excellent certainly. End: lengthy, the oranges being again and mingling with the liquorice, the mint and a few tobacco. Feedback: superlative 1993 Glendronach. I hate so as to add ‘as anticipated’. Effectively chosen, Australia!
SGP:562 – 91 factors. |
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