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| Hello, that is certainly one of our (virtually) each day tastings. Santé! |
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June 25, 2021
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Summer time Duets
Right now Tremendous Blends |
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Johnnie Walker ‘Blue Label’ (40%, OB, +/-2021) 
Are you seated? Effectively, we have by no means formally tasted Blue Label. We have tried particular editions, such because the beautiful Baccarat (WF 92), the Casks Version (WF 87), or there, the Brora & Uncommon (WF 88), however by no means the common Blue. I imply, in fact we have had some on many events – comparable to at birthday events, as all of us do, however I by no means, ever wrote any notes. Boo to me, however I am actually glad TWE have included this expression to their ‘Twenty’ equipment. Effectively considered! Color: full gold. Nostril: malts, not grains. I imply, breads, pastries and fruits, each stewed and as jams. Preserved plums, apples, oranges, small berries… After which sauna oils, touches of vegetal smoke, a little bit camphor, fir honey, eucalyptus… Tends to change into empyreumatic, would then gear in direction of rose petals, litchis and gewurztraminer. Good enjoyable, good complexity. Mouth: frankly, I discover this excellent and doubt they might have added a variety of grain whisky. This time we’re extra on numerous honeys, outdated natural liqueurs, sponge cake, rum baba, then roasted pecans and peanuts, teas, bergamots… Some Dutch pals would even add kumquats, however I am not too certain. Anyway, pretty honeyed palate. End: a little bit quick, frankly it is onerous to fathom why they would not have introduced this one to 43 or 44% vol. Feels a little bit stingy, even when they’ve good causes. Corresponding to, nicely, avoiding taxes. Feedback: nice NAS composition. I may quaff gallons, actually, nicely executed Dr Jim and crew. Love the blue glass too, I am certain you may make pretty bud vases out of those bottles.
SGP:552 – 87 factors. |
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Blended Scotch Whisky 38 yo 1980/2019 (44.9%, Thompson Bros., sherry butt, 490 bottles) 
Quite bizarrely, this one was ‘blended into butts’ in 2007. I have no idea if that is ex-Edrington inventory certainly, but it surely may nicely be a kind of ‘Ms’ which were liberated lately, all starting from fairly good to excellent (however by no means stellar) in my little e book. Color: deep gold. Nostril: touches of varnish, then roasted nuts and burnt raisins, orange jam, balsa wooden, a tiny drop of camphor essence, sugarcane juice, praline, turon, nougat, then parsley and lovage… It could shock me that this could not be indie, ex-blending inventory ‘M’. Mouth: I do persist. Praline, caramel, tobacco, rum, tighter herbs (lovage once more), marmalade, extra nougat, each black and white, rum, maraschino (very typical)… The physique is simply good and the oak would simply by no means get in the way in which. This deserves a decanter by Van Cleef or some other luxurious model, however then the worth would not be the identical. End: lengthy, extraordinary. Feedback: I had thought that, while the nostril was spectacular, it might then nosedive on the palate, as fairly some sister casks already did. It didn’t, I used to be flawed (who stated ‘once more’, who?)
SGP:562 – 92 factors. |
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Nice little session, I am actually completely happy about these ‘blends’. Unsure any grain’s been used, having stated that. CU.
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