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| Hello, that is one among our (nearly) every day tastings. Santé! |
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January 6, 2022
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I will say it once more, we love these reasonably infamous distilleries at Whiskyfun and shall seize any alternative to attempt a few of their output ‘that will are inclined to fly below the radars’. Braes of Glenlivet was in-built 1974 by Chivas (a part of Seagram at the moment), mothballed in 2002 and restarted by new house owners Pernod Ricard in 2008. Pernod have modified the identify to Braeval to keep away from any confusion with their flaghsip distillery Glenlivet however many maintain utilizing each names. Together with, err, us.
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Braes of Glenlivet 22 yo 1997/2020 (57.8%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, refill bourbon hogshead, #113.35, ‘Lemons on the garden’, 237 bottles) 
Oh they already had thirty-five Braes/Braeval on the SMWS! Not too unhealthy! However is it Braeval or Braes? You would not know for the reason that Society solely makes use of numbers. This one was a part of their Creation Calendar 2021. Color: white wine. Nostril: this time the identify’s actually spot on. Lemons and reduce grass, apple peel, uncooked white calvados, limestone and chalk, then porridge and ink… I do not fairly know why, I am reminded of Glen Spey. With water: porridge and chalk all the best way. Mouth (neat): ultra-tight, extra vertical than any tower in Dubai and extra grassy than all of the lawns at Wimbledon. Some uncooked myrtle too, dry bean curd, and certainly plenty of lemon however first relatively uncooked zests this time, and solely then as limoncello. With water: sweeter, with extra limoncello and lemon gumdrops. They might have distilled sauvignon blanc, really. End: medium however tensed like a bow. Lemons on the garden certainly. Feedback: wasn’t the cask relatively some form of concrete egg, as some use in wine? In any case, I like this actually quite a bit.
SGP:561 – 87 factors. |
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Braeval 24 yo 1997/2021 (49.3%, Quaich Bar Singapore, hogshead, 190 bottles) 
This one was chosen by legendary former Springbank supervisor Frank McHardy, let’s examine if he selected a fatter, waxier, sootier Braeval… Color: gold. Nostril: not fairly, that is tight, citrusy and grassy as properly, which isn’t unhealthy information thoughts you. So it’s relatively comparable, solely with just a little extra dough certainly, raisin rolls, maybe streusels, in addition to whiffs of banana pores and skin. A couple of easter small eggs too. Mouth: identical similarities and identical variations, properly Lemons on the garden certainly. Apple peelings and limoncello, Lemon Drop (the cocktail) and lemon drops (the sweets), inexperienced tea, a tiny mentholated contact (peppermint) and maybe one drop of Bénédictine. No marvel this was achieved for a high-class bar. End: fairly lengthy, a tad fatter, with faint echoes of coconut and banana, in any other case all on limoncello and Bénédictine. And peppermint liqueur within the aftertaste. Very refreshing. Feedback: could possibly be that a wonderful mixologist might reconstruct this one utilizing substances he/she would have gotten behind the bar. I discover it actually sensible, if not surprisingly sensible.
SGP:661 – 89 factors. |
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We’ll have some sherried Braevals subsequent time. Within the meantime…
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