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| Hello, that is considered one of our (nearly) each day tastings. Santé! |
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October 19, 2021
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I used to be simply joking, no want for a trigger right here. We might even do that fast and with no bells and no whistles, as Karuizawa’s identical to Port Ellen, we have been quietly quaffing its ‘final drops, cross my coronary heart’ since across the 12 months 2005. These final drops that final and final and final and final…
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Karuizawa 34 yo ‘Ruby Geisha’ (58.5%, OB for Elixir Distillers and
The Whisky Change, sherry, cask #3668, 247 bottles, 2021) 
In concept… Color: full gold. Nostril: generally storytellers would declare that the most effective casks are bottled first, and that the chaff is bottled final. No. Cedarwood, embrocations, new tyres, bitter grapefruits, inexperienced plums, a drop of benzine, furnishings polish, roasted chestnuts, liquorice… With water: maintain on, that is very uncommon! Sauna oils, washing powder, dairy cream, Woolite, new blanket… You’d nearly consider you are wandering all through the Islay Woollen Mill. Have you learnt the Islay Woollen Mill? Then lime blossom and a few sort of mentholy marzipan. Uncommon and enjoyable (and, I might guess, costly).Mouth (neat): thick and tight, candied, on many tart and acidic dried and candied fruits and herbs. Angelica, lemons, kumquats… Just a little linseed oil floating round, maybe wee bits of preserved artichokes, olives… With water: don’t add to a lot water, it isn’t the primary time I am noticing that Karuizawa doesn’t at all times swim effectively. No water is the most effective water on this case. Will get flattish and cardboardy even after simply three drops of H2O. End: fairly lengthy, with a number of oils popping out, pine, thyme, eucalyptus… Feedback: gorgeous – so long as you don’t add any water, or only a tenth of a drop, in the event you might do this. Somewhat tight for a sherried Karuizawa.
SGP:562 – 91 factors. |
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Karuizawa 38 yo ‘Ruby Geisha’ (54.1%, OB for Elixir Distillers and
The Whisky Change, sherry, cask #7582, 223 bottles, 2021)
Color: darker. Bronze cognac. Nostril: extra sometimes sherried Karuizawa, shock-full of oils, plasticine, ointments, Vicks Vaporub, thuja wooden, very previous chartreuse, additionally engine oil… Nicely that is simply incredible, traditional previous Karuizawa with an apparent and beautiful medicinal aspect. With water: with simply two drops, proper, idiot me as soon as… effectively it’s sauna oil galore! Plus a bit miso, umami sauce, different fairly savoury issues, soy, even perhaps mothballs, plasticine, new sneakers… Nicely this one is gorgeous me, actually. Mouth (neat): distinctive, if a tad woody-ish. Large marmalades and natural syrups, enormous menthol, thujone, angelica, liquorices (I’ve added an s as a result of that is actually varied varieties, together with loopy salmiak)… Extraordinarily assertive and even dominant, the taster hasn’t received a lot of the say right here anyway. With water: oh! Please name the Anti-Maltoporn Brigade, would you. Like quaffing the best inexperienced tea ever. End: nearly everlasting. Extraordinary mentholy and medicinal end, with an oak that is effectively there after 38 years however that behaves like an actual marquess. Stays quiet. Do I not detect kumquats and kaffir within the aftertaste? Feedback: I attempted onerous to maintain this brief and candy. It is a stunner.
SGP:472 – 94 factors. |
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