Within the latest batch of bottlings from The Whisky Jury there was one other undisclosed Islay Single Malt 1990. A sister cask of the superb earlier Islay Single Malt Nineteen Nineties from the identical bottler. This time it’s solely obtainable from their Taiwanese distributor Whisky Age.
Islay Single Malt 31 yo 1990 (51,8%, The Whisky Jury for Whisky Age Taiwan 2022, refill barrel #4404332, 259 btl.)
Nostril: ‘light’ coal smoke with mentholated notes and mineral oils. Moist wool. Light Islay aromas towards a background of candy (and more and more tropical) notes. Guava and honey. Hints of paint on canvas and seaweed, in addition to sesame oil and a really gentle unstable contact. After a very long time it additionally develops a farmy trace. Sensible.
Mouth: barely extra strong and sharper than anticipated. Capers in brine, pure tar and many oily notes. Bandages and dried seaweed. Then pink grapefruits, roasted pineapple and a dollop of seawater. Additionally bitter almonds and hints of natural tea. Gentle hints of mustard too.
End: lengthy, oily and peppery. Extra grapefruit and medicinal tonic.
A superb nostril and loads of punch on the palate. Completely consistent with the opposite casks so very prime quality once more. Contact Whisky Age for extra data – bottles arrived in Taiwan proper earlier than the weekend.
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