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| Hello, that is one among our (nearly) each day tastings. Santé! |
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October 4, 2021
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Little duos, at the moment Deanston
Deanston is one among our pet distilleries, primarily as a result of Deanston, thoughts you, is rarely, ever boring. I discover even their most loco wine-treated expressions, which in principle I should not like in any respect, fascinating and by no means completely ‘butchered’. Briefly and in my very humble opinion, Deanston is all the time value it and it is a pleasure to strive them.
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Deanston ‘Dragon’s Milk’ (50.5%, OB, Stout Cask end, 2019) 
Did they rent Stephen King? Subsequent time herring casks? In any case, whisky being in essence distilled beer, the thought of a beer cask end could be a bit tautological, no? Color: pale white wine. Nostril: beer certainly, as in whisky. Grist, chalk, porridge, wholegrain bread, crushed mustard seeds, potato starch… after which, white wine. No, actually, a wee muscadet (or melon de Bourgogne – nothing to do with melons). Manner much less eccentric than I had thought. With water: plain barley and bread. What do the folks need. Mouth (neat): excellent, tight, fermentary, with good secondary flavours ala Star-of-Campbeltown, porridge, candy barley, touches of pears and strawberries, then spelt bread and pumpernickel… Superb certainly! With water: beer finishes over desk wine finishes? To be mentioned, the controversy is open… End: reasonably lengthy and chalkier. Tapioca and grilled semolina soup within the aftertaste. Feedback: positively impressed right here. Now, which stout was it? (Mr By no means-satisfied is asking).
SGP:452 – 86 factors. |
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Deanston 2009/2021 (55.9%, Oxhead Whisky Firm, barrel #98, 262 bottles) 
Color: white wine. Nostril: I suppose you may’t do any extra fermentary, porridge-y, bready and certainly, beerish than this. Wee whiffs of woodruff and aniseed within the again, which is totally pretty. Eve, hops, Alsatian anis bredala (cookies)… With water: similar. Slightly earth, a stroll within the woods… And fern. Proper up my alley, it appears. Mouth (neat): impeccably fats and bready, all the time with these notes of aniseed, and even artisanal pastis, plus some top-notch cider and beer. Cantillon, there. With water: wow! Lemons, star anise, fennel, rhubarb, chalk, porridge, grapefruits, inexperienced tea… I feel that is totally good comparatively bare malt whisky. End: to match. A drop of hibiscus syrup, maybe. Feedback: It is an utter pleasure to come across such a marvellous little malt whisky.
SGP:462 – 90 factors. |
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