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| Hello, that is considered one of our (virtually) every day tastings. Santé! |
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January 14, 2022
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Much more world travelling |
| Kicking this off from France… |
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Aikan 2017/2021 (50%, OB, La Maison du Whisky, France, Model Française, rum end, cask #180128) 
This isn’t a self-malt, it has been sourced. By the way in which, a query, when a whisky’s very younger they usually did a ending on it, does that make it double-maturation? Reply on a postcard (Fb is so final yr!) Color: gold. Nostril: appears to be like like they’ve used some fairly assertive rum from Jamaica or Trinidad, based on these petroly smells, until that was a really strong agricole. I’ve to say this works, I am additionally discovering some tobacco, sage, a drop of walnut liqueur, a little bit peach syrup, and a few Stolle. I’ve to say this was effectively made, little doubt about that. With water: some pinewood popping out, lit cigars, bidis, seaweed (wakame) and borage… Fairly complicated, and albeit good. Why would not we be allowed to make use of the phrase ‘good’? Mouth (neat): a carbon copy of the nostril, salty and a little bit petroly, with extra tannins, cloves, then cinnamon rolls and a few small liquorice lozenges. A sense of ‘Mainland peat’. With water: a tad oak-forward this time, a little bit tea-ish, with a grassy inexperienced tannicity (apple peel, inexperienced oranges). The liquorice lozenges are again, along with a little bit ginseng powder. Cures every thing, they are saying. End: fairly lengthy and beneath the bounds of over-oakiness. Feedback: not hundred % positive it was Jamaican or Caroni, in any case, what I am positive about is that it is a very fantastic younger meta-drop.
SGP:452 – 84 factors. |
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Excessive Coast ‘Solera Batch 2’ (51%, OB, Sweden, 1500 bottles, 2021) 
The Batch 1 had been wonderful in my e-book (WF 85). I’ve seen this #2 is at 56% vol. on the Net however my official pattern says 51%. We’ll amend accordingly if needed. Color: mild gold. Nostril: fairly brutal, should be 56%. Ethanol, sawdust, varnish… It is a good instance of a whisky that ought to want water. With water: I am including water as if it was 56%. Flour, grist, wholegrain bread, citrons, damp earth, autumn leaves and no straight ethanol and polish anymore. Loves water. Mouth (neat): spicy and candy. Pink grapefruit and fairly a number of ginger and nutmeg, so with a excessive, but balanced wooden impression. In fact you’ll consider it is juniper, teak or douglas fir that was used. With water: certainly it loves water. Important oils, liquorice, violet syrup, wild leek, pastis, citron liqueur, all that with an oily, tick mouth really feel. Syrupy texture, not syrupy style. End: lengthy, drier, fantastically and freshly spicy. Aniseed bread and juniper/caraway within the aftertaste. Feedback: feels a bit lab however we have got strictly nothing towards labs. Very effectively made by our Swedish pals, hope batch 3 will come out quickly. I consider batch 1 was smoky however I am undecided I discovered a lot smoke in batch 2.
SGP:561 – 86 factors. |
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Maybe a little bit rye from Canada?
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Prospector (46%, Odd-Society, Canada, rye, +/-2021)
Image of an earlier batch. We’re in British Columbia this time. That is the West. Color: gold. Nostril: the factor is, I completely adore every kind of bread, whereas this one’s breadier than bread. Oakier than bread too, for positive, however then come the tiny touches of caraway, lavender, rubbed orange zest (oils), citrus-scented paraffin (hippies’ candles) and simply eucalyptus espresso. Unsure Starbucks do this however they need to. Mouth: and voilà, impeccable spicy spirit with some well-controlled oak, a number of liquorice and caraway, cumin seeds, poppyseed bread, and simply rye. These prospectors have discovered gold. Properly, practically. I am a sucker for this model that nobody is making (but?) in France. End: fairly lengthy, with maybe a little bit sawdust but in addition extra violet-and-birch cologne, which works okay in finishes. Orange essence within the aftertaste, and maybe a little bit an excessive amount of tannicity. Feedback: very cool younger rye, very effectively made, fairly unique in our latitudes and longitudes.
SGP:550 – 85 factors. |
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Bimber 4 yo (58.7%, Cadenhead, England, London Annual Store Launch, 2021) 
When in Rome… sensible. We have been a little bit harsh on a Bimber the opposite day (I should be merciless solely to be form) so let’s have a look at… Color: wealthy gold. Nostril: theeeeere. I am so glad. Candied citrons and grapefruits, tons and tons of quince jelly (I might kill anybody), a little bit plaster, heather honey, a drop of tequila (reposado-kind) then essentially the most lemony sort of ginger. Or fairly essentially the most gingery sort of lemon. Sensible. With water: peppermint! What’s this witchcraft? Mouth (neat): thick, splendid, completely Jim-Swanian, shock-full of candied citrus and candy grassy spices. Undoubtedly one thing one ought to drink with dim-sum, even when the oak would are likely to turn into a little bit loudish. With water: and there, impeccable, recent, with the peppermint being again and the spicy oak stored beneath management. I consider it was a little bit shut, but it surely labored. End: lengthy and with these elusive flavours that typically seem in malt whisky, strawberry yoghurt and jam! Nice enjoyable right here. Feedback: double London whammy, child. Positive you can name this oak juice, however you’ll a bit off the mark. Properly accomplished Cadenhead too.
SGP:661 – 88 factors. |
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Bimber ‘Bourbon Cask’ (59.1%, OB for LMDW, England, Conquête, cask #89, 242 bottles)
This one’s good pals with that ex-rye in the identical vary that I didn’t like ‘an excessive amount of’ the opposite day. As soon as once more, I discover the very ‘1967’ bottle completely very good, it modifications from dragons, tigers, deer and geishas. Color: mild gold. Nostril: pristine, on sunflower oil, vanilla pods, polenta, recent peanuts and butter and popcorn and nougat. Bauhaus whisky (I do know this isn’t Berlin). With water: citrus developing. These citrons that we get pleasure from a lot, we’ll should discover a good model that makes top-notch citron liqueur. What you may simply discover in Corsica is a little bit awful. Mouth (neat): certainly, very high-definition, or when simplicity could be an asset. Citrons, vanilla, spearmint, nougat, contact of radish from the oak, watercress. Impeccable. With water: maybe a wee tad too spicy/oaky, though this positive goes with the instances. End: lengthy, actually on citrus liqueurs. Some minty oak within the aftertaste, even half a drop of turpentine, maybe. And gentian. Feedback: I used to be having it at 90 however I am afraid the oak sneakily kicked again in direction of the end. Very very good younger whisky, nonetheless. Oh, was it distilled earlier than or after Brexit? I imply, is it nonetheless European whisky or is it purple serge (ha) already?
SGP:551 – 89 factors. |
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One other nice wee world session at present.
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