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| Hello, that is one in all our (virtually) each day tastings. Santé! |
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June 16, 2021
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Summer time Duets
Right now Glenfiddich |
| The Whisky Change in London (UK) simply had one other brainwave, composing some nifty, superbly packaged and completely curated tasting units that ought to please everybody, from freshmen to even probably the most blasé fanatics corresponding to this very one. |
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For instance, I’ve bought one on my tasting desk that is named ‘20 Whiskies That Modified The World‘ and that gathers well-known drams which are all the time attention-grabbing both to find, or to observe when you already know them effectively. I additionally consider they will make for good presents, particularly since something somewhat Victorian appears to have develop into extraordinarily modern nowadays. Not less than within the UK! Anyway, we’re very happy to retry a few of these well-known expressions as elements of some ‘Summer time Duets’, now that each the climate and our workload have develop into rather less beneficial to longer, extra extreme line-ups.
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Let’s kick this off with somewhat Glenfiddich, perhaps not a model that malt aficionados maintain making an allowance for now that there is a lot new ‘craft’ stuff in every single place on the planet, together with in Scotland. Now I am not saying it’s an endangered species, after all it is not.
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Glenfiddich 15 yo ‘Our Solera Fifteen’ (40%, OB, +/-2021) 
Oh, no, I simply observed that I final tried this well-known expression in… 2010 (WF 78). ‘Probably not for malt freaks’ had been my conclusion, however I am unsure it was the identical recipe, whereas the identify was completely different because it was once ‘Solera Reserve’. I’d consider they’re now utilizing extra recent or rejuvenated oak. Color: gold. Nostril: I am introduced again straight to the Nineteen Nineties, when ‘business’ whiskies have been softer and doubtless extra barley-y, with much less oak affect. Many form or ripe or overripe apples and pears, which has all the time been very Glenfiddich, hints of kiwis and jelly infants, fruity hops (IPA), vanilla fudge, a number of sultanas, and a few effectively managed oak. I am beginning to perceive why TWE would have included this child amongst their Twenty Whiskies and so on. Mouth: wonderful however removed from the nostril, grittier, extra on inexperienced teas, burnt bread, apple peelings, with somewhat sawdust, allspice, bitter caramel… All that with a relatively skinny physique. End: quick, relatively on tea and cardboard, with a barely yeasty aftertaste. Feedback: I discovered the nostril virtually splendid, however I discover the palate of the common 12 brighter and easily superior. Nonetheless, somewhat progress inside twelve years… The 40% vol. didn’t assist both.
SGP:331 – 79 factors. |
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Glenfiddich 14 yo ‘Bourbon Barrel Reserve’ (43%, OB, 2020) 
Matured in bourbon however sadly, completed in virgin oak because it appears. Hope that did not kill it. Some honourable distillers have began complaining as quickly as we first wrote about ‘the bourbonisation of Scotch’, saying that it was pure codswallop. Nicely effectively effectively… By the way in which they have been having a 14 ‘wealthy oak’ a number of years again, which I had loved ‘with moderation’ (WF 79). Much less oak is healthier whisky. Color: pale gold. Nostril: good, recent, fruity, on marshmallows and limoncello, with some custard, lemon curd… So very trendy and certainly fairly good, well-engineered. I suppose there’s additionally been some heavier charring accomplished sooner or later. Mouth: above the 15 as positive as 1+1=2. Some simple however very nice vanilla, ripe fruits, melons, apricots, mirabelles, earl gray tea, butterscotch, madeleine, and simply Ovaltine. Modern wooden know-how effectively mastered, even when the entire is not precisely rocking our world or bringing us to extasy. End: relatively quick however clear, on cider and vanilla, with some allspice. No cardboard. Feedback: good work at a good worth, this one will not displease anyone.
SGP:441 – 82 factors. |
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