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| Hello, that is one in every of our (nearly) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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July 14, 2022
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World classes, one other one |
| As regular, we’ll begin this from France, particularly since that is Bastille Day… |
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Benleioc ‘Tourbe Intense’ (45%, OB, Bows Distillerie, France, +/-2022) 
Peated to greater than 50ppm peat and alleged to be one in every of Bows’ ‘Courageous Occitan Wild Spirits’ (BOWS, get it?). It is made in Montauban, north of Toulouse, the place it is stated that ‘nobody ought to ever go away Montauban’. Truly a quote from cult gangster film ‘Les Tontons Flingueurs’. Color: white wine. Nostril: clear, smoky and ashy ala Caol Ila, which is somewhat spectacular since Bows’ nonetheless seems like a +/-250l one (wash at CI, 19,000l capability every). Additionally tiny touches of juniper, fennel and eucalyptus and a really minuscule whiff of cologne. Mouth: most likely much less CI and somewhat extra a mainlander, however there’s some salt (proper, a saltiness), actually a great deal of ashes, and positively some smartness (which consisted in NOT utilizing any ex-wine casks). Hints of chilli and horseradish. End: lengthy, clear, zesty, very smoky, with an amazing feeling of wasabi and pickled ginger within the aftertaste. Ought to go effectively with blowfish sushi, ha. A little bit pear. Feedback: to be completely trustworthy, I might have believed this was sourced from up there north Hadrian’s Wall. Very spectacular at such younger age (they first fired the nonetheless in 2016), I am glad this wonderful one left Montauban.
SGP:466 – 86 factors. |
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The Westfalian 2013/2018 (53.5%, OB, Germany, contemporary sherry hogshead, cask #48, 288 bottles) 
I agree I ought to have tried this child earlier. It is true that The Westfalian just isn’t one of many loudest and noisiest manufacturers on the market. Color: gold. Nostril: a variety of marzipan and roasted sesame oil, varied turons and halvas, a curious however very nice feeling of rum and raisins, and maybe a little bit rye. With water: some pencil shavings, espresso liqueur, cappuccino… Mouth (neat): fatter mouth really feel, some spiced espresso, walnuts, ale, aniseed and cinnamon (rolls)… A sense of spicy chutney too, nearly an Indian facet (let’s have an Amrut after this one, hey why not!) With water: I do not suppose it actually wants water. End: medium, with somewhat extra spiced-up espresso liqueur. Feedback: it is extraordinarily onerous to come back after a superb contemporary peater, so effectively performed Mr Westfalian.
SGP:641 – 83 factors. |
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So we stated an Amrut… (rummage, rummage…)
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Amrut 2014/2021 (60%, OB for LMDW, Tripled Distilled Conquête, ex-bourbon, cask #872, 160 bottles) 
Will this be an Indian Auchentoshan? Color: gold. Nostril: I hate it to be ‘force-fed’ aromas when not making an attempt blind, however nobody can do something about that. What I imply is that each time I am making an attempt Amrut (until sherried and/or peated), I am anticipating mangos, and so I am discovering mangos on this one. Actually, it is stuffed with mangos and nobody will ever complain. Mangos together with that very fascinating metallic contact that comes with them. With water: sorcery and witchcraft! Mango cake, mango liqueur, mango tarte… Plus a little bit honey and brioche. Mouth (neat): wham, mango spirit, simply higher than all actual mango spirits I might attempt (not lots of them, however they by no means labored, too fragrant). With water: strikes in the direction of citrus however by no means loses its mangoness. Blood oranges. End: lengthy, with blood oranges and pink grapefruits, plus Timut pepper and that small Korean citrus-pepper, I believe they name it ‘Korean lime pepper’ or Zanthoxylum coreanum. De nada. Feedback: pure magic. Making a mango eau-de-vie with none mangos! There’s much more mangos than in something by Midleton or Bushmills. Not too advanced, it is simply extremely good.
SGP:751 – 90 factors. |
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Hellyers Highway 2008/2020 (62.6%, OB for Taiwan, Australia/Tasmania, Grasp Collection, bourbon, cask #20V08c06, 271 bottles) 
This one for Or Sileis and a number of other different pretty Taiwanese entities. We had been by no means disillusioned with these batches. Color: gold. Nostril: nice, nosing contemporary caraway bread, inexperienced bananas, sauna oils, pinewood, and plenty of leaves and herbs I’ve by no means heard about. You recognize, any unknown leaves or grasses you’ll rub between your fingers whereas having a stroll within the woods or meadows. With water: enormous notes of marshmallows (Boris Johnson’s important drawer at 10, Downing), then melissa and coconut balls. Mouth (neat): somewhat a little bit sturdy, and somewhat stuffed with rosewater, rose liqueur from Cyprus (vacationers ahoy), some curious mints and cumin, and easily some all-round gewurz from a very popular classic. With water: wandering off in liqueur territories, actually, contact with civlisat… I imply with the whisky world has been misplaced. End: lengthy, very candy and on sweets. Liquorice allsorts. Feedback: perhaps not as thrilled with this very excessive one as with different, effectively, excessive Hellyers Highway. They’re at all times a little bit excessive anyway, are they not.
SGP:641 – 82 factors. |
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Maybe extra wooden sorcery… And since we have talked about B.J….
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Bimber 2017/2021 ‘The Channel’ (57.6%, OB for Kirsch Import, England, Madeira end, cask #109/4, 272 bottles)
A narrative about swimming throughout the Channel between England and France, supporting Sea Shepherds and, hopefully, all of the poor migrants who would attempt to do the identical, simply in the other way. Let’s somewhat take into consideration them, poor souls. Color: apricot. Nostril: a fair fruitier model of the Hellyers Highway, with shared kinds, simply with somewhat extra contemporary fruits than simply Boris’s bonbons. With water: whiffs of latest sweater, in any other case luggage and luggage of small citrus, together with the Dutch dentists’ most popular, kumquats. Mouth (neat): explosive fruitiness, syrups, extra citrus-peppers (Szechuan), prickly pear liqueur, citrons… With water: a slights dusty facet, undecided water was completely compulsory. Tapioca. End: lengthy. Feedback: I am discovering each the Hellyers Highway and this Bimber a little bit tiresome, a little bit ‘an excessive amount of’, however perhaps am I too drained myself.
SGP:651 – 84 factors. |
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