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| Hello, that is one in all our (virtually) each day tastings. Santé! |
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July 26, 2022
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World classes, yet one more one |
| Beginning this from France, as standard. I imply, quite from Alsace… |
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Les Uberach Franchis 2009/2021 ‘II’ (46%, OB, France, cask #161/2, 227 bottles) 
A really humorous whisky from Uberach, so Distillerie Bertrand. Beautiful place like nowhere else, with a really singular environment and sensible individuals. I imply, I do imply all that, even M. le Maire is an effective and pleasant character. And the place else would they play Zappa doing LedZep within the warehouse? I’m not making this up! Color: full gold. Nostril: nutty wine, gunpowder, roasted chestnuts, PX, moist pipe tobacco, pudding and fruitcake. Mouth: not semantically good, even a tad wobbly, however this can be a good ‘outdated bachelor’s jam’. Onion chutney, raisins and rum, cassata, extra pipe tobacco, extra PX, contact of Texas barbecue sauce (poor Texas)… End: quite lengthy, all the time with a bit gunpowder, in any other case raisins and sticky wines. Feedback: I like barely weird whiskies, for they’re by no means boring, and I am not liking this solely as a result of it is barely weird. Nicely, I do know what I am attempting to say.
SGP:751 – 82 factors. |
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A rabbit’s bounce to neighbours Germany…
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Fading Hill 2012-2013/2021 ‘Rye’ (45%, OB, Germany, Birkenhof Grasp Version, +/-2022) 
This from the Brennerei Birkenhof not too removed from Koblenz, the place they make many alternative spirits, as virtually everybody’s doing in Center-Europa. And so, rye as properly… Color: deep gold. Nostril: they usually make rye properly, apparently. Spicy bread, violet sweets, caraway and fennel seeds, caramel, butterscotch, then kirschwasser and thyme liqueur. I swear thyme liqueur does exist. Mouth: begins properly, spicy and, certainly, very bready and rye-y, however it’s like if the oak would then take over, with a dominant pepper. Nonetheless above the waterline, I’d say. End: medium, with some pretty sides (lavender, violets, caraway) and this particular wee soapiness hat many rye whiskies do show, for my part. Feedback: frankly, I discover it actually good, I’d identical to this even higher with out the plankish facet.
SGP:561 – 77 factors. |
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Oxford Rye (40%, OB, England, 2021) 
Preferred different expressions, this sounds weaker in keeping with the power, however you by no means know… In any case, they’re ‘supporting biodiversity via sustainable farming’ and who may ever be towards that, besides Agent Orange and Agent Yellow? (in excessive hazard whereas we communicate) Color: gold. Nostril: pure breadiness, brown toasts, crêpes and galettes, touches of juniper, shortbread, poppy seed bread, and fantastic cologne… Mouth: frankly, this is excellent, on spicy oranges, caraway, spicy breads, agave sweets… End: similar, for a quite very long time, a surprisingly very long time. Excellently citrusy and spicy. Feedback: I am shocked, I wasn’t anticipating this. And seems like 46%. I had stumbled upon these Oxford ryes on the Whisky Present London final yr. They make it good and properly.
SGP:561 – 85 factors.
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Let’s fly to India and take a look at extra Amrut…
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Amrut 2015/2021 ‘Ex-Madeira Peated’ (60%, OB, for Kirsch Import, India, cask #4711, 200 bottles)
An ‘ex-Madeira peated’, does that make any sense, until you’ll have used some casks that had beforehand contained among the island’s great agricole rums earlier than? (concepts concepts). Oh and cask #4711, actually? Some cologne to be anticipated then? Color: salmony. Fairly. Nostril: a morning at Ikea’s and brake fluid, plus smoked bacon and wooden mud, cocoa powder… No No.4711 Echt Kölnischwasser that I can discover at this level (there was extra within the ryes). With water: comparatively nicer, regardless of the touches of phosphorus. Mouth (neat): higher than on the nostril, however nonetheless unsure and ‘artistic’. Grapefruits, smoked. Type of, however bear in mind, 60% vol. With water: leather-based, kumquats, walnut wine… End: quite lengthy, a tad metallic and ‘electrical’. Silver spoon and aluminium foil. Leather-based within the aftertaste. Feedback: not immensely certain. Completely love Amrut, however aren’t they doing strictly all types of spirits/wine combos you possibly can ever consider? Nah, love them.
SGP:462 – 82 factors. |
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Commodore ‘ODD Society’ (46%, OB, Canada, 2021) 
Pure BC single malt distilled proper in Vancouver, whereas in keeping with some web site that is as awful as this one, ‘This single malt is unyieldingly assured and proudly declares: welcome to the New World’. Thanks, Commodore. Color: gold. Nostril: proper, heat brioche, biscuits, custard, barley syrup, touches of rhubarb and granny smith. Some good maltiness too. So not likely of Shostakovich-complexity, however it’s a coherent complete, for certain. Mouth: all these whiskies they’re making round and alongside the West-coast of Canada are fairly fantastic, and that is no exception, even when some sawdust would do a big a part of the job. Cake, toasts, additionally bergamots and spicier citrus, custard, cinnamon rolls, ginger cookies… It is quite oak-forward, however it’s all beneath management. End: medium, rounder and but fairly spicy. Feedback: not precisely a Brora 1972 or a Springbank 1966, however certainly, as we’re fairly ‘Previous World’ and since we’re ‘welcome to the New World’, we’ll state that we’re discovering this one ‘quite very good’.
SGP:551 – 83 factors. |
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As standard with these wandering classes, 5 is a deal. Ciao.
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