Archive For The “Whisky Tasting Notes” Category
Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be reviewing some vatted malts I’m tasting as part of the writing of a bigger post on vatted malts in general. Some of these, like the Compass Box expressions, are official samples sent to me by the bottlers, and some tasted from my collection as well as…
In part one, we covered the Astar, the Ealanta and the Artien. Part two takes us to the Sonnalta PX, the Finealta and the newest edition to the group, the Companta. Glenmorangie Private Edition Sonnalta PX (46% ABV, NCF and Non Colored) Glenmorangie venturing into sherry bomb territory? Well, not quite. When you compare this Private Edition to…
I wrote about the Glenmorangie stills in an exploration of still shapes as a significant factor in the character of whisky produced. You can find that previous post here. There are other factors that make Glenmorangie a special distillery, not the least of them the extensive breakthrough experimentation in wood finishes – and i say…
Diageo’s rollout of the official releases of Mortlach is drawing near, and it’s getting harder to find other expressions of Mortlach, especially bottles of the only official release from the distillery, the Flora and Fauna Mortlach 16 year. As I’m reviewing an older expression, I’ll keep my thoughts on the Mortlach move for my tasting…
Back to the basic OQD format: Isle of Jura 21 (44% ABV) Color: Copper Nose: Kumquat, a small whiff of almonds, star anise and nuts. yet there is a roughness on the nose. Time spent in glass wasn’t kind to the nose, which developed an unpleasant undertone which I couldn’t quite name… Taste: Very dry in mouth, citrus and…