@whisky_cellar chose @TheWhiskyWire to launch their 5th Batch with a @TweetTastings - those who were successful received a lovely package of samples through the post.
The Whisky Cellar is an Edinburgh-based independent Scotch Whisky bottler, Keith Bonnington and his team selecting casks from their private stock at the peak of their character. Bottled as a parcel of single casks at a time, each individual series under the ‘Private Cellars Selection’ label is chosen to delivery a wide spectrum of natural colour, aroma and flavour.
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Nose: musty, dusty, dirty, sherry, toffee, dried fruit, black cherries, blueberry jam. Some citrus zest and cinnamon spice. Dark chocolate, balsamic vinegar and a little furniture polish round this off.
Palate: thick syrupy arrival, immediately spicy, lots of prickly ginger heat here, There's some tropical fruit: pineapple, mango and kiwi; alongside dried fruit, liquorice, cinnamon and the dark chocolate from the nose. Yummy! A little time and air, a few swirls and the sweetness comes through - honeycomb, brown sugar and a little syrup. Cinnamon and ginger spices left on the tongue as the liquid disappears!
Finish: long and spicy with a little dryness. Cinnamon and ginger!
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My thoughts:
Appearance: mid gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thin line, small beads form creating an inverted crown and eventually fall as slow thick legs.
Nose: lemon sponge cake drizzled with a little vanilla icing. Some dried strawberry, stewed apples and marzipan notes.
Palate: another thick creamy arrival, this time the sweetness & orchard fruit shine through but the lemon zest isn't far behind to offer some zing! Baked apples and pears, a little dried fruit & almonds, with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. Honey!
Finish: lingering sweetness and spice - honey and black pepper. Nice!
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My thoughts:
Appearance: dark gold in the glass, a bit of a red tinge? Swirls leave a thin line in the glass which takes an age to bead up and longer to fall as slow thick legs.
Nose: rich chocolate fudge cake, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries. There's a little honey sweetness and a hint of smoke or cask char,
Palate: thick sweet arrival, honey, tropical fruit, berries. There's a little oak spice and a dryness begging you to take another sip. The distant smoke note from the nose is back. The liquid disappears leaving a gentle peppery spice on the tongue
Finish: lingering dry spice, smoke and mixed berry jam.
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My thoughts:
Appearance: dark gold, bronze in the glass, swirls cling as a thin line in the glass, slowly form beads and fall as slow thin legs.
Nose: a little musty to start, hints of dunnage warehouse, blueberry jam follows and a dry oaky spice. Dark chocolate covered dried fruit, flaked almonds and a little furniture polish.
Palate: sweet syrupy arrival, blueberries, dates, figs, prunes, black cherries with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. Treacle toffee and chocolate stem ginger, Peppery spice and a dryness. Yummy!
Finish: lingering peppery spice, dry sherry and blueberry jam notes.
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My thoughts:
Appearance: light gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thin line, bead up to form and fall as slow thin legs.
Nose: distant bonfire smoke, dried seaweed, a little wet cut grass and BBQ steak. Blind you'd swear this was a Caol Ila. There's a little rubber band note and some faint hints of BBQ tropical fruit: mango, pineapple and banana.
Palate: Sweet oily arrival, spice and smoke merge to give an evening at a seaside BBQ. A little salted caramel, honey, and brown sugar give sweetness. BBQ pineapple and a little lemon zest some sharpness and the smoke blankets everything. Yummy!
Finish: a little peppery spice, some honey sweetness and a lingering dry smoke. Yummy!
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