@whisky_cellar chose @TheWhiskyWire to launch their new range with a @TweetTastings - those who were successful received a lovely package 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. We received 5 samples from the Series 001 release.
Nose: Buttered popcorn, coconut mushroom sweets, vanilla, a little stewed pear.
Palate: smooth buttery arrival, big hit of peppery spice. Rhubarb & Custard sweets (thanks @WhiskyUnplugged) a little citrus is left on the palate as the liquid disappears - yummy! A few more sips offers toffee and milk chocolate - the spice has been turned up a bit too - ginger now. This is a lovely dram.
Finish: Long lingering ginger spice - a little vanilla and that ever present buttered popcorn - yummy!
Other Tweeter's thoughts:
My thoughts:
Appearance: Dark brown in the glass, swirls cling and fall as slow thin legs. Initial nose: toffee apples.
Nose: Toffee apples, blackcurrant jam, dry red wine notes, lots of wood. A little air offers more berry and dark fruit notes - black cherries, blackberries and dates.
Palate: thick dry arrival - red wine or port notes of berries and jam - a little sour. Lots of oaky wood notes - maybe too long in a small cask?
Finish: Long lingering dark chocolate, dark berries and dark jam. Bitter oak - not nice.
A little water actual makes this one drier - brings out more of a sherry rather than port note - better.
Other Tweeter's thoughts:
My thoughts:
Appearance: Very pale gold in the glass, swirls form beads which fall as slow thick legs. Initial nose: spiced orange
Nose: Orchard fruit, some fresh citrus and a dry peppery spice, a little honey and some heather notes.
Palate: smooth fruity arrival then the 58.2% ABV hits - peppery spice takes over until the liquid disappears, a citrus fizz on the tongue develops into pear drops, honey and oak - Nice!
Finish: Long drying spice note, loads of citrus and a little orchard fruit - nice!
Other Tweeter's thoughts:
My thoughts:
Appearance: Light gold in the glass, swirls form a hairline crack, slowly bead up to an inverted crown and fall as slow thin legs. Initial nose: smoky stewed apples
Nose: Smoky stewed apples, malted milk biscuits, Christmas nut bowl. There's a little citrus and vanilla.
Palate: Smooth thick arrival - orchard fruit and digestive biscuit - the the ABV hits - with a kick of ginger spice. Very drying - icing sugar with again a bit of a citrus fizz left on the tongue.
Finish: Long lingering citrus notes with a little spice and orchard fruit notes. Lovely!
Other Tweeter's thoughts:
My thoughts:
Appearance: Light gold in the glass, swirls form small beads which fall as slow thick legs.
Initial nose: dried pineapple
Nose: Orchard and tropical fruit - apple, pear, pineapple, mango, kiwi. there's a little citrus in here too. It's got a woody side to things - it's been in the cask a long time - maybe too long?
Palate: Lovely sweet arrival - full of orchard fruit and tropical fruit notes. Some honey, vanilla and nut notes. Like a penny sweet selection, The rum isn't as noticeable as I'd expect but still a very nice dram.
Finish: Medium length tropical fruit notes (rum coming through now) dry and spicy. Nice!
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The other drams in Series 001 which we didn't get to try are : Glen Moray 1996 23yo, Westport Blended Malt 1999 21yo, Ardmore 2006 14yo, Cameronbridge 1984 36yo and a House Malt ‘Speyside’ 2004 15yo.
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