Spey is a distillery that's not on many people's radar, to be honest I've only tried some independent bottlers so when the chance of trying some with @TweetTastings I applied!
@SpeySingleMalt Distillery was built in an old barley mill and croft dating back to the 1700's, a single building distillery with spirit first flowing in 1990 and Drumguish, their first release, appearing in 1993.
In 2012 the distillery was bought by Harvey’s of Edinburgh who launched a new range in 2014 with branding changed to Spey from Speyside Distillery.
We were each sent a set of 5 samples:
Let's see what everyone thought!
My thoughts:
Nose: hedgerow berries, spiced honey, orange peel, milk chocolate. Hints of Turkish Delight.
Palate: sweet spicy slightly drying arrival, honey, apricots, ginger spice. Fruit & Nut chocolate, blackberries, black cherries and a little hint of cask char?
Finish: long spicy finish, ginger again with dry oaky vanilla
Other Tweeter's thoughts:
Appearance: mid gold in the glass, swirls bead up immediately and fall as slow thick legs.
Nose: I was expecting something like the Tenne but this is more woody, more vanilla. Still some berry notes and the orange peel is there. Some strawberry jam.
Palate: again a sweet spicy drying arrival, not as sweet as the Tenne, and as the nose suggested a bit more oak vanilla. Toffee apple and strawberry jam then the port influence comes through with black cherries and blackberries. Nice!
Finish: again long and spicy - a little dried fruit and black pepper before the drying port influence offers berrys and cherries. Like this! Is there a CS version?
Other Tweeter's thoughts:
My thoughts:
Appearance: dark gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thin line then fall as slow thin legs.
Nose: dunnage warehouse notes, strawberry jam, fudge, dried fruit and orange peel. Some nutty chocolate notes and christmas spices.
Palate: smooth, slightly watery arrival, much less spice than the previous two drams but lots of complex fruit notes - peaches, plums, dried pineapple. There's also dried fruit in here all covered in a lovely spiced honey or maybe Mince Pies and Salted Caramel? Again orange peel - yummy!
Finish: long fruit finish with dried fruit and a gentle peppery spice, Nice. This would be amazing in CS!
Other Tweeter's thoughts:
My thoughts:
Appearance: very pale gold in the glass, not much more colour than water, swirls cling take an age to bead up forming an inverted crown of thorns and falling as slow thick legs,
Nose: ABV hits you immediately, a little new make-y - lemon peel, cut grass, icing sugar coated Turkish Delight.
Palate: thick, syrupy arrival, lemon peel & cut grass dominate before the ABV hits you with barley sugars & dried pineapple.There's a nutty chocolate here too and a huge lemon fizz on the tongue as the liquid disappears. First one without orange peel. little water cuts through the ABV and enhances the citrus notes - lemon bonbons?
Finish: long hot and spicy, lemon citrus fizz alongside chilli pepper.
Other Tweeter's thoughts:
My thoughts:
Appearance: pale gold in the glass but a little darker than the Trutina. Swirls cling as a hairline crack, take ages to bead up and fall as slow thin lines.
Nose: gentle heathery peat smoke, grapefruit, digestive biscuit, hints of tropical fruit.
Palate: sweet but drying, tropical fruit notes - mango, icing sugar covered dried pineapple and then a blanket of heathery smoke. Getting a little maritime sea breeze that @SpiritAndWood talked about. Yummy - need this as CS.
Finish: medium length dry smoky notes with that hint of tropical fruit - yummy!
Nose: gentle heathery peat smoke, grapefruit, digestive biscuit, hints of tropical fruit.
Palate: sweet but drying, tropical fruit notes - mango, icing sugar covered dried pineapple and then a blanket of heathery smoke. Getting a little maritime sea breeze that @SpiritAndWood talked about. Yummy - need this as CS.
Finish: medium length dry smoky notes with that hint of tropical fruit - yummy!
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