These are my tasting notes from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 8th #BlindDrams evening.
Appearance: Mid gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thin line and fall as slow thick legs.
Nose: cakey (Battenberg cake), cereal notes with a load of heather - Highland park but without the smoke? Tropical fruit -pineapple, mango. Icing sugar. High ABV!
Palate: thick sweet arrival, ABV again makes itself known. Honey, dried pineapple, Alistair's Battenberg Cake and a sprinkling of lemon peel! Yummy!
Finish: short and sweet with a little peppery spice. The honey and tropical fruit notes are there too.
Lovely dram to start with!
Appearance: dark gold in the glass, swirls cling, form large beads and fall as slow thick legs.
Nose: dunnage warehouse, strawberry jam, butterscotch, brown sugar and cinnamon spice - all sherry cask pointers for me!
Palate: thick maple syrup arrival, a little burnt sugar and a spicy ginger bite. Black fruit - dates, cherries, prunes and figs - yummy! A few more sips and the burnt sugar is coming through more - very drying too! I do like this!
Finish : long spicy and dry - a little citrus and loads of strawberry jam. Nice!
Appearance: mid gold in the glass, swirls form beads and fall as slow thick legs.
Nose: tropical fruit - icing sugar, a little oak. This one again comes across as a high ABV. Dried fruit and mixed fruit jam hint at sherry but I think this is ex-bourbon
Palate: tropical fruit, possible hints of smoke and salinity - are we in Campbeltown here? Icing sugar covered dried pineapple, peppery spice and a note of seaweed - yummy!
Finish - long spicy pepper with tropical fruit sweetness, some cask char or smoke?
Appearance: pale gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thin line, slowly form beads and fall as slow thin legs.
Nose: smoky bacon crisps, bonfire on a beach, seaweed, mature cheddar cheese, some citrus peel - screaming Caol Ila
Palate: dry spicy arrival, seaweed, citrus (sour grapefruit) and a little tropical fruit (pineapple and peach) before a blanket of smoke covers everything.
Finish: long dry smoky finish with pepper, seaweed and tropical fruit
Appearance: Pale gold in the glass, swirls cling as an inverted crown and fall as slow thin legs.
Nose: BBQ on the beach again but a little more subdued - grilled pineapple, herbs, salted almonds, maybe honey roast cashew nuts?
Palate: sweet tropical fruit, roast salted almonds and a gentle smoke. This one must be Caol Ila?
The drams were:
Dram 1 was a Cadenhead bottling of a 22yo Glenrothes - 49.7 % - £80
Dram 2 was a Berry Bros & Rudd bottling of a 12yo Glen Elgin PX butt - 58.9% - £70
Dram 3 was a Chorlton Whisky bottling of a 18yr Bunnahabhain - 53.4% - £150
Dram 4 was a Signatory Vintage bottling of a 7yo Ledaig Bordeaux Cask from 2011 - 60.4% - £65
Dram 5 was a House of Macduff Golden Cask Series 10yo Ardmore - 56% - £58
The theme was #IndieDisco with Stew taking is around some of his favourite Indie bottlers!
More information about the Blind Tasting Consortium can be found here!
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