These are my tasting notes from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 9th #BlindDrams evening.
Appearance: mid gold in the glass, swirls leave a hairline crack, take ages to bead up and fall as slow thick legs.
Nose: orchard fruit, sweet shop jars, a little floral note. There is some toffee, vanilla custard and milk chocolate hints - nice!
Palate: the orchard fruit from the nose is turning a little tropical, there's a fair bit of ginger spice too. The grassy notes are still here as is the toffee. There is some citrus fizz too. I'm thinking a youngster around 50% ABV?
Appearance: very pale gold in the glass, swirls again leave a hairline crack in the glass. Beads form slowly and fall as slow thick legs.
Nose: orchard fruit - stewed apples, a little cinnamon and some vanilla custard. Again a high ABV prickling the nose.
Palate: dry biscuity lemon meringue pie with grated lemon zest on the top - yummy! once you get pack the citrus kick there is some tropical notes - pineapple, banana and some ginger spice - nice. 50% ABV ?
Appearance: mid gold in the glass, swirls again take a while to form beads which then fall as slow thick legs.
Nose: BBQ on the beach - pineapples grilling, steak, seaweed at your feet. There's some honey and a little citrus too. After a bit I get berries - red wine cask?
Palate: sweet tropical fruit, pineapple, mango, banana, ginger. There's also some maritime influence - a little salty seaweed. Then the peat comes in - very heathery, a dry smoke - nice!
Appearance: pale gold in the glass, swirls leave a thin line of beads on the glass which fall as slow thin legs,
Nose: tropical fruit - pineapple, mango. Some salted caramel notes and a hint of lime zest YUMMY!
Palate: very dry and sweet - dried pineapple covered in icing sugar, some marzipan notes and a hint of citrus - YUMMY!
Appearance: dark gold in the glass, swirls leave a line of tiny beads and fall as slow thin legs.
Nose: rubber skid marks on freshly laid tarmac - smoke, seaweed and a little sour citrus. Nice!
Palate: chewy smoky rubber sprinkled with salt - a little grapefruit and some cola cubes. Nice! This is 100% Ledaig!
The drams were:
Dram 1 was Douglas Laing Old Particular bottled 2007 12yo Jura PX Cask for £60
Dram 2 was The Single Cask bottled 24yo (1995) Tobermory for £145
Dram 3 was Talisker 18 for £75
Dram 4 was a SMWS 12yo Highland Park (4.260) for £55
Dram 5 was 2008 (12yo) Ledaig, Marsala cask finish for £95
The theme was #CaskAway with Richard taking is around some of his favourite Island distilleries!
More information about the Blind Tasting Consortium can be found here!
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