@SpeySingleMalt Distillery recently held a @TweetTastings with @TheWhiskyWire
I was lucky enough to be picked - here's my thoughts and those of a few friends!
Speyside Distillery sent us each 5 drams from the current range
Trutinā @ 46%, Chairman’s Choice @ 40%, Royal Choice @ 46%, Tenné CS Batch 3 @ 57.4% & Fūmāre CS Batch 2 @ 60.4%
Let's see what they were like:
My thoughts:
Appearance: pale gold in the glass, swirls cling as as a thick line and fall as quick thick legs.
Nose: fresh cut grass, citrus peel and orchard fruit: apples, pears and apricots. A little time and air offers chopped bananas covered in vanilla custard.
Palate: thick, mouth coating arrival, sweet honey, the orchard fruit from the nose: stewed pear and apricot with a creamy vanilla custard. A peppery spice is left on the tongue as the liquid disappears. Nice.
My thoughts:
Appearance: dark gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thick line and fall as quick thick legs.
Nose: marzipan, freshly squeezed orange juice, some orchard fruit and vanilla notes. There's peaches, pear and some dried apple.
Palate: all the key notes from the nose - nutty, sugary marzipan, orange juice, dried apple, peaches and a lovely cinnamon spice. There's honey and a drying icing sugar note leaving nutty toffee and oak on the tongue.
My thoughts:
Appearance: dark gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thick line, slowly bead up and fall as slow thick legs.
Nose: dry hay, caramel, shortbread fingers, orchard fruit and a hint of strawberry jam. There's apricots, apples and pears along with some dried fruit hints.
Palate: smooth, sweet arrival, strawberry jam, spiced oranges and a bite of peppery spice. There's some milk chocolate, dried fruit notes, almonds and orange zest - all a little Christmasy! An oaky dryness is left as the liquid disappears.
My thoughts:
Appearance: pinky / orangey gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thin line, take an age to bead up and fall as slow thin legs.
Nose: hedgerow berries, chocolate covered cherries and a little hint of dunnage funk. The ABV is a little prickly on the nasal hair!
Palate: thick sweet arrival, a bite of ginger spice and a mouthful of cherries and berries: strawberries, raspberries, blackberries. There's some oak, gingerbread and drying icing sugar notes as the liquid disappears. Yummy!
My thoughts:
Appearance: pale gold in the glass, swirls clings as a thin line, take an age to bead up and fall as slow thin legs.
Nose: gentle peat smoke with a hint of salinity. Toffee buttons and some grassy / herbal notes. Tropical fruit notes: pineapple, banana, kiwi and some salted lemons.
Palate: Sweet, spicy arrival, honey, dry smoke and ginger spice combined with the high ABV give quite a kick. Huge lemon meringue notes, a little seaweed and some tropical fruit: dried pineapple, mango and ginger.
Let's see what they were like:
My thoughts:
Appearance: pale gold in the glass, swirls cling as as a thick line and fall as quick thick legs.
Nose: fresh cut grass, citrus peel and orchard fruit: apples, pears and apricots. A little time and air offers chopped bananas covered in vanilla custard.
Palate: thick, mouth coating arrival, sweet honey, the orchard fruit from the nose: stewed pear and apricot with a creamy vanilla custard. A peppery spice is left on the tongue as the liquid disappears. Nice.
Finish: lingering peppery spice and a little honey.
Other Tweeter's thoughts:
My thoughts:
Appearance: dark gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thick line and fall as quick thick legs.
Nose: marzipan, freshly squeezed orange juice, some orchard fruit and vanilla notes. There's peaches, pear and some dried apple.
Palate: all the key notes from the nose - nutty, sugary marzipan, orange juice, dried apple, peaches and a lovely cinnamon spice. There's honey and a drying icing sugar note leaving nutty toffee and oak on the tongue.
Finish: lingering dry oak spice and a hint of orange zest, warming.
Other Tweeter's thoughts:
My thoughts:
Appearance: dark gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thick line, slowly bead up and fall as slow thick legs.
Nose: dry hay, caramel, shortbread fingers, orchard fruit and a hint of strawberry jam. There's apricots, apples and pears along with some dried fruit hints.
Palate: smooth, sweet arrival, strawberry jam, spiced oranges and a bite of peppery spice. There's some milk chocolate, dried fruit notes, almonds and orange zest - all a little Christmasy! An oaky dryness is left as the liquid disappears.
Finish: long dry spicy ginger notes with a hint of dark chocolate.
Other Tweeter's thoughts:
My thoughts:
Appearance: pinky / orangey gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thin line, take an age to bead up and fall as slow thin legs.
Nose: hedgerow berries, chocolate covered cherries and a little hint of dunnage funk. The ABV is a little prickly on the nasal hair!
Palate: thick sweet arrival, a bite of ginger spice and a mouthful of cherries and berries: strawberries, raspberries, blackberries. There's some oak, gingerbread and drying icing sugar notes as the liquid disappears. Yummy!
Finish: lingering dry oak, ginger spice, red berries and sweet honey.
Other Tweeter's thoughts:
My thoughts:
Appearance: pale gold in the glass, swirls clings as a thin line, take an age to bead up and fall as slow thin legs.
Nose: gentle peat smoke with a hint of salinity. Toffee buttons and some grassy / herbal notes. Tropical fruit notes: pineapple, banana, kiwi and some salted lemons.
Palate: Sweet, spicy arrival, honey, dry smoke and ginger spice combined with the high ABV give quite a kick. Huge lemon meringue notes, a little seaweed and some tropical fruit: dried pineapple, mango and ginger.
Finish: Long ginger spice, dry oak and lemon zest.
Other Tweeter's thoughts:
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