These are my tasting notes from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 30th #BlindDrams evening.
Their theme was MIA, picking whiskies from distilleries never featured on #BlindDrams before!
Appearance: mid gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thin line, bead up and fall as slow thin legs.
Nose: orchard fruit, cereal, citrus and honey. There's some stewed apples and pears drizzled in honey, a little shortbread, barley sugar and a bite of citrus zest.
Palate: sweet arrival, honey, golden syrup, dry icing sugar. There's some of the orchard fruit from the nose and a little of the citrus. A lot of oak - first fill bourbon aged for 10+ years. Nice ABV - around 50%?
Dram 2
Appearance: very pale gold in the glass, swirls cling as a hairline crack, form small beads like an inverted crown and fall as slow thin oily legs.
Nose: back on the Speyside orchard fruit, honey and citrus here but a huge note of spice to come. Dried pineapple dusted in icing sugar, some pine cleaner and a hint of old sweet shop.
Palate: thick sweet arrival: golden syrup, honey, icing sugar. The fruit is moving more tropical: pineapple, mango, kiwi. There's some toffee apple and a lovely peppery spice as the liquid disappears!
Dram 3
Appearance: light gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thin line, bead up slowly and fall as slow thin legs.
Nose: blueberry jam, vanilla ice cream, marzipan, fresh cut grass. This is rather nice - a little sherry influence maybe? Some cinnamon hints and a little salinity.
Palate: Thick sweet arrival, tropical fruit, honey, coconut. There's some dried fruit, blueberry jam and a lovely cinnamon spice. Lovely gentle sherry finish or full maturation in a refill cask.
Dram 4
Appearance: gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thick line, bead up and fall as slow thick legs.
Nose: back to the Speyside orchard fruit stable, a little honey and some spice - a bit closed - the ABV must be ramped up a bit. A little smoke maybe?
Palate: a little watery to start... orange marmalade, honey, icing sugar. A big bite of ginger and cinnamon spice. Some berry and cherry hints? Not ticking the boxes for me...
Dram 5
Appearance: bronze in the glass, swirls cling as a thin line take an age to bead up and fall as slow thin legs.
Nose: blue berry jam, strawberries drizzled in balsamic vinegar, black treacle. There's a little salinity, a little citrus and hints of spice to come. Nice!
Palate: thick mouth coating arrival, balsamic vinegar from the nose is back - loads of red fruit, cherries, dates and figs. Sticky Toffee Pudding! It's a sherry grenade rather than a sherry bomb.
The drams were:
Dram 1 was Dingle's Samhain
Dram 2 was a Tormore 2010 11yo Single Cask #82801212 [DT]
Dram 3 was a Fettercairn 2009 13yo [SMWS] 94.33
Dram 4 was a Mortlach 15yo [G&M]
Dram 5 was a Auchroisk 2007 14yo [SMWS] 95.60
More information about the Blind Tasting Consortium and the scores for all of our tastings can be found here!
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