@SouthportWhisky club founder Victor Porter @onekv regularly releases Indie bottles with his own
distinct labels designed by the maestro @jwbassman_.
But I think @uk_whisky Peter Hunt from the club chose the latest 3 single cask releases and sent me samples to try!
| Dram | A12 : Aultmore | T6 : Tullibardine | A14 : Ardmore |
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| Characteristics | 12yo Bourbon Barrel 50% ABV 236 bottles |
6yo Sherry Cask 50% ABV 150 bottles |
14yo Bourbon Barrel 50% ABV 216 bottles |
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Bottler notes |
B14 - A single-cask, cask-strength whisky distilled at Aultmore distillery and given the seal of approval by festival goers at our Summer Whisky Festival! | B16 - A single-cask, cask-strength whisky distilled at Tullibardine distillery and given the seal of approval by festival goers at our Summer Whisky Festival! | B15 - A single-cask, cask-strength whisky distilled at Ardmore distillery and given the seal of approval by festival goers at our Summer Whisky Festival! |
| My thoughts: | |||
| Appearance |  |
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| Pale gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thin line, take an age to bead up and fall as slow thin legs. | Dark gold in the glass, swirls cling as a hairline crack, bead up slowly and fall as slow thin tears. | Pale gold in the glass, swirls cling as a thin line, take an age to bead up and fall as slow thin oily legs. | |
| Nose | Orchard fruit, acetone and icing sugar to start. Some sweetness from honey, a little peppery spice and vanilla ice cream. A little time and air reveal tropical fruit. | Treacle toffee, dunnage funk, some farmyard funk and a huge hit of balsamic vinegar. Sherry bomb territory and only 6yo! Some sherried dried fruit, black cherries and dark chocolate. | Fresh smoked Whitby kippers, salinity, lemon zest and a hint of petrol. There's a little tropical fruit, |
| Palate | Sweet spicy arrival, immediately drying. There's icing sugar and liquorice dryness, honey and tropical fruit sweetness with a little salinity and maybe some smoke or cask char? There's an interesting grape skin note and some toasted coconut. Peppery spice left on the tongue as the liquid disappears, | Thick sweet arrival, meaty, well into sherry bomb territory here: sherried dried fruit, dates, figs and black cherries. a little burnt rubber and dark chocolate give a lovely complexity. There's some honey sweetness, gentle cinnamon spice and a hint of my favourite balsamic vinegar drizzled strawberries! | Thick sweet arrival, honey, tropical fruit and SMOKE. Loads of smoke! Thankfully the Kipper note doesn't continue to the palate but there is a lot of salinity. Some lemon zest and icing sugar giving a sharp dry note. Some tropical fruit notes give a lovely layer to the dram. |
| Finish | Medium length, tropical fruit, salinity and peppery spice. | Lingering sherry soaked dried fruit and dry cinnamon spice. | Lingering lemon zest, peppery spice, smoke and tropical fruit. |
| Overall | All of these drams were bottled by Heroes and Heretics, and to be honest these are the first of theirs which I've tried. The Aultmore was a solid ex-bourbon Speysider, the ABV giving it a lovely bite of spice. The Tulli must have been in a very active FF cask or maybe a smaller cask? The distillery character all but wiped out but it's a yummy dram, perfect for the coming winter months. The Ardmore nose was a little off putting, I like kippers but not in my whisky! But once on the palate is again shows what lovely spirit the distillery produces - it doesn't need diluting or chill filtering - just bottle it for us! Three good drams, the Tulli and Ardmore stood out for me - Yummy! |
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Geeky Stuff:
Here's a list of all of the Man With The Hat release:
| Release | Code/Age | Distillery | Information | ABV | Bottles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B16 | T6 | Tullibardine | H&H Hogshead | 51% | 150 |
| B15 | A14 | Ardmore | H&H Bourbon Barrel | 50% | 216 |
| B14 | A12 | Aultmore | H&H Bourbon Barrel | 50% | 236 |
| B13 | S13 | Speyside Distillery | MSWD 1999 | 46% | |
| B12 | U10 | Un-named Highland | MSWD | 46% | |
| B11 | BGXX | Invergordon, North British, Strathclyde, Cameronbridge, Girvan, Carsebridge, North of Scotland, Cambus, Caledonian, Garnheath | MSWD Blended Grain | 53% | 12 |
| B10 | G32 | Girvan | HL First Editions | 51.1% | |
| B9 | M14 | Mortlach | HL Old Malt Cask | 55.2% | |
| B8 | S14 | Speyburn | HL Old Malt Cask | 58% | |
| B7 | S24 | Strathmill | M&M Hogshead | 47.2% | |
| B6 | S26 | Strathmill | M&M | 53.8% | |
| B5 | GG26 | Glen Grant | M&M Ex-bourbon Barrel | 51.8% | |
| B4 | S27 | Speyside Distillery | M&M | 63.3% | 78 |
| B3 | P11 | Pulteney | M&M | 60.9% | 70 |
| B2 | NB28 | North British | M&M | 59.9% | 20 |
| B1 | T21 | Tomintoul | M&M | 50.2% | 70 |
H&H : Heroes and Heretics
HL : Hunter Laing
MSWD : Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers
M&M : Morrison & Mackay
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