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Showing posts with label Glen Ord. Show all posts
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Thursday, 24 April 2025
Monday, 1 July 2024
Signatory Vintage 100 Proof
Signatory Vintage have been releasing a series of 100 Proof bottlings over the last 6 months or so...
Tuesday, 29 August 2023
Side by side: a flight of Indie Glen Ord
Saturday, 13 October 2018
Mini Reviews (Updated 24th October)
Nose: sherry
Palate: honey and a little spice
Finish: short
Nose: pineapple with a hint of ginger - very tropical.
Palate: more of the pineapple with a little honey, big hit of spicy ginger
Finish: honey with the ginger
DL Glen Ord 2004 13yo 48.4%Date: 15th Jan '18
Sample: swap from @Maltman_Mike
Nose: new make with some citrus tones.
Palate: lemon meringue, sweet honey with a spicy edge
Finish: spicy honey
Notes: OK but not great, my first disappointing dram from DL, improved slightly with the addition of some water - lots of vanilla notes but toned down the spices.
Clynelish 14yo 46%
Notes: OK but not great, my first disappointing dram from DL, improved slightly with the addition of some water - lots of vanilla notes but toned down the spices.
Clynelish 14yo 46%
Nose: apples, honey, a little citrus, a little mown grass.
Palate: very smooth, slightly oily, loads of honey, a little vanilla followed by hot chilli - yummy!
Finish: a hint of smoke? milder chilli & the honey sweetness.
Notes: a lovely dram, honey and spice!
Notes: a lovely dram, honey and spice!
Thursday, 17 May 2018
#BlindTasting Series 3 - Review
Series 3 of #BlindTasting has recently finished and as usual I'll post a summary. Following on from fantastic Series 1 & 2 - this one was brought up a few surprised with the five of us trying to identify 15 mystery drams through smell and taste, having #NoPreconceivedIdeas or #MarketingBullshit to sway our opinions.
Sunday, 29 April 2018
#BlindTasting Series 3 - Part 3
The final part of Series 3 of #BlindTasting took place last week and it turned out to be one of our more interesting sessions with a few differences of opinion on the drams we were tasting. That was great because that's what #BlindTasting is all about #NoPreconceivedIdeas #EveryPalateIsDifferent
Friday, 1 December 2017
#TBWCAdvent Twitter Tasting
What do you think is the official start of Christmas?
Well for @BoutiqueyWhisky it's definitely the last one! So to celebrate and to try and get us to buy one of their Whisky Advent Calendar's rather than a cadbury's one full of dodgy American chocolate they sent out a mini version for us to sample!
Included in the box were 5 #dramples of which 4 were, as yet, still to be released!
Apart from a couple of small issues with deliveries we were ready to samples the drams on the 30th November - so this is now the official start of Christmas!
Some people even dared to wear Christmas Jumpers for the occasion!
As usual with TBWC, all the fantastic labels were created by Emily!
First up was the Glen Ord 20yo
Next was the second 50yo of the night TBWC's Blended Whisky #1 Batch 5 50yo
I didn't get to try this one on the night, but others did.
Finally was TBWC's Islay #1 Batch 1
If you want to buy one of their fullsize Advent Calendars - they are available here!
The clever ones amongst you may have counted 6 dram reviews, but only 5 in the photos - well there was a little mix up with Santa's Elves and some of us got a bonus dram!
- The first colourful house lights going up?
- The first dodgy Christmas tune in the shops?
- The first snow?
- The first Christmas advert on the TV?
- Opening the first door on your Advent Calendar?
Well for @BoutiqueyWhisky it's definitely the last one! So to celebrate and to try and get us to buy one of their Whisky Advent Calendar's rather than a cadbury's one full of dodgy American chocolate they sent out a mini version for us to sample!
Included in the box were 5 #dramples of which 4 were, as yet, still to be released!
Apart from a couple of small issues with deliveries we were ready to samples the drams on the 30th November - so this is now the official start of Christmas!
Some people even dared to wear Christmas Jumpers for the occasion!
As usual with TBWC, all the fantastic labels were created by Emily!
First up was the Glen Ord 20yo
My thoughts:
Whisky : Glen Ord 20yo 51.9% ABV. 290 bottles
Nose : Very pale gold, fairly swift legs when swirled. Nose: orchard fruit, a little porridge and a hint of spice. Honey and vanilla start to dominate now, fruit fading into the background.
Palate : Light oil on the tongue, big kick from the alcohol 51.9% then settles down with lemon & lime with a ginger tingle. Definitely a sipping dram - the pepper bite is lovely!
With water: Blackberries just pop out on the nose! Palate is lovely - the orchard fruits stay but there is some strawberry in there too, spice settles down a little but is still a lovely long finish
Nose : Very pale gold, fairly swift legs when swirled. Nose: orchard fruit, a little porridge and a hint of spice. Honey and vanilla start to dominate now, fruit fading into the background.
Palate : Light oil on the tongue, big kick from the alcohol 51.9% then settles down with lemon & lime with a ginger tingle. Definitely a sipping dram - the pepper bite is lovely!
With water: Blackberries just pop out on the nose! Palate is lovely - the orchard fruits stay but there is some strawberry in there too, spice settles down a little but is still a lovely long finish
Other people's thoughts:
Next was TWBC's Blended Malt #4 6yo
Next was TWBC's Blended Malt #4 6yo
My thoughts:
Whisky : TBWC Blended Malt #4 Batch 1 6yo 53.6% ABV. 600 bottles
Nose : A pale malt, swirls stick to the glass ignoring gravity! Nose has lots of butterscotch, underneath which there's some damp grass, some rice pudding sprinkled with cinnamon and a slight off note I can't put my finger on.....
Palate : The rice and cinnamon jumps over the tongue, there's a lot of pepper kick and a residue of vanilla and brown sugar. There is a briney note too.
Nose : A pale malt, swirls stick to the glass ignoring gravity! Nose has lots of butterscotch, underneath which there's some damp grass, some rice pudding sprinkled with cinnamon and a slight off note I can't put my finger on.....
Palate : The rice and cinnamon jumps over the tongue, there's a lot of pepper kick and a residue of vanilla and brown sugar. There is a briney note too.
Other people's thoughts:
Next was TWBC's Blended Grain #1 50yo
Yes FIFTY YEARS OLD - the first time I've tried a whisky older (just!) than me!
My thoughts:
Whisky : TWBC's Blended Grain #1 Batch 1 50yo 47.7% ABV. 220 bottles
Nose : Lovely golden colour - swirls once again defying gravity - initial nose says coconut and tropical fruit. Very like Raffaelo chocolates (thanks @dvdbloke). Loads of coconut and limes - hints of candyfloss and toffee apple (all the fun of the fair!) very little in the way of spice on the nose.
Palate : Light oily mouthfeel, coconut mushrooms with a little hint of milk chocolate and strawberries, again no spice until very late in the finish but even then it's very gentle - YUMMY!.
Nose : Lovely golden colour - swirls once again defying gravity - initial nose says coconut and tropical fruit. Very like Raffaelo chocolates (thanks @dvdbloke). Loads of coconut and limes - hints of candyfloss and toffee apple (all the fun of the fair!) very little in the way of spice on the nose.
Palate : Light oily mouthfeel, coconut mushrooms with a little hint of milk chocolate and strawberries, again no spice until very late in the finish but even then it's very gentle - YUMMY!.
Other people's thoughts:
Next was a Glenlivet 27yo
My thoughts:
Whisky : Glenlivet 27yo 48.7% ABV. 105 bottles
Nose : Light gold colour, swirls cling to the glass, very slow legs. Initial nose gives Tia Maria, pears and some yeast. Coffee, chocolate, berries, a little toffee and vanilla.
Palate : Lovely sweet buttery mouthfeel, full of sherry. Gentle apple and pear notes covered in a cinnamon and ginger spice.
Nose : Light gold colour, swirls cling to the glass, very slow legs. Initial nose gives Tia Maria, pears and some yeast. Coffee, chocolate, berries, a little toffee and vanilla.
Palate : Lovely sweet buttery mouthfeel, full of sherry. Gentle apple and pear notes covered in a cinnamon and ginger spice.
Other people's thoughts:
Next was the second 50yo of the night TBWC's Blended Whisky #1 Batch 5 50yo
Whisky : TBWC's Blended Whisky #1 Batch 5 50yo 46.6% ABV. 2,000 bottles
I didn't get to try this one on the night, but others did.
Other people's thoughts:
My thoughts:
Whisky : TBWC's Islay #1 Batch 1 56.9% ABV. 1,260 bottles
Nose : Quite a pale colour, lovely swirls and slow legs, initial nose is full of medicinal peat! Lots of peat smoke but intertwined with salty sea breeze, smoked fish and a little red fruit
Palate : The strength gets you at first then a sharp chilli spice gives way to gentle smoke and strawberries, there's a hint of peanut in there too - getting that a lot lately with Islays......
Nose : Quite a pale colour, lovely swirls and slow legs, initial nose is full of medicinal peat! Lots of peat smoke but intertwined with salty sea breeze, smoked fish and a little red fruit
Palate : The strength gets you at first then a sharp chilli spice gives way to gentle smoke and strawberries, there's a hint of peanut in there too - getting that a lot lately with Islays......
Other people's thoughts:
Huge thanks to Dave for guiding us, TBWC for supplying the drams and all my fellow Elves for a fantastic evening! Merry Christmas! If you want to buy one of their fullsize Advent Calendars - they are available here!
The clever ones amongst you may have counted 6 dram reviews, but only 5 in the photos - well there was a little mix up with Santa's Elves and some of us got a bonus dram!
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