These are my tasting notes from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 23rd #BlindDrams evening.
Brian's Malt Musings : Whisky since 2017. Fanboy of Loch Lomond, Glen Scotia, Glasgow 1770, White Peak & Bains. Founder of Blind Tasting Consortium #BlindDrams Cumbria, UK
Showing posts with label Glenlivet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glenlivet. Show all posts
Sunday, 10 July 2022
Sunday, 3 October 2021
#BTC15 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes
These are my tasting notes from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 15th #BlindDrams evening.
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
#BlindTasting Series 6 Episode 3
Series 6 Episode 3
The #BlindTasting team finally conclude Series 6 trying to work out what the final 5 drams they'd swapped were, to tell what we thought of them without knowing where they were from. #NoPreconceivedIdeas! If you haven't followed us before you can catch up with all the previous series here.
Saturday, 18 January 2020
#MiniTasting - SWMS #2
The #MiniTasting gang have a second night of SMWS drams, this time two Speysiders and a peated Highlander.
Sunday, 21 April 2019
#BlindTasting Series 5 - Review
Series 5 of #BlindTasting has recently finished and as usual I'll post a summary. This ended up being our longest series due to Christmas and pressures of work - it extended over 4 months!
This one, like all the rest, has brought up a few surprised with the five of us trying to identify 15 mystery drams through smell and taste, having #NoPreconceivedIdeas to sway our opinions.
Sunday, 23 December 2018
#BlindTasting Series 4 - Review
Series 4 of #BlindTasting has recently finished and as usual I'll post a summary. There had been a bit of a gap from Series 3 and this one extended longer than we thought it would - pressures of work!
This one, like all the rest, has brought up a few surprised with the five of us trying to identify 15 mystery drams through smell and taste, having #NoPreconceivedIdeas to sway our opinions.
Sunday, 2 December 2018
#BlindTasting Series 5 - Part 1
Series 5
Who thought it would last this long - but it has and two years later the gang are starting out on Series 5 of #BlindTasting, we've also just booked out second #BlindTastingOnTour for next summer! If you haven't followed us before you can catch up with all the previous series here.
Saturday, 1 December 2018
Sunday, 4 November 2018
#BlindTasting Series 4 - Part 3
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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