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Glendronach, Ode to the ValleyThe Master’s Anthology bottling seriesSherry and port casks46.2% Nose: Pretty nice. Fruity, but a bit dark and musty kind of like old, dry tobacco. Obvious sherry/port influence. Caramel. Palate: A little spicy, but obviously watered down. Not truly lacking, but also wanting in mouthfeel. Sheen of fruits – plums, raisins, touch…
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Lochranza (Arran) 10 Year (2014), Creetown DistillersBottled for Whisky Broker, 234 bottles1st fill bourbon cask58.1% Nose: Lemony. Vanilla. Something kind of sweet and chalky, flinstone vitamin-esque. Faint hint of sour body odor. Herbal. Palate: Odd. Hot burst. Weirdly sweet and dingy. Dried herbs. More flinstone vitamins. Pineapple syrup. Typical bourbon cask notes. Banana. Finish: A…
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Laphraoig Càirdeas Lore Cask Strength59.6% abv Nose: Delicately sweet. Peaty, somewhat of an acrid cleaner underlying it. Smells like it’s going to be peppery. A little musty. Palate: Wow, yep that’s hot. Zinger. Subtly bitter and sour. Salty. Old cough syrup. Sourdough crackers. Fairly good mouthfeel, juicy and gives your mouth a bit of a…
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I haven’t tasted much Macallan, and it’s generally not quite my style, but I was eager to get a bit of an historical sampling of their 18 year sherry bottlings nonetheless. This tasting was hosted by the great folks over at Dramfool, who as always did a great job of walking us through the lineup.…