This will always have a special place in my heart. I went to an Irish bar in Guatemala and ordered a Scottish whisky for which just shy of a pour remained so the Austrian bartender gave it to me at no charge. I enjoyed it, but it was well before I started taking notes, and I’ve finally gotten a bottle from which I can drink and take appropriate notes.
Minutia: Based on the pack the came in it was bottled in 2005. Ex-bourbon casks. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn.
Color: Russet muscat, 1.3.
Nose: Smoke, vegetation, tangy BBQ, dried dark fruit, snuff.
Taste: Oak, pepper, smoky (ash).
Finish: Earthy peat smoke, musty wood/dunnage. Medium-long.
This is really nice, and better than I remember likely due to significant inexperience at the time. The jump up from the 12 has me super eager to try the 25 and older expressions, and has me particularly salty that the 30 year old special release wasn’t available at the bar of the restaurant where I spent my 30th birthday because the online menu wasn’t up to date..
Score: 92
Musical Evocation: Animetal – “Laputa: Castle in the Sky”
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