da korry78
mer dic 16, 2015 11:06 pm
THE WHISKIES
So here’s the line-up in tasting order, with comments and quotes from the customers:
1. Arran 14 Year Old – fruity and floral, my table was divided on this, with guesses including both Lowland and Old Pulteney. ‘It’s a real breakfast whisky’
2. Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie Scottish Barley – this was fruity and creamy. ‘The nose is really interesting. I keep wanting to go back to it’ (he did…)
3. Benromach 15 Year Old – medium-bodied and lightly smoky. It was agreed this wasn’t from Islay and educated guesses ranged from peated Highlander Ardmore to Highland Park. ‘It’s a breakfast whisky, but one that’s a bit more interesting’
4. Tomintoul 16 Year Old – this had a ‘real sweetness’ and opened up through the tasting. Unfortunately being the weakest in terms of strength, it did get overwhelmed by what went before and afterwards.
5. Glenlivet 18 Year Old – rich and sweet on the nose and palate, and ‘dried sultanas on the finish’
6. Dailuaine 16 Year Old Flora & Fauna – rich and full of dried-fruit flavours, this is a classic sherried whisky. One of my table said ‘that’s my whisky of the year!’
7. Talisker 2003 Distillers Edition, 45.8% – a classic maritime and smoky whisky, Talisker was guessed early on in the discussion. The guests remarked: ‘it’s medicinal, but not full-on Islay’, ‘this would make a great Old Fashioned‘ and ‘it’s a really fun whisky’.
8. Ballechin 10 Year Old – ‘an Irish whiskey sweetness’ and ‘like toned-down Octomore‘ were two of the comments; most guesses were for Islay distilleries with Caol Ila and Laphroaig both mentioned.
[...]
Joint seventh: Benromach 15 Year Old and Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie Scottish Barley
Sixth: Tomintoul 16 Year Old
Fifth: Arran 14 Year Old
Fourth: Dailuaine 16 Year Old Flora & Fauna
Joint runners-up: Ballechin 10 Year Old and Glenlivet 18 Year Old
AND THE WHISKY EXCHANGE WHISKY OF THE YEAR 2016 IS…
Articolo completo: http://blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2015/ ... year-2016/
So here’s the line-up in tasting order, with comments and quotes from the customers:
1. Arran 14 Year Old – fruity and floral, my table was divided on this, with guesses including both Lowland and Old Pulteney. ‘It’s a real breakfast whisky’
2. Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie Scottish Barley – this was fruity and creamy. ‘The nose is really interesting. I keep wanting to go back to it’ (he did…)
3. Benromach 15 Year Old – medium-bodied and lightly smoky. It was agreed this wasn’t from Islay and educated guesses ranged from peated Highlander Ardmore to Highland Park. ‘It’s a breakfast whisky, but one that’s a bit more interesting’
4. Tomintoul 16 Year Old – this had a ‘real sweetness’ and opened up through the tasting. Unfortunately being the weakest in terms of strength, it did get overwhelmed by what went before and afterwards.
5. Glenlivet 18 Year Old – rich and sweet on the nose and palate, and ‘dried sultanas on the finish’
6. Dailuaine 16 Year Old Flora & Fauna – rich and full of dried-fruit flavours, this is a classic sherried whisky. One of my table said ‘that’s my whisky of the year!’
7. Talisker 2003 Distillers Edition, 45.8% – a classic maritime and smoky whisky, Talisker was guessed early on in the discussion. The guests remarked: ‘it’s medicinal, but not full-on Islay’, ‘this would make a great Old Fashioned‘ and ‘it’s a really fun whisky’.
8. Ballechin 10 Year Old – ‘an Irish whiskey sweetness’ and ‘like toned-down Octomore‘ were two of the comments; most guesses were for Islay distilleries with Caol Ila and Laphroaig both mentioned.
[...]
Joint seventh: Benromach 15 Year Old and Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie Scottish Barley
Sixth: Tomintoul 16 Year Old
Fifth: Arran 14 Year Old
Fourth: Dailuaine 16 Year Old Flora & Fauna
Joint runners-up: Ballechin 10 Year Old and Glenlivet 18 Year Old
AND THE WHISKY EXCHANGE WHISKY OF THE YEAR 2016 IS…
Articolo completo: http://blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2015/ ... year-2016/
Ultima modifica di korry78 il gio dic 17, 2015 4:34 pm, modificato 1 volta in totale.
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