Looking forward to getting stuck into these.
Looking forward to getting stuck into these.
Scores a 3.76 from me (yes decimals are allowed @maltmusings.bsky.social )
Best of the night for me.
Scores a 3.76 from me (yes decimals are allowed @maltmusings.bsky.social )
Best of the night for me.
Palate: Kick of white pepper, at the front, flowing through to seaside memories of crabbing in Cornwall, lemon drizzle cake with chargrilled Evesham asparagus!
Palate: Kick of white pepper, at the front, flowing through to seaside memories of crabbing in Cornwall, lemon drizzle cake with chargrilled Evesham asparagus!
Nose: I am a slightly "peat blind" but there is a gentle peat to this, a sweet and floral peat, maybe a heather influenced peat, Highland not Islay.
Nose: I am a slightly "peat blind" but there is a gentle peat to this, a sweet and floral peat, maybe a heather influenced peat, Highland not Islay.
Scores a 3 from me, needs a bit more time to maybe elevate it, but I'm happy to sip on this as long as someone bought me a dram. Slàinte
Scores a 3 from me, needs a bit more time to maybe elevate it, but I'm happy to sip on this as long as someone bought me a dram. Slàinte
Palate: Oily, slightly citrus, with dried plums and figs.
Palate: Oily, slightly citrus, with dried plums and figs.
Nose: cocoa beans, honey, sugar and carrot juice!
Nose: cocoa beans, honey, sugar and carrot juice!
Score: 3/5, a nice dram, made to taste better after tasting dram 2!!!
Score: 3/5, a nice dram, made to taste better after tasting dram 2!!!
3P: Like a massage to my tongue after the last dram, a lovely balance of fruit, almonds, toffee and builders tea! Relax
3P: Like a massage to my tongue after the last dram, a lovely balance of fruit, almonds, toffee and builders tea! Relax
Nose: This is more like it, laid back and relaxed, lightly spiced and balanced with a fruitiness , very sophisticated!
Nose: This is more like it, laid back and relaxed, lightly spiced and balanced with a fruitiness , very sophisticated!
2 score: This one will put a dead pigeon amongst the cats! Not for me, it's 1/5!
2 score: This one will put a dead pigeon amongst the cats! Not for me, it's 1/5!
I've tasted it, and I don't like it! I feel a wine cask finish has tarnished the spirit here!
I've tasted it, and I don't like it! I feel a wine cask finish has tarnished the spirit here!
A slight rose colour to this one, maybe a wine or port influence?
Nose: melted plastic and onion powder! WTF?
A slight rose colour to this one, maybe a wine or port influence?
Nose: melted plastic and onion powder! WTF?
I popped a bit of water in it, calmed it down a bit, added some sweetness, and barley sugar on the palate.
It's a 2 from me
I popped a bit of water in it, calmed it down a bit, added some sweetness, and barley sugar on the palate.
It's a 2 from me
Dram 1. Effervescent, slight saltiness, citrus, slight earthiness/mineral on the palate. Pleasant start thanks @whiskypad.bsky.social
Dram 1. Effervescent, slight saltiness, citrus, slight earthiness/mineral on the palate. Pleasant start thanks @whiskypad.bsky.social
Nose. Fresh, spirits, young. Don't know why, but is this English whisky?
Nose. Fresh, spirits, young. Don't know why, but is this English whisky?
Well deserved after mowing the lawn and jetwashing the trampoline.
Well deserved after mowing the lawn and jetwashing the trampoline.