這是所謂的Old Fashioned On-Line Tasting, 參加的人會先拿到盲飲的樣品, 自行品飲後將品飲紀錄公開發布, 然後比對其他人的紀錄, 在指定的時間大家一塊討論. Maniacs這次稍稍改良, 參加的八個人中, 共有四對不一樣的樣品, 我們將嘗試去找出跟自己完全一樣的那個組合(人), 預計將在這個週末討論, 並且重複試飲, 看看大家的口感及紀錄的方式. 有點像是測驗, 頗緊張, 因為最近忙, 狀況也不好, 不過蠻好玩的就是了.
Blind #1 – Color: Light yellow. Legs going down quick, quite thin.
Bunnahabhain 33yo (45.5%, Royal Mile Whiskies, cask #6249, 201 bottles)
Golden, citrus, honey, malty. Vanilla. Fresh fruit, Young? Finished quie nice. Nothing bad, but a little bit simple. Some leather nose. Score: 86.
Invergordon 1964/2005 (Adelphi, cask #57637 - ROTATION?)
Eleuthera (46%, Compass Box, K5073)
Yellow, light peat. 48%? Malty. Mild nut. Medium body. 15~18yo? Quint nice and enjoyable. Lot’s flower. Score:87. (2 point’s higher than last time.)
Caol Ila 1993/2005 (46%, Wilson & Morgan)
Golden yellow. Quite nice. Deep, peaty. Fruity sweet. Very nice and deep. A little bit cinnamon, nutty as well. Salty yet sweet. Medium finish. Score: 88.
Clynelish 1972/2005 (49.4%, The Whisky Exchange, 206 bottles)
Golden, bourbon cask, Woody, quite flowerish. Lot’s citurs, 60%? Malty sweet. A little bit pine apple. Light body. Long finish. Very nice bourbon cask speysider.(Oops!) However, lack of complexity, not that impressive. Finished salty. Score: 88.
Talisker '175th anniversary' (45.8%, OB, bottled 2005)
Golden. Medium peat level. Quite oil. Tropical fruit. Matured. 40%? Quite nutty and bitter, but in a good way. Peaty bitter in palate. Medium finish. Brora? Quite nice one. But a little bit lack of touching. Very balanced. Score: 88.
Blackadder 'Smoking Islay' (59.7%, Blackadder for Taiwan Single Malt Whisky Tasting Association, cask #BA 2005/202, 233 bottles)
Light yellow. Peaty. Matly. 55%? A little bit nutty. Very peaty in palate. Warm. Light body. Finihshed fruity. Score: 90. (It’s a sham that I can’t tell this one.)
Rosebank 1990/2005 (46%, Berry Bros & Rudd, casks #1518-1519-1520)
Golden yellow. Tropical fruit, nutty. Almond. Deep sweet. Hint of flower. 50% 15yo? Medium body. Long finish. Nose is perfect. Generally speaking is a very elegant malt. A little bit salty in mouth. Score:90.
Glengoyne 37yo 1967/2005 (47.6%, OB, sherry butt #975, 246 bottles)
Carsebridge 25yo 1979/2005 (56.4%, Ducan Taylor, cask #32901, 154 bottles)
Brown. Creaming. Quite nice sherry influence. Sweet. Kind of flower sweet. Maple syrup. Cake? Matured and balanced. Finished long. No peat at all. Score: 91. (Quite a surprise again to find this single grain.)
Inchgower 24yo 1980/2005 (60.4%, Adelphi, cask #14152)
Brown clear. Sherry, chocolate. Tropical fruit. Candy. Cereal, a little bit salty. Light peat. Nice! 25yo? Very balanced! Score: 92.
Blackadder 'Peet Reek' (61.7%, Blackadder for Sun Favourite Taiwan, hogshead BA 10571, 294 bottles, May 2005)
Bruichladdich 'Infinity' (55.5%, OB)
Brown. Sherry sweet, hint of sherry. Mint. Lightly peated? Sea. 60%? Young. Strong. Very strong. Finished strong. Ouch! Hint of tropical fruit. A little bit nutty finish. Salty. Very nice and exceptional one. Score: 95. (I was quite surprise to know the answer. I only gave it 88 last time. But this one gained high score twice during the blind tasting. Maybe I was too conservative last time. And I didn’t feel that peaty during the blind tasting?)
Highland Park 36yo 1967/200X (49.7%, OB for The Whisky Exchange, cask #10252, 138 bottles)
Hibiki 21yo (43%, OB, Suntory Blend Whisky)
Brown, Smoky. Citrus, lot’s caramel, Quite OK, but a little bit disappoint. Adding water perform the same. Score: 78.
Bruichladdich 39yo 1966/2005 (41.4%, Peerless, Cask#190, 230b.)
Sample from Open House. Golden, lot’s fresh fruit. Vanilla. Quite deep and nice. Lovely old malt. Very lightly peated. Matured. A little bit over the peak. Kind of salty finish. Some leave mint at the end. Score: 87.
Mortlach 1990/2004 (46%, Wilson & Morgan, Sherry Wood)
Golden brown. Quite sherry. Nutty, citrus. A little bit toffee. Quite nice nose. Deep. A hint of white chocolate. Mellow. Very nutty in palate. Happened to be the one I don’t like. Robust. Score: 76.
Eleuthera (46%, Compass Box, vatted malt)
Yellow. Very nice and thick. Quite elegant. Vanilla, citrus, malty sweet. Very light peat. A little bit nutty in palate, but not over powered. Medium body. Medium finish. Score: 85.
Glen Mhor 12yo (40%, G&M Licensed bottling. 1990s)
Golden grassy. A little bit toffee. Kind of easy. Light body. Medium finish. A little bit salty in palate. Quite normal. Score: 78.
Macallan 10yo Cask Strength (58.8%, OB, Europe)
Brown color. Sherry, Plum, Citrus, very complicated. Quite Robust. Much better than the later 57.2% version. Fresh, light, yet strong. Deep toffee. Very nice palate. I like it. Medium finish. Score: 90.
Bruichladdich 20 yo (46%, OB, First Editon)
Very fruity, vanilla, a little bit creaming and woody. Score: 86. Same as the one I tasted two years ago.
