Date: May 19, 2007
Place: 台中
本次品酒會在國文的熱心承辦與上Chloe的苦力幫忙下圓滿完成再次前往台中的不可能任務, 可惜同樣地處台中的House兄沒能出席, 不過台中幫的惡勢力已經隱然呈現, 相信往後會替社團注入相當的活力!
Chloe替國文準備了不錯的酒廠簡介, 喜氣洋洋的威士忌達人也在網站上做了相當詳細的介紹, 在此就不多做說明, 少數有參加前年Kingfisher舉辦的入門款品酒會的人, 應該對於那支插花的Kingsbury Linkwood有相當深刻的印象, 面對這間Kingfisher個人很喜歡的酒廠, 當然是全家出動殺向台中.
其實Kingfisher剛好因為業務需要週三就先下南部了, 與老婆小孩相約週五晚上在台中碰面, 老婆接了小孩下課, 坐上5:50的高鐵直達車, 6:40就上了我的車, 直接接上中彰快速道路, 7: 20就到了我們一直很喜歡的李家長壽韓國烤肉, 這裡的烤肉與豆腐辣湯還是我們的最愛, 唯一美中不足的是常喝的日本原產麒麟啤酒換成了剛推出的大陸產麒麟生啤酒, 淡到沒味道, 就跟那難喝的大陸產百威啤酒一般, 趕緊換了海尼根, 連泡泡都多了不少!
週六早上其實也沒什麼計畫, 天氣陰陰的, 吃了一噸飽飽的早餐, 一家子在永豐棧漂亮的戶外泳池泡了一早上, 然後就沖向(魚旨)樂吃壽司去, (魚旨)樂的食材用的很棒, 擅長的是加熱處理的熟食壽司,12顆生熟各半的握壽司670圓, 相當超值! 每次去幾乎都客滿, 小朋友都吃的很高興!結算的時候剛好看到小姐在定久保田,萬壽4支, 千壽3支, 問了一下, 萬壽在這裡開3,800.-也是很划算的選擇! 飽食一頓, 剛好接上下午的品酒會! Chloe代借的場地非常的棒, 採光好空間大, 大家都喝得很愉快, 以下簡記個人心得:
Linkwood 12yo (43%, F&F, +/-2006)
C: Yellow gold, watering.
N: fruity, malty, citrus, quite fresh,
P: medium light body. medium finish, fruity sweet., powerful. robust.
C: 82 points. Nice good Speysider, nice fruity feel. No caramel added. seems much better than the old batch. F&F系列起源於90年代, Diageo選擇了旗下部分酒廠附近的大自然資源為標示推出, 大部分後來都沒有繼續裝瓶, Linkwood是少數例外, 這次拿到的酒背標已經有UK的課稅標章 猜測應該是2006年的裝瓶, 本來感覺比之前的印象還好, 不過翻了一下, 第一次喝是在Speyside, 當時在一對老夫婦的酒吧裡面, 也許是氣氛太好了, 直接給了84分, 去年在Diageo公司又喝了一次只給了80, 兩次的感覺都有焦糖, 但是這次卻沒有, 感覺這支酒比起G&M的Licensed bottling更能代表Linkwood的酒廠特色.
Linkwood 12yo The Manager's Dram (59.5%, OB, bottled in 1999, Sherry cask)
C: Bright gold. very oil
N: Very thick rich fruit, strong, Hint of smokiness, pear, a littl bit animal feel. tropical fruity. Malty sweet.
P: Medium think body. Powerful. Matured, finished long. Fruity sweet. Some peatiness bitter in palate. Orangel peel.
D: Very clear smokiness. with more citrus, and minty feel. Turned to bey very light and flower, complex.
C: 90 points. actually somewhere between 88 to 90. But with it uniques smokiness and heavy body it deserve 90. 這支酒只有兩位Manaics喝過, 評價都不高, 本來沒有很報期望, 但是能喝到Manager's dram這種收藏酒還是很興奮, 更讓人意外的是它那複雜的層次與強勁的酒體, 相當值得玩味的酒!
Linkwood 23yo 1982/2005 (57.2%, SMWS#39.56, Woodpecker's fantasy)
C: Golden, oil.
N: Fruity, Ripe pear, more flower, grain.
P: Medium light body, powerful. Very nice finish. Drinkable whisky. Malty sweet finish.
D: Lemon, grass, taste better, cookie sweet.
C: 90 points. A nice and very drinkable whisky. Veyr good Speysider, and best the palate. 這支酒非常的好喝, 打分數的時候比較猶豫, 因為似乎之前是了第一季與第二季的進酒都沒有這麼好, 不過還是決定誠實的打了90, 還好Chloe確認我沒喝過這支酒.
Linkwood 23yo 1983/2006 (52.1%, MMCD, mission gold. Medeira Finish, 700Bts.)
C: brown, oil legs.
N: Malty sweet, animal feel, lot's cookie.
P: Medium body, robust, very sweet, sugar.
C: 79 points. Wood finish sweet. Quite OK, but lack of touch. 並不差的酒, 但是過於清楚的Medeira Finish感覺, 可惜了23年的Linkwood.
Linkwood 26yo 1975/2002 (56.1%, Rare Malt's)
C: DArk gold.
N: Citrus, orange, malty, powerful. yet clear house style. Honey sweet. Flower.
P: Powerful, very malty sweet. A little bit fruit.
C: 87 points. Standard Linkwood, Also Standare Rare Malts. Good dram, but not too surprising. 應該是我會喜歡放在家裡每天喝的酒!
後來票選似乎多數人都喜歡SMWS那支, 不過我仔細考慮還是投了Manager's dram 一票. 然後就是大家自由暢飲插花酒的時間
Ardbeg 1978/1998 (43%, OB)
80 points. Brown, malty and peaty, fresh fruit, malty, quite sweet. seeam caramel added. Finshed short and dry. 似乎1998裝瓶的是美國版? 這支酒比我印象中甜, 之前應該是跟春泰行買過, 喝了沒留紀錄. 感謝國文.
Bladnoch 18yo 1983/2002 (46%, Chieftain's, C#78, Sherry butt, 756 Bts.)
78 points. Golden brown. sherry influence, prum, sour, some nice flower feel. medium finsh. 甜膩, Short finish. quite ncie whisy, not so Lowland but more Speyside. Good sherry influence. not over powered. 查了一下我有喝過, 之前給了81分, 似乎是David大哥帶來的酒? Anyway 感謝Fox 美眉,
Glentauchers 1990/2005 (58.5%, James MacArthur's C#14426)
C: Light yellow, bright.
N: tropical fruit, some peat, interesting. hint of nutty feel.
P: Malty sweet. Light body. powerful, finished long. very sweet finish.
C: 78 points. interesting bottle. but finished strange, or would score higher.發現我沒喝過這間酒廠的酒, 感謝小謝老師! 有點淡淡的泥煤? 聞香很棒的酒, 可惜尾韻有點怪!
還要感謝老婆當司機開回台北!真是辛苦了!
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