I select two OB 12yo with significant sherry influence and low peat. Both are great with Chinese food.
Glen Elgin 12yo (43%, OB)
Yellow brown. Hint of smokiness with some tropical fruit. Sherry influence for sure. Then turned out to have some citrus and candy. Very nice and balance. Robust palate chocolate, sweet. Medium body. Medium finish. Adding water get more fresh fruit. Score: 84. I add one extra point because it is good to go with ice and with Chinese food. A value and better choice then Macallan.
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Highland Park 30yo (48.1%, OB)
This is a very new bottle, not a vintage series. Should be in the standard range. Color: Brown. Citrus fruit, sherry influence obvious.70%up. Tropical fruit first. Some Toffee or chocolate feel. Creaming. Vanilla, heather, mild and soft body. Finished long. Adding water get lot’s citrus fruit. Seems the sherry part is not good enough, but bourbon part is quite good. Score: 86.
Highland Park 25yo (50.7%, OB)
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Auchroisk 1989 (62.8%, Blackadder, Cask#30266, advance sample)
Light Yellow. Very grassy., nutty, straight. Some flowerish nose. Wild flower. Salty, sea. Adding water very nutty, not good. Score: 82. This one will not import to Taiwan. Grassy malt are not so easy to accept.
Strathisla 1989 (60.6%, Blackadder, Cask#9415, Advance sample)
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Three interesting Glen Grant samples in hand. Head to head and got very interesting result.
Glen Grant 26yo 1975/2001 (43%, Scottish Castles, Cask # 5529, Series 3)
Sample from Bird, thanks! Color Brown, very clear. Legs going down quick. Sherry influence at the first impression. Woody. Lot’s of tropical fruit. Mellow. Very lightly peated. This is very strange as this is the first time I got peat in Glen Grant. Very meaty and ripe apple. Palate not so good. Weak. Not balanced. Finined mild, bitter, but long. Some clear woodinees comes out after adding water. Also taste better. Score: 82.
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Duncan Tayler Blend 35yo 46%
This is definitely one of the best blend whisky I've ever had. So complex and smooth. Golden color, very oil. Nose: Venella, a little bit smokey. Hint of peat. Lightly peated for sure. Creaming, deep and beautiful nose. Sherry influence for sure. Dry finish. Citrus at the end. This one was said to be blended by Jim McEwan in the eighties and put back to sherry butt and married till now. Hope it won't priced too high. Score: 88.
Glen Keith 1971/2005 (50.8%, Duncan Tayler, tasting sample)
Brown, mint, chocolate. Mellowiish, veary stange nose. Nut? not sure. But generally speaking a very nice malt. I heard it's already bottled and will be imported to Taiwan soon. Score: 89.
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Lagavulin 1988 (56%, Samaroli, 324b.)
I think this is a very good example that good whisky still need some time to breath. I opened this bottle about ten days ago. I truly belive it tastes much better than just open. What a mater piece. Golden Yellow. very oil. Deep Peat, Sea. Iodine, tropical fruit. very nice nose. Taste a little bit nutty. Salty. peat bit. srong. Adding water not help. Finished long long time. simple, destrying. So beautiful . Score: 90.
Caol Ila, 11yo 1989/2001 (43%, Signaotry, Cask#5221)
Light yellow. Nut. Sea, very tropical fruity. Mellow. Very Nutty in palate. Light body. Saty, adding water get some candy sweet. Medium finish. Score: 78.
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Bruichladdich Infinity NAS (55.5%, OB)
It is an exclusive bottle to Loch Fyne. According to the websit, it contains vatting from Bruichladdich 89, 90, 91 and some Port Charlottte. Color: Golden Brown. Nose, heavy peat, tropical fruit. Iodine, sea. Nutty. Palate, quite nutty. Young Robust. I think this vatting contains quite large portion of Port Charlotte. Better than 3D. Score: 88.
Glen Garioch 21yo (43%, OB, limited editon, bottled around 2000, with golden Moose picture engrave on bottle)
Brown color, quite dark. Typical peaty highland malt. peat. meat, tropical fruity. Taste better than last week. Need some time. Score: 84.
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Extreamly good. This is some thing reminds me the white horse edition Lagavulin. Score: 92.
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Tomatin 12yo (43%, OB)
This is the award 2004 sample, I think it get too much caramel and too nutty. I don't like it too much. I only gave it Score: 78. Amazing the same as the scoe I gave in the award.
Tomatin 33yo 1967/2000 (53.5%, John Milroy Millennium Selection Sherry Butt)
Taste again. one point higher than yesterday. Score: 82. I can really tell the house style by this two samples. Actually, except medium body. Sherry style, I can't really recall any house style I had previously.
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Old Pultney 17yo (43%, OB, 2004)
Sample from David, thanks! 2004 new label. Very few bottles are import to Taiwan. Yellow Brown color. Oil, but legs going down quick. Sweet, clear caramel influence, even just by nosing. Tropical fruit, nutty. Not so much sea influence by nosing. Lightly peated. thick! Can feel salty by tasting. but again, caramel dominant the palate. Medium body. very nutty finish. Not really my style, but not too bad. Score: 78.
Tomatin 33yo 1967/2000 (53.5%, John Milroy, Sherry Butt)
Sample from Shan, thanks! Brown color. very oi. Beautiful legs. very deep sherry cask influence. Black fruit, chocolate. sweet. Very thick body. very complex. However, it seems a little bit too much wood influence and not that easy to drink. Robust, hitter. I'll try it agin tomorrow with the standard 12yo OB, but it seems this one is not my favorate sherry cask. Score: 81.
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Glen Elgin 13yo 1965/1978 (45.7%, Cadenhead. Dumpy bottle, Sherry Cask)
Color: Brown. quite unusual as very clear and a little bit yellowish at the rim. Oil and beautiful legs. Nose: Astonishing good. Beautiful Lot's of chocolate, sherry sweet. Deep fruity. Prum? a little bit smoke? So complex and enjoyable. Palate: a little bit nutty at the back. Thin. Mild. Finish weak. Score: 86.
Springbank 15yo 1964/1979 (45.7%, Samaroli, dumpy bottle)
Color: Brown. Nose: Lot's of fruit along with chocolate. So lively. Very beautiful legs. however, going down quick. Maltiness along with some organe peels? Almost pefect in nose. No complain. Complex with layer. Wait for a while. you got some creamin nose coming out. a hint of mint. than back to maltiness again. I don't have enough sample to add water as it taste too good that I drink them all in one shot. Reminds me the Local Barley version and 30yo limited edition. However, it's just an old 15yo. Warm taste. medium body. Finished long. Score: 92.
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The Balvenie 30yo 1970/2001 Vintage Cask (44.6%, OB, Cask#12524, 320b.)
Beautiful golden color, Very oil and slow legs. Nose: Honey. Venella, robust. Standand Balvenie style. Thick, a little bit cream. Beautiful nose! Palate: Long, simple. warm. not that pleasant as 1968. Finish: long. Adding water get more citrus, still perfect in nose. But taste worse. Nutty. Score: 87.
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Tullibardine 1991/2004 (46%, OB, Ex-Sherry Hogshead)
Golden, quite fruity. Malty, not so sherried except some creaming feel. Yet, quite a nice dram. I like it. Score: 81. Much higher than I thougt. Stephen gave it 82.
Port Ellen 25yo 1978/2004 (57.4%, OMC, Cask#594, Advanced Sample)
Some times you can find these ADVANCED SAMPLES in 200ml or 50 ml bottle selling in specialist. Golden brown color. Creaming, must be ex-sherry for sure. Very oil. Lot's of peat with lots tropical fruit balanced very well. In the perfect age, mature. Very complex and finished long. Salty. Score:91, Stephen gave it 92, and he likes it a lot. Me too.
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St. Magdalene 19yo 1979/1998 (63.8%, Rare Matls)
Sample from Shan, Thanks! This is a highly recommand Low Land Malt by the maniacs. I am very excited to tasted it. Color: Golden dark. Valty, lots citrus and fresh fruit. a little bit tropical fruit feel at the back. Very thick body. Quite oil. Robust, Strong. Finished very long. Destroying. Complex. yet elegant in style. A low land Classic. Adding water get more tropical fruit. Finish is the best. Score: 89. Probably I know it's a low land malt, I didn't give it above 90, not good. I have to re-taste again!
Auchroisk 14yi 1989 (61.9%, Blackadder, Cask#30264)
Golden Brown. Malty. Citrus fruit. A little bit chocolate. Sherry influence. Very oil and nutty. not very pleasent in finish. Score:78.
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Springbank C.V. (46%, OB)
Sample from Murder. Yellow Brown color. Malty. Some sherry influence. Clear legs. wide and thick. Some clear tropical fruit. actually quite stand Springbank style. a little bit carame can be identified by nosing. Quite disappointing on palate. Adding water become wores. Score: 78. Same as Jan. 1st. tasting.
Springbank 10yo 1993/2004 (50%, OMC, 628b.)
Sample from Cheers. Yellow. Quite oil. Nutty and Malty. Clear citrus fruit. Not very clear lesg. slow. Weak in palate. Short finish. too simple. Score: 81.
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Longrow 10yo 1992 (46%, OB)
Color: Yellow. Quite oil, Robust. Citrus fruit. Turned out to show maltiness. Can feel a little bit peat in the mouth. Bitter. Quite elegant, Adding water get some grassy feel. Medium body. very hideen nut.
Score: 80.
Longrow 14yo (OB 46%)
Yellow Brown. Not so oil, almost no legs. Has opened for two months. Getting worse. Peaty. Nutty. Turned out to be some stange seaweed nose. Grassy. The palate also become very nutty. Don't know what happened. Adding water even worse. Score: 68.
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Aultmore 1989 (55.8%, Blackadder, Cask#3059)
Yellow, very fruity. venella, light woodiness. a background smokiness? finished long. light body. Score: 82.
Braes of Glenlivet 15yo 1989 (60.8%, Blackadder, Cask#1001)
Yellow, mint. flowerish. Malty. very stange meaty feel. Nutty. Grass. Robust. Finished stange. Score: 73.
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Nice and warming! I like it.
Laphroaig 16yo 1988/2004 (50%, OMC, 279b. 6 months Rum Cask finish)
Clear Rum and Laphroaig, but still nutty at back. Score: 82. not so impressive. a little bit higher than the 1987 edition.
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