喝完第一輪,大家繼續鳥獸散,多半的人都回到園遊會場去玩,我繼續進去聽音樂喝酒去,週日的下午多了很多人,感覺熱鬧很多。



Ardmore 1981/1995 (40%, G&M, Licenced bottling)
C: Brown, watering
N: eaty, malty, fresh fruit, citrus, apple, somewhat sulfer.
P: Light body, rounded, short finish. 
C: 80 points. Good but too simple. flat . 最好的地方應該是有點泥煤味吧!



Ledaig 11yo 1972 (40%, G&M, Connoiseours choice, +/-1983)
C: Brown.
N: Metalic, clear peat with tropical fruit, lemon zest.
P: medium body, sweet, a little  bit too sweet.
C: 78 points. nice nose, but somewhat odd palate, Ledaig一直給我不是很好喝的感覺, 這支似乎還是沒能改變我的觀感.



Ardbeg 1991/2003 (40%, G&M, Connoisseurs choice)
C: brown.
N: Good peaty nose, thick, tropical fruit, nutty. lemon, quite smoky.
P: too sweet in palate, caramel? medium heavy body. peaty bitter.
C: 85 points. Dilute actually help a little bit. just the Ardbeg should be.  除了太甜之外其實就像是正常的Ardbeg.



Talisker 1987/2000 (45.8%, OB, Disillers Edition, batch#TD-S:5BN)
C: Brown.
N: clear Talisker style. malty. sweet. sherry infuence. some peat. marine.
P: robust palate. hot. medium body. finished well. very drinkable.
C: 89 points. A comparying robust one, some tannin, but just the good Talisker I want. 終於喝到讓我醒過來的酒了.



Caol Ila 11yo 1993/2005 (58.3%, SMWS#53.90 Smoky fondant)
C: Yellow golden.
N: clear Caol Ila house style. clean and peatey. fresh fruit. very fresh. 
P: light body, short finish. very spring feel.
D: dilute taste better.
C: 91 points. A very nice caol Ila, clean and nice. SMWS裝瓶的Caol Ila水準都很棒喔!



Laphroaig 1994/2006(56%, OB, Feis Ila 2006, 600 bts.)
C: Golden, oil.
N: Very malty, peaty but not that Laphroaig. lot's citrus, very malty. getting nice when it develop.
P: medium body, hot, burning. finished very well. reminds you the 15yo core range.
C: 90 points. This is an unusual Laphroaig, please give it some time. 與我預期的蠻不一樣的一支Laphroaig, 感覺上比實際酒齡要老而複雜, 還沒醒的感覺.



接下來是晚餐時間, 今天這間餐廳做了些應景的愛爾蘭菜, 不過上菜很慢, 我們倒是利用時間聊了很多, 席間幾個威士忌酒廠主人都過來聊天, 我們約定一定要在台灣碰面,把澳洲威士忌介紹給台灣人. 多數人都還要在過一晚, 他們打算隔天早上喝最後一輪後再離開. Craig幫我找了一個朋友讓我搭便車去機場旅館, 不過離開前他很堅持我要喝完最後一輪裡面的兩隻老酒再走.



Glen Grant 1956/1996 (40%, G&M, Licensed botling.)
C: Brown, nice fine legs.
N: vry nice sherry nose. black chocolate. prum, balanced. 
P: medium body. medium finish. rounded. nice finish.
C: 90 points. a very nice old sherry cask. very drinkable. 很好喝的一支老雪莉威士忌, 越來越喜歡老Glen Grant了!



Glengoyne 1969/1998 (54.4%, OB as Lang brothers, C#4464, 384 bts.)
C: Dark brown, nice legs.
N: Very heavy sherryied, lot's prum, kind of too much.
P: medium light body, dry finish. tannin, but very nice palate.
C: 90 points. dilute really help. 好強勁的一支酒, 聽Craig解說才知道這看起來像是原廠裝瓶的酒其實是自愛丁頓集團時代的Lang brothers裝瓶(現在的酒廠主人), 又多學了一點!



喝到這裡, 真的有點醉了, 還好有一對夫婦載我去機場, 機場的希爾頓設備不錯, 不過checking就已經是凌晨一點半了, 有點擔心趕不上早上七點的飛機, 睡的很淺, 結束了這很充實但是很累的一次旅程 。

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