Single Malt Lover!

Date: Sep. 20, 2008
Place: SMWS Taipei member room

Karuizawa 12yo (40%, OB, +/-2007)
C: Golden.
N: very fruity, citrus, orange, light peat, a little bit smoky. light malt, not very Japanese like.
P: Medium light body, medium finish, a little caramel feel.
C: 79 points. Quite rich fruity nose, with some clear smoky feel. 算是標準而不錯的香氣組成, 讓人詫異的是還蠻明顯的煙燻泥煤. 可惜的是不怎麼讓人有獨特感.

Karuizawa 12yo (40%, OB, squire bottle, <2000)
C: Brown.
N: Light smoke, grain and malt, rich tropical fruit, mine, citrus.
P: Very sweet, weak in body, short finish.
C: 74 points. weak in style. 感謝David大哥插花,與目前的版本差異還頗大的舊版, 原來台灣有進口過這支酒. 整體來說香氣雖然還不錯, 但是酒體風格過弱,焦糖感更深, 只能說及格

Karuizawa 17yo (40%, OB, squire bottle)
C: Brown red.
N: Melon, fruity, wine, Japanese whisky, woody, light smoky.
P: More Japanese, woody, medium light body, finished dry.
C: 84 points. Very nice and balance with quite Japanese style. 與之前年輕款不同, 這支17年的酒就相當有水準, 除了有漂亮的瓜果香氣之外, 整體表現很平衡而且出現較標準的日本威士忌風格

Karuizawa 1992/2007 (62.8%, OB for The Number One Drinks, C#6978)
C: Brown golden.
N: Oak, woody, flower, fruity, very charming nose. mint, grassy and citrus.Dilute will get much better flower nose and light peat.
P: Robust, tannin, powerful, young, last long. medium light body, medium finish, still quite clear Japanese whisky feel.
C: 89 points. A charming Japanese malt. 應該是波本桶,相當棒的花果香氣,  清新中帶出相當多的新桶刺激感, 是今天品飲的酒當中最喜歡的一支.

Karuizawa 1992/2007 (61.5%, The Number One Drinks, C#3330, 430 bts. American White Oak Sherry Butt)
C: Brown red.
N: Very thick in nosing, creaming, light prum, still very woody, honey.
P: Light to medium body, short finish. a little bit sulfer
C: 85 points. Still quite clear sherry influence with some honey note. 還蠻清楚的雪莉風格, 帶些蜂蜜味,與奶油香氣, 算是恰到好處的雪莉桶.

Karuizawa 13yo 1995/2008 (63%, OB for the Number One Drinks, C#5021, Ch. Mercian Barrel Reserve)
C: Red.
N: strong tropical flower, prum, sweet wine. smoky.
P: Tannin, sulfer, strange shitting nose, palate killing.
C: 74 points. quite OK nose, but very killing taste. 聞香還不錯, 入口有股奇怪的味道, 越喝越覺得有糞味. 標回來送去荼毒一下MM.

Karuizawa 1988/2007 (59.8%, OB for the Number One Drinks, C#3397)
C: Brown
N: Malty, light Japanese wood, vanilla, bourbon cask?
P: Matured, tannin. medium body, long finish, very Japanese style.
C: 83 points. somewhat not unique, but with more link to OB 17yo.  這支酒是波本桶嗎? 讓我有比較多17yo OB那支的聯想, 還蠻日本風味的.

Karuizawa 1981/2007 (58.1%, OB for the Number One Drinks, C#103)
C: Brown red.
N: Sherry, prum, orange, Japanese.
P: Nice palate. enjoyable.
C: 85 points. Nice and matured. 聽說是MM金牌, 完全沒印象, 查了一下去年競賽中盲飲我給88, 這次低了一些, 不過也還在同個range, 不過比起其他MM我的給分算是稍低, 只是這支酒大家給分都很平均, 最後還是有上去.

Karuizawa 1971/2008 (64.1%, OB for the Number One drinks, C#6878)
C: Brown red.
N: Very sweet, fruity, wine, malty, roasted smoke. light peat.
P: Matured and rounded. tannin, heavy body. long finish, a good one.
C: 87 points. Nice old malt. 相當超值得好酒, 以這個年份來說是相當划算的選擇.

沒有很認真喝插花酒,到的比較晚,後來也來不及回頭喝富士山麓, 有點對不起小高的熱情!

Bruichladdich X4,  (WIP sample, drawn in Aug. 2008, bloodtooth cask)
87 points. unusual rich vanilla and coconut nose, powerful, strange, but actually taste good. 感謝Eric帶回來分享. 已一年多的酒來說香氣真的非常的不正常, 一方面可以猜測是這個小桶可能有燒烤的很深, 另一方面可能是X4的高酒精度讓他吃桶吃得很快.

Caol Ila 10yo 1996/2007 (59.6%, SMWS, C#53.106, liquid dynamic)
C: light yellow.
N: Peaty, iodine.sea. fruity.
P: poweful, light body, strong. peaty, finished well.
C: 88 points. very nice light Caol Ila. SMWS居然有十支開瓶的Caol Ila, 真是瘋了.

Ardmore NAS Tradtional Cask (46%, OB, Peated)
C: Deep gold.
N: Peated, roasted maltgrain, Chinese medicine, raw grain, lgith citrus.
P: Peaty bitter, robust, gun powder, lot's grain.malty sweet.
C: 80 points. peat need fruity nose to support. 缺了果香的支持, 整體感覺就是撐不起來, 還是猛禽那支Ardmore好多了.

感謝各位插花的酒友貢獻, 也感謝世昌兄的認真安排, 很不錯的一次品飲.