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Fahrenheit 173 - Aged Spirits
"If it's not good enough to drink slowly, then it's not worth drinking"
Five malts from SMWS | 24 May 2005 | ||
Glentauchers 1989 14 yrs. 57.8%: Fragrant fruity nose with apples and pears and also a slightly chemical note. Light palate with a nice fruitiness (again pears). (82 p)
Glen Scotia 1991 13 yrs. 61.1%: Sweet, peaty nose with a chemical note of paint (although not unpleasant!). Sweet, also peaty palate with an interesting fruitiness. The palate also has a chemical character but here it's a lot like armagnac! Smoky finish. An interesting whisky but a bit too "industrial". (83 p)
Caol Ila 1983 21 yrs. 60.2%: Musty, earthy, peaty nose. Sweet, fairly rich, very smoky palate. At first briefly a note of rubber, then develops a nice fruitiness that goes very well with the peat. (88 p)
Mortlach 1994 9 yrs. 59.8%: Fruity nose with a bit of sherry. Sweet, mild, mildly sherried palate. Overall quite nice but a little spirity. (83 p)
Talisker 1989 15 yrs. 59.4%: Nice, peaty nose. Intense, peaty, peppery palate (but not to the same degree as the OB 10). Also sweet and a little fruity. (84 p)
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