Tastes

80 PF. 80’s. Really light on its feet. Celery and light herbs on the nose. Flavor is so light and balanced, but loaded with caramel. It’s a lighter bourdon but meticulously crafted.

Salty peat and pastry dough in the nose, with a touch of icing and green apple. Flavor is sweet and dominated by golden fruits. Peat makes an appearance on the fairly lingering finish. Honestly, overall, it tastes young and under-developed, with a bit of a moonshine element. Mouth feel is thin too.

I’ve drank this whiskey over several occasions and am finally finishing my bottle tonight. Nose shows restraint. Flavor is caramel heavy with just a hint of green tea. Finish lingers with just a touch of salt. Overall, it’s good, but it doesn’t stand out for me as a modern high end bourbon.

Salty and briny, especially for a Glendronach. Was expecting a sherry bomb, which this is not. As it stands, I don’t understand what this Malt is trying to be. It doesn’t seem to be in the style of their younger expressions. I think it should be. It’s still a good, elegant scotch but doesn’t distinguish itself from hundreds of others in this style. I want more juicy fruit and chocolate in an expression like this.

Nose is light. Shows a touch of peat and salt, with a hint of caramel. Flavor shows great range and depth. Intriguing chocolate and butterscotch notes which eventually get swallowed up by salt. Salt consumes the finish, which lingers very nicely. Overall, an excellent scotch.

One of the best bourbons ever is the Wild Turkey 12 Year, which was produced from the mid 80’s until the early 90’s, mainly for the Japanese market. It is a stunning whiskey with an incredible oily mouthfeel and the longest finish. It is in perfect balance.

1989. Aromas jump out of the glass with powerful suggestions of butterscotch, caramel and toffee. Flavor consists of mainly toffee and caramel with a touch of fruit cake-like spice. Mouthfeel is fairly thin and finish is short. This isn’t as good as other I’ve been tasting from this era.

Comparing this side by side with Barrell 15 and George T Stagg. Nose is more muted, but still reminiscent of peanut shells, salt and all. Flavor is incredible. Caramel just gushes throughout. Flavor is more doughy in comparison to the others. Peanut brittle and honeyed fruit notes. Incredible intense and rich.

Nose is complex and powerful with hot cinnamon like spice and singed dark toffee. Flavor is immense. Starts with a powerful caramel rush that continues until the finish. On the end, light notes of mocha and cocoa bean develop, along with medium spice. Finishes quite dry with lingering spice. This is an intense powerful whiskey.

Tea-like notes, sherry focused. Really tasty. It’s just missing the chocolate notes I want in a sherry bomb.