Tastes
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Camus VSOP Borderies Cognac (2014 Limited Release)
Cognac — Borderies, France
Reviewed April 26, 2019 (edited March 18, 2020)Lovely cognac. Spicy, very fruity and sweet, but not cloyingly sweet. The flavor is bold, extravert and may lack some complexity and subtlety of an XO, but many times I like a brighter, open flavour in a cognac better than a dense concentrated sip that mimics an eight course dinner of mainly sweet deserts. It could however be a tiny bit more tart. I do however favor similar priced whiskys over this cognac, how bold this cognac tastes, it still is pretty muted in comparison with even the lightest scotch out there. But this spirit is very smooth, no alcohol burn whatsoever. -
Glenmorangie The Original 10 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed April 26, 2019 (edited April 28, 2019)Nice looking bottle. Generally considered to be a great introduction whiskey, but helas, I find it to be pretty thin, harsh and very sweet. I like the tartness, and the good amount of (fresh) white wine in the smell, but overall the taste is just very sweet with very little spice and bitterness. It seriously is just as sweet as a Metaxa 12 brandy and that one is really sweet. And there's a serious amount of alcohol burn as well, it is nowhere near as smooth as many make this out to be. I have a little bottle of Jack Daniels no.7 in the kitchen for sauces and just out of curiosity I tried it to get some point of reference and to my shock I prefer it over the Glenmorangie. Smoother, spicier and less alcohol burn. What is wrong with me? :-)
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