Deanston 2002 17 years old organic px finish

This 2002 vintage has been aged for 17 years, 14 years spent in a refill oak and then finished for the last three years in Pedro Ximénez casks then bottled at 49.3%. The nose starts with a sour and sweet mix of gooseberry and sherry followed by chocolate covered raisins then pithy fruit of orange and lemon then light sulfur that transitions to spices of ginger, cloves and reclaimed driftwood with medium ethanol burn. The taste is a thin mouthfeel starting sweet with chopped apples and mandarin oranges followed by chocolate covered raisins then pithy fruit of grapefruit and lemon that then veers to a medium tannic and drying spice that slowly fades black pepper, ginger root, cloves and soggy drift wood with medium ethanol burn. The finish is short with grapefruit pith, sour apple, dark chocolate, ginger root, burnt yet still smoking cloves, and ashy oak. This is terrible from start to finish with notes of sour, sulfur, pithy fruit melody and water logged oak on the nose that the taste manages to show some promise with some nice fruit flavors before bitter pith fruit and a tannic drying spice invade that finishes drying, sour and tannic. The only thing left to do with this pour is determine how to dispose of it because I’m certainly not finishing this sample and after some thought, I determined the best disposal of this will be a winning prize carnival goldfish style funeral with me saying goodbye to this overpriced sour whiskey as it swirls down the drain.

(Good Spirits Co. Glasgow – Virtual Premium Whisky Tasting, 19th June 2021). Nose: Sultanas, raisins, Demerara sugar, lit matches Palate: Gristy, caramel, raisins/dates, waxy. Very sweet. Maple syrup, candied/dried fruit Finish: Medium sweet finish. Oak & chocolate cherries. Vanilla and leather on the aftertaste This is quite a waxy dram. Sweet and gristy, but with some lovely dark fruit notes from the PX which is most noticeable on the finish. Not a bad dram at all, but muted and a little too waxy for my palate. Came joint last out of the six drams, with 0% of the final vote for favourite of the night. 19% of those present said they enjoyed the whisky.