Moon Import's Glenkinchie "The Costumes" 1966 vintage

Legendary whisky time! If you are a whisky nerd like me, you already know there are some myhtical whiskies out there. Bottles long lost, some from distilleries that will never come back. Other ones from famous independent bottlers from the 1980s. Popular legends are Karuizawa, Hanyu, Pappy Van Winkle, Port Ellen, but also two italian retail stores: Moon Import and Samaroli. Well, Moon Import was founded in the early 80s by an italian called Pepi Mongiardino, who drew himself some lovely labels for his bottlings. It is often said that "These iconic designs, coupled with the quality of the liquid saw Moon Import steadily grow in popularity." Well, in 1988 he released a collection that became very popular among collectors, it was called "The costumes". And you guessed it right, i have finally tried one.  This Glenkinchie was matured in hogshead #2573 and was bottled as part of The Costumes. This was distilled in 1966 and bottled in 1988, for a 22yo statement. On the nose, this is outstanding. Chocolate, sawdust, lemon, hazelnut. A really Powdery hazelnut and nutmeg. Some spiciness and burnt hay. Old books with stuck pages. Hanuta; Impressively nutty. On the palate, it is also pure perfection. Chocolate, lime. So pungent and astringent. Paper; Feels old with a rounded spicinesss that surrounds all. After a first sip, it gave me a lovely buttery chocolate. Butter. Mashed vanilla cookies. On the third sip it is out of this world; it is marvelous with a Lindt chocolate note. Aftertaste was great as well. Old books, humidity. Dry raw cereal, spicy and malted barley notes. Overall; this one is not only a piece of whisky history, it is also a fine dram. I love when this kind of single malts live to their expectations. A fully complex, rounded single malt, my score for it is 97 over 100. I tried it on a scottish pub called "the Abbey", you really should look for it if you have the chance. Every moment that goes by, the possibilities to find it, fades away. Sláinte!