S.S. Politician, Whisky Galore

Back in 1941, a 8000 ton ship called "The S.S. Politician" suffered a wreckage on the coasts of Eriskay Island. It had 260.000 bottles of malt whisky inside and over 3 million in Jamaican currency bonds. It was looted by the islanders, who then where chased and prosecuted by the English authorities. This amazing story ended in a very famous movie called "Whisky Galore", and some of the whisky that was recovered ended in a special blend, called S.S. Politician, Whisky Galore. Bottled in the early 1990s, this blend contains some of the original whisky from the wreckage, a true historic jewel. But, was the whisky any good? Bottled at 40%abv, golden color. On the nose, it feels old. Humidity, old closet, spongy vanilla cake, sawdust; earth dust. It has this old book aroma, old oranges, orange cake and zest. After a first sip, the notes changed into a mountainside panorama, petricor, wet road, it has and overall old feeling. More sips released more notes, sherried based ones: dates, tamarind and dehydrated fruits. On the palate, this is really a solid dram, specially for a blend. Very fruity, it has a "Glenmorangie Orange". Spongy and very juicy. It cuts your tongue in half as having a recently cut orange which happens to be super acid. A second sip was all about vanilla ice cream, some astringency and super orange peel. Aftertaste wasn't so intense, but still manages to follow the rythm. Dry old wood; wood polish, amaretto, ginger and slightly ashy. Velvety. Overall, for a blend, this is quite surprising. If you take out all the placebo of the history of the bottle, you will still have a very enjoyable experience. A beautiful decanter that holds historic whisky. It is better than your standard 12-15yo everyday blends, and i really find it worth of tasting. My score for this great bottle is 91 over 100.