Secret Speyside 1990 30 Year Old #Twj-Gl-1990, from The Whisky Jury

Three different 25 yr single malts

Lately i have been exploring the amazing world of independent bottlers. I have crossed paths with this amazing dram, called Secret Speyside 1990 vintage, 30 Year Old from "The Whisky Jury". It is always good wben you have the chance to drink a whisky that was distilled when you were 8 years old. Bottled at 46.6%, it has a deep copper color. On the nose is super complex, full of aroma notes. Sweet Pecans, cinnamon spice, hazelnut, vanilla powder and old apples. It is like a fried apple pie with cinnamon. Lovely aroma, very dark and fruity. Great fresh gooseberries aroma with hints of honey and cereal. Sider. Very complex, it has many aromas delivered in layers. After a first sip, a  salt crackers note with dulce de leche on top has appeared. Caramel. Lots of cinnamon. It is fruity but mostly spicy. Very sweet. Hints of coconut have appeared after 5 minutes. Butterscotch. Cooked pineapple. It is really super complex on the nose. In the palate, it is delicious. Toffee and almonds are the first flavors here. There is some salt rising after a couple of seconds. Very easy to drink. Cooked pineapple, cooked green apples. Very clean. A second sip gave me this caramel with sawdust note; actually a little overly oaked. It has a fruity profile, but it feels like the peels from the fruits. Honey has appeared on the third sip, very appealing, this is a very nice dram. Apricots. It has a smokey and hay aftertaste, completely different from the aroma and nose. Very, very dry. Long, woody finish. It is very oaky, i haven't had an oakier dram for a while. It drains your tongue, the sawdust is very potent. The third sip, gave me an incredible ashy flavor and salt. It is definitively peaty. Overall, this was a fantastic dram, very recommended if you can find it. If i had to take a guess, i would say this single malt is a Glenfarclas on steroids. My score for this beautiful whisky is 97 over 100.