PBMichiganWolverine
Dallas Dhu 10 (Gordon & MacPhail)
Single Malt — Highland, Scotland
Reviewed
July 21, 2018
Following in the footsteps of @Generously_Paul and @LeeEvolved , I decided to give this a go tonight. This is a pour courtesy of @LeeEvolved , who went above and beyond in supplying this sample considering the rarity and price tag. I firmly believe there’s a reason why some of these distilleries closed. During a downturn, they probably couldn’t compete for whatever reasons (flavor profile, price, supply chain issues, etc) with other players. During boom times, even lousy ones survive...but during bust, the weeding out process begins. We had three closed distilleries so far on our tour...Pittyvaich, Imperial, and now this. Pittyvaich was just ‘meh’. Haven’t had Imperial yet. This one here...well...let’s see. Nose seems to be that of old books in a dusty library. In a good way. Like something ancient and elegant. That profile though doesn’t carry through the taste. Taste is...strange. Not sure how to place it...plastic-y, vegetal, sulphur-y. Not a fan. Normally, I’d give this a 2 star—-I liked the aroma, palette was a dismal failure. But boosting it up a notch to 3 because of the rarity. It’s one of those that’s simply not easy to come by without forking over some significant green. Thanks Lee for this!
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I'll be posting notes on this soon. The funny thing to me is that I had an inverse experience to you guys with nose vs. palate.