Soba45
Carsebridge 40 Year Old 1976 XOP
Single Grain — Lowlands, Scotland
Reviewed
May 30, 2020 (edited June 15, 2020)
A year before I was born this was laid down to rest. As I get older drinking this type of whiskey, one which was created before I was is getting rarer and rarer.
Age as they say is just a number as is the generalizing that all grain whiskey is crap. Often with stereotypes there is a grain of truth (excuse the pun!) however and this is one of those that goes with rather than against the grain so to speak (boyaaah.. double pun!).
They have tried to do a decent job but it really is like trying to push a wagon of grain up hill (and the trifecta!). Nose and palate a bit gluey and acetone like. There is vanilla and a bit more going on but by in large pretty average. I've had quite a few others tonight which have bested this
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@Slainte-Mhath Yes definitely agree especially with the grain whiskies which are more of a blank canvas. I've had some great ones but this is definitely not one of them
@Soba45 I think which such old whiskies, it's really down to the calliber of the cask to determine if the dram is decent or not. Most of the casks were not filled with the intention to mature for many decades, so it's more a coincidence and spotting the best casks to keep them 'for later'.