A fine peated Highland Single Malt. Smells like an old leather bag with hints of salty notes. My father had an old treasure chest where he stored oriental carpets, once in a year at least he opened this chest and this smell was nearly what I experienced just a few minutes ago. There is also a soft rose perfume in it. After a sip there is also a hint of hemp in it as the herbal part of this Whisky. Thats it, nothing left and yes it was a nice journey with it. |
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This Clinelish 16 year old is from Berry Bros and Rudd with the Cask No. 8783 and has 57.1% vol.
Color is dark amber. The nose is dried plums with hints of almond and herbal perfume, perhaps also peperoni with soj-sauce.
The palate is rather sweet and the finish is again plums. It lasts quite long on the tounge but rather short in the throat.
With half a teaspoon water the nose is more herbal, cranberry and oak influenced malt. The palate turns a little bit bitter and the finish gets better viscosity with hints of curry.

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Official bottle tasting notes of this Whisky are: Juicy and mouthwatering with a creamy mouthcoating texture. Spiced pear crumble, ripe banana and toffee are followed by honeydw melon, ground nutmeg and allspice.
Mine currently sitting at the balcony and enjoing the last sunrays are:
The nose: Dark fruits with a hint of dark chocolate, decent old read wine with some pepery note, very little marcipan, line oil and a hint of seaweed salty flavour, white wood glue mixed with an old wooden furniture piece or a old door of a artisanal shackdoor of a goat or swine stable. For me a Glen Garioch shoul have a typical nose similar to a Talisker that has also a very typical nose.
Palate: Sweet and very strong with the full abv.
Finish: More lighter red fruits resting more in the tounge first and then a little warming in the chest, gone after 30 seconds.
Adding two teaspoons of water and gently swirling, no shaky, shaky.
The nose: not very different than before but less pepper more malty, a little beer, perhaps now banana and a little vanilla and a little chemical (do not know what I smell).
The palate: Still sweet and still very strong.
The finish: Still extremely present on the tounge, less in the chest and again a strong wooden mouthfeel.
Why not adding even more water, like another 2 teaspoons (actualy I started with 4cl in the glass). Because the legs are getting oilier and it takes a longer time until they apear. In the nose you get more marcipan. And it gets far more gentle on the palate, so very drinkable now. The finish is getting a little longer.
Added one more teaspoon to get the mist in the glass. Nose is now citrus or orange, palate no more sharpness and finish still there.
Actually a very nice early summer dram.
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