@theglenallachie_ flight 🛫 tonight ...
This is another overdue tasting, on my earlier whisky journey I was fascinated by Glendronach, and learnt that previous Master Blender was Billy Walker, got excited and went to hunt some of the samples, with higher expectations to come visit them later.
(Image Source: @ChrisYeo.Whisky)
(Image Source: @ChrisYeo.Whisky)
Speyside, #Glenallachie
10 Year Old - Batch 2, ABV 54.8%, Oloroso, PX, Virgin Oak
Nose: it feels fresh with zesty following , then some light wood
Palate: fruity sweetness, multiple waves of fruity flavour jumbled up , with some glow of alcohol , ended with some woody feeling, tinge of bitterness
Finish: medium, the bitterness carried on
Score : 83, WB121381
Sample from @malt_haus
10 Year Old Cask Strength - Batch 3, ABV 58.2%, 1st Fill Sherry, Oloroso, PX
Nose: more rounded, some sherry
Palate: growing warmness, feels more intense , with raisins and sweetness flowing, some plums by the side then bitterness came through as well shortly later
Finish: medium, weirdly the bitterness stayed for this as well
Score : 85, WB136699
Sample from W&W Trading
12 Year Old, Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival 2018, Cask #897, ABV 58.9%, Distilled 19 April 2006, Bottled 19 April 2018, 1028 Bottles
Nose: perfumed light floral scent
Palate: warmness grows, strong punch bourbon wood feeling, raisin sweetness, stronger alcohol, light bitterness
Finish: medium, light warmness back of throat, Bitter wood taste, dry
Score : 85, WB111305
Sample from @malt_haus
Penned by Chris Yeo (Instagram: @ChrisYeo.Whisky)
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