Nose: a very earthy and seaside style of peat, with coal dust, a bit of leather and tobacco, as well as a whiff of mustard, fisherman’s rope and a nice dusty edge. Underneath I find some red apples, ...
GlenAllachie 14 yo 2009 (60,3%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2024, sherry butt #900609, 261 btl.) GlenAllachie 9 yo – Fino Sherry Cask Finish (48%, OB ‘Wood Collection’ 2024) GlenAllachie 9 yo – ...
Nose: bright and reasonably fruity. Lemon peels, sunflower oil and green bananas at first. It gets increasingly syrupy and rich, on tinned peaches and grapes. Then hints of marshmallow and vanilla ...
Nose: relaxed sherry, not too heavy. There are red apples, hints of cherry syrup and old leather. Then some mocha and cinnamon, along with dried herbs. Some praline. Acacia honey, as well as a light ...
While virtually every independent bottler is releasing cognac and rum these days, Calvados is still taking up a small share. Perhaps because its obvious fruity character makes it quite different from ...
A couple of weeks ago I was introduced to the Sherishòr whisky. This German concept focuses on genuine (ex-solera) sherry casks for the maturation of an undisclosed blended malt whisky from Scotland.