posted 9 Jan. 2013

pilgrim77 gave this whisky 82 points

Oats and honey are the main features of the nose without water. A couple of drops of water brings out old leather, suede (?) and oatcakes, reducing the honey. Quite fiery and spicy on the palate without water. Water dulled it down considerably but didn`t reveal much. Medium length, malty finish. Distinctive, but rough around the edges. 

posted 16 Nov. 2012

Sonett gave this whisky 84 points

Color

Pale gold

Nose

Vanilla, Hay and herbs. Sweet caramel (toffee) and a little wood with a somewhat oily smell

Taste

Enters sweet but turns quickly into a dry taste off green apple peel and vanilla, also somewhat spicy after a while

Finish

medium long to long finish of green apple and medium spices

Comments

 

posted 18 Jun. 2012

JayKro gave this whisky 80 points

Appearance: Amber -2, hay.  Slowly forms large, heavy droplets of legs.

posted 2 Jun. 2012

addyhd gave this whisky 87 points

I\\\'d rather have a full bottle in front of me, than a full frontal lobotomy.

posted 28 May. 2012

Erik Elixer gave this whisky 88 points

N: green tea, apricot, pear, fudge, spicy and vegetable soup
T: honey, heath, orange, caramel and oily
F: white pepper and malty
Great whisky, thanks for the sample Whiskybase!

I\'ll only drink on days that start with T: Tuesday, Thursday Today & Tomorrow...

posted 7 Mar. 2012

alectron gave this whisky 83 points

Color

Gin clear

Nose

quite a lot of honey, menthol, lemon (peel, uncut), wet oak, green grapes, some pine resin, some chalk, some green tea, touch of chamomille, also a slight earthy/farmy and and asphalt-y note (85)
A bit later (<10 mins): honey seems to increase even, there was a brief point when this had immense honey notes, but these disappeared as quick as they appeared. Interesting. (88)
A bit later (>10 mins): seems a lot flatter now, also more oaky. Some tea notes (kid's fruit tea now as well) march forward, japanese mochi,  (83)

Taste

quite sweet but somewhat undefined (glucose sugar/honey/mochi), grainy, some oakyness upfront, but also a touch bitter, (81)

Finish

cereals/grains, animal hide (carpet), with a slightly bitter woody/tea-tannins note that seems to increase over the length of the finish, slight honey, touch of smoke. Behind that seem to lurk some fruits, but turns too woody/bitter for me at the end (80)

Comments

 

Remember - whisky scores and impressions are highly subjective and situational by nature - so don't go and buy whisky according to someone else's taste...

posted 7 Mar. 2012

markjedi1 gave this whisky 82 points

Color

Pale gold

Nose

The nose is dusty with a lot of hay, apples and quite a bit of caramel, like in those Werthers Original candies. Vanilla cookies. Somewhat greasy. Absolutely devoid of fruit. Reminds me of smelling a handful of malted barley during a presentation. So, very grainy. Tea of which the bag was not left long enough in the glass and then sat on the kitchen counter for two hours. Weak tea, so to speak. Not really up my alley, I must say, although that does not mean a thing, of course.

Taste

On the palate, it kind of reminds me of the old Glen Garioch with quite a bit of spices and even some peat, which I had not found on the nose. Again, greasy and dusty, but also very sharp, almost astringent. A lot of honey, but also quite a few bitter elements. The grain remains in the lead, though.

Finish

On the long finish, this whisky seems a lot older than it really is, due to that dusty side.

Comments

This Glen Garioch is not really my cup of tea. So my experience with Glen Garioch is nicely balanced: three hits and three misses.

 

Mark Dermul Toshan Man

posted 24 Feb. 2012

Lafroy gave this whisky 79 points

It`s not exactly my style of whisky. It`s fruity, light, but also malty and a little warming. However, it could not convince me. Anyways, I appreciate I could taste it. Thank you whiskybase.

posted 17 Feb. 2012

BenNevis gave this whisky 87 points

A very nice whisky, sweet, malty with brown sugar. A long spicy finish. 87 points

posted 12 Feb. 2012

magic_slim gave this whisky 85 points

Color

Pale gold

Nose

Warming, malty and grainy at first nosing with green tea and a whiff of peat. Nice and pleasant.

Taste

Smooth with lots of tea and notes of malt, toffee and toasted dark bread. Tasty.

Finish

Medium long with a slight spicyness (white pepper) and bitterness (chinese medicine) but remaining pleasant.

Comments

Again a very good whisky from Archives, First Release. Thank you whiskybase for the sample.

 

posted 4 Feb. 2012

ducksingel gave this whisky 89 points

Color

Burnished

Nose

apple and a hint of pear; malt; fresh

Taste

apple; fruity; bread; from the 5th sip on there was a hint of smoked eel; sweetness; oily; mouthfilling

Finish

fruit; sweetness and malt; medium long

Comments

quite complex, very well balanced; very good

 

posted 2 Feb. 2012

I_SPEY gave this whisky 85 points

The nose is rather creamy, full with flowers, some sherry? and paint! Again these pleasant creamy and sherryish ingredients in the taste, as well as oranges, marzipan and malt; the finish is very nice and medium long. Good dram! 

"One cannot hurry the little grey cells, Captain." Hercule Poirot

Weighted rate

Nose - aroma

Initial taste

Body

Finish

Price

Presentation

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danilo

dereuter

Doctorbrain

ducksingel

glengarry

macleod865

markjedi1

mudder

OUZO

Peat Sampras

Ras Mazunga

Sanara

Titi94

ducksingel

Ekorving

gerrit de guru

Nebulon

€ 69.95

¥ 9240