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BOTTLE #3 [Aug 2019] WB83.69[133]

One more bottle then, just to make sure!

Much like I had with Lidl’s [25yo & > 34yo] Glenalba’s [WB], this short-lived love affair is certainly over. This third bottle is far too young and spirity. Unlike the first two, this one ended up hanging around on the back shelf for some time. Last month I pulled it out to see whether it had rallied.

N: Initially, the engineering behind this one’s creation appears very effective [WN], but closer scrutiny reveals the short cuts. It’s pretty basic and needed months of softening. Thankfully by the bottle’s end the nose became more forgiving. Descriptors: [sherry] syrup, bready, sweet & sour vinegar, honeyed husky crushed nuts, tahini, a touch of white spirt-soaked paint brushes,….
T: Whist the nose may have opened up, the arrival on the palate is generally young and nippy yet proved most agreeable to the uninitiated. Though it demonstrates a bitter-sweet profile fairly well, there is a sense of incompletion, something lacking as if it needs blending. So what did I do? I blended it with an older blend, Ralfy-styley [coming up].
F: The finish is fine if short, murky waxy sweet sour and spirity/grainy becoming more mildly sweet-bitter with nutty caramel/molasses-light.
C: A fair sherried blended malt for its price point, just no comparison to the first bottle.

Scores 79 points

However, pour some of this juice into a hip flask and forget about it for three months and hey presto, we’re significantly closer the calibre of the first bottle again! I guess if the industry hasn’t the discipline to wait any longer for their spirit to age, then we’ll have to – or alternatively – look to older juice on the secondary market:

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2019/09/09/bottle-polishing-sherried-scotch-old-new/

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2019/09/09/bottle-polishing-sherried-scotch-old-new/

BOTTLE #1 [Jan/Feb 2019] WB84.96[58]

Launched in early 2018, not many blended malts can claim to be 100% sherry-matured, bottled at decent strength and with a price tag of around £32 [Sep ’19].

N: An instantly pleasing perky fruity [almost floral] & nutty/malty bitter-sweet nose with a little [sherried] pong coming from a combo of casks – some rather talkative of their previous cask content and some not. With some fusty O&R stylistics, this one seems a tad more mature compared to the contemporary Glenfarclas 105 [at time of writing], though both expressions speak a youthful patois.
T: A tangy, cask-y, citrus arrival with a molasses-like bitter sweet, creamy woody move. A little water goes a long way to help conjure a waxy barley-soft mouthfeel and provide more chocolate & caramac confectionary en route.
F: Fruity-dry with a fully played out sherry-fruity tannic chew.
C: Plenty to like aside from the price, this is a well considered sherried number [that went down very quickly], that I’d happily buy again as a daily drammer. With thanks to David for the recommendation.

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2019/09/09/bottle-polishing-sherried-scotch-old-new/

BOTTLE #2 [Later in 2019] WB84.11[99]

On the back of that positive experience, I bought another two bottles for easy drinking and sharing. I then begun to hear rumours that this one now seems younger than it did. As these bottles are polished, observe the corresponding Whiskybase scores I recorded at the time.
C: I took this bottle to Campbeltown. Peeps talked of this one being too young, cask driven, cask syrup-ed, simple and bitter, and I’d agree with all of that. Still tasty, this bottle disappeared almost as quickly but did appear much younger, vastly more simple and with considerably less depth/info.

Scores no more than 80 points

Smell: strong sherry nose, red cooked fruit, a little chocolate, orange, vanilla, plum jam

Taste: red berries, distinct oranges and orange peel (possibly also orange marmalade), quite sweet, a little young as the alcohol is noticeable despite the 44.2%, but not unpleasant

Finish: slightly astringent and a really slight bitterness (which I can not classify)

I bought the bottle because the frame data for the price seemed pretty neat. If you are looking for a sherry bomb for everyday enjoyment then here are the 34 mice are well laid out. A few percent and an age (or a little more age) would have been nice. There may be more NAS whiskeys like this one here.

He is already relatively young and has somehow so artificial notes in it. He is not terrible now. But again I do not need it in the glass.

Very good sherry matured price/quality.

Odor: average Bouquet, rather slim on the nose, fine sweetness, overall slightly defensive, according to an astringent note, alcohol quite present, grainy / malty

Taste: fine sherry note, alcohol present, again rather lean, decent. Melting, very decent. Vanilla, medium reverberation

Color: copper gold, clear, medium. WR

Conclusion: good to drink, rather on the slim side with a likely high proportion of refill kegs, which is why the alcohol sometimes comes across a bit too present - but a real snapper for the price!

n: brutal sherry bomb (oloroso/PX), sweet, chocolate, butter, ripe & dried fruits, raisins, fruit cereal stick, malt, ginger, hint of nutmeg & vanilla
t: sherry, wood, intense, dry, spicy
a: sherry, wood, ripe fruit, long finish

Eyes: Golden Scent Nose: Fruit vinegar, dead wood, soy sauce, damp nuts, expired jam, spoiled fruit, golden jujube and candied fruit. Palate: slightly sour, medium sweet, slightly bitter, tannin, Blueberry toffee, a little dark, a little creamy, some walnut shells, wood finish Finish: medium length, raisins, syrup, charred wood Body: lighter, insufficient oil, more tannins

Nose: 80/100
Palate: 83/100
Finish: 82/100
Body: 81/100
Overall: 82/100, so boring wine

Blind tasting:
Beautiful color, chestnut, inviting
Nose: takes some time, caramel, dried fruit, dates, nuts, chocolate, ethereal note, nice sherry nose
Taste: sweet on the tongue, immediately nut, pepper, then the spice of European oak, young but not too young
Finish: strong contrast, becoming bitter on first tongue contact, intense nut with chilli, only a little fruity and only very short to medium in length
I would have guessed a young Edradour or Dalmore, possibly also Glenrothes
Conclusion: great sherry profile, alcohol could be better integrated, probably due to the youth
After revealing the secret of the bottling, I notice a very good PLV, even if the Cadenhead 12yo batches are slightly ahead of me, especially due to the 83/100 finish

More refill than first-fill oriented, wich I like just fine. A bit yeasty and young, but more characterful than the "blended malt" category would have you assume.

Reminds me of younger sherried Glenrothes and/or Glenfarclas. Some wood can be detected though, along with assorted nuts and a lactic creaminess (yoghurt?) and slightly acidic berry fruits. All in all, not a bad look.

Sweet on the palate with oodles of caramel, but also perhaps a bit watery. Uncomplicated, with restrained wood influence and a soft citric zing. Works just fine but nothing stands out. A session dram if I ever had one. Would be more interesting for under 30 Euros; at this price, there are better alternatives.

Personally I just find this a jumbled mess. Nothing is particularly unpleasant I just can't identify anything of any note.

Smell: strong sherry nose, red cooked fruit, a little chocolate, orange, vanilla, plum jam

Taste: red berries, distinct oranges and orange peel (possibly also orange marmalade), quite sweet, a little young as the alcohol is noticeable despite the 44.2%, but not unpleasant

Finish: slightly astringent and a really slight bitterness (which I can not classify)

I bought the bottle because the frame data for the price seemed pretty neat. If you are looking for a sherry bomb for everyday enjoyment then here are the 34 mice are well laid out. A few percent and an age (or a little more age) would have been nice. There may be more NAS whiskeys like this one here.

Lots of sherry on the nose but what stands out most to me is the dark chocolate on the palate. Really lovely, especially for less than 35 euros a bottle.

Sherry, chocolate, white pepper and a mad PLV. Great Daily Dram!

TASTING NOTE LMDW:
Nose: rich, candied plums, pine resin, nuts.
Palate: balanced, bourbon vanilla, clove, roasted pineapple.
Finale: long on dried fruits.