Bottle opened - mmh floppy
directly mother-in-law's best plum rum pot in the nose

he was always so brilliant
she has gutted big ripe plums
Put a big candy in each plum
all layered in a large ceramic pot
pressed hard together
the pot was brimming with squashed plums
then it was filled with vodka
She left everything for 8 weeks
then we were allowed to ran

so now I'm glad that I can get to the Viking
schnupper ....

Plums are also in the glass
wort
Nutmeg, cinnamon
Sherrynoten behind it
Cinnamon & sugar
ripe mirabelle
nice round seasoning

I will taste with 2 glasses
in the Snifter it is brighter and sweeter, as are the ripe mirabelles clearly
in Blender's Glass it is darker and spicier from the notes, later a tart note pulls through the spice

The Snifter will later add a honey / wax note
and a nice cocoa note

Do I smell Erika or do I think too much about HP?
who wants and / or can smell heather ...;)

in the beginning he is cool and smooth
then he tingles on your tongue
this is life
Plums on your tongue
with cinnamon they stick to your palate
Your flesh is sweet on your tongue

Your whole mouth is kissed by him
full-bodied, strong, aromatic

Cocoa - sweet and fruity in your cheeks
Your mouth is getting wet
everything seems to be shrouded in cask

Wow

long
Barrel, seasoning, cinnamon, nutmeg
Sweet
cocoa

Wonderfully bright copper with an orange red shimmer shines in the Premium Snifter, I watch the long and oily "legs" which adhere for an eternity to the glass wall. "This malt needs time and has to breathe" You hear some people say ... ok, we give in 15 minutes time. Mossy decayed wood elements rise up, wet leather and beguiling sweetness join in, while dark and opulent fruit flavor powerfully lifts from the glass. Dark plums and dried cherries mingle with raisins and prunes, while the freshness of menthol is in the background with Moroccan mint. The musty and decayed flavor is intensified, immediately try caramelized sugar and sweet fruit aroma to point the emerging sulfur back into its place, with success. Hints of sulfur can not be denied in my opinion, the previous breathing the Orkney single malt has done very well. The alcohol is very well integrated despite its high volume and shows only occasionally with its fresh and mentholischen kind. Dark plums and plums play with shadow morels and caramelized sugar, a hint of peat smoke comes on and is in the same moment again from a torrent muff and moder overcast.
With minimal water addition: The nose opens after a minimal addition of water and is fresher and sweeter, surprisingly, the alcohol is in my opinion even more dominant to advantage. Menthol and peppermint play with sweet plums and dates, oranges come on, the caramelized sugar appears a little sweeter in appearance, the musty and decayed wood tones sound a little less and are no longer so dominant.

Sweet with musty and decayed wood tones, the first sip flows over the tongue and heats up the palate immediately. Voluminous rotten wood tones through the palate, plump warmth dresses the entire mouth, dried berries and grapes end in candied fruits and caramelized sugar. Spicy and dark wood elements emerge, slightly smoky, a little peat sticks to the tongue, hints of scorched wood are immediately superimposed by sweet fruit flavors and emerging freshness. The second sip is characterized by sweet fruit flavors and (why should it be otherwise at the second sip?) And musty and decayed wood tones. Wet leather and a hint of sweet tobacco followed by smoky elements, the initial hint of smoke intensifies, as well as the burned wood tones. Again and again, sweet fruit flashes on and today I feel the high alcohol content as not so dominant, today I could do without an addition of water and later I still give a little water. Slowly the salivation begins, it is fun to deal with this malt.
With minimal water addition: The malt looks sweeter and more pleasing, is definitely smoother with water. In the taste, the fresh peppermint and menthol notes are clearly highlighted and intensified by the addition of water. The leather still appears more dominant, the smoky echoes and charred wood elements are weakened. Do I now check dried tobacco and old walnuts?

Dark, sweet and dried plums and cherries stick to the palate, raisins stick with slightly smoky hints on the tongue. Fresh mint and a touch of eucalyptus tingling through the palate, musty and decayed wood elements are dominant in the foreground. the aftertaste I perceive as medium long, while the plump warmth in connection with musty and decayed wood tones remains long and dominant in memory. With menthol freshness and a sticky sweet fruit note, the aftertaste gradually fades away.
With minimal addition of water: The echo, which is relatively short for me, is shortened by a few drops of water, and I also discover more bitter wood elements and walnuts in the finish. The aftertaste will be slightly creamier and sweeter.

Sweet, overripe plums, reminiscent of Choya umeshu (a Japanese plum wine). If I had the impression of having a scratched match in my nose during the first few drams from the freshly opened bottle, this aroma is completely missing after a few days' ventilation. Cherry water, fruit sweets, leather, fruity flavored pipe tobacco. Weathered forest soil, moist cardboard - in combination with the sweet notes of cherry and plum, this results in an exciting combination for the nose. Almond cream, vanilla. Mild herbs, a little rosemary. The sweet, overripe fruits stand out again and again.

Creamy and mouth-filling, the very sweet plums and cherries from the nose directly on the tongue. Overripe blackberries and blackcurrants. Light smoke, fresh wood. Wet leaves, moist, musty forest soil. Leather, tobacco - very sherry-stressed. Zuckerrübensiup. A herbal mix that brings more and more bitter notes on the tongue over time - as a counterpoint to the sweetness of overripe, almost fermented fruit. Almonds, walnuts, heather honey. Spicy over time with pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon and cardamom. Menthol out the back.

Medium to long, only slightly dry, a little musty, minimal smoke, still the plums and cherries from the nose and the palate. Cooling menthol.

The first impression: We are in a slightly musty cellar, the aromas of wet barrels and rose wine in the nose. Air, the malt needs air. Let's open the doors and let oxygen in. Matchheads, ritsch, rassch. Some marjoram and rosemary, damp forest soil, a few hazelnuts. In further tests, as today, remains the moldy wine cellar keynote; However, there is some more fruit (ripe peach, plum) and some cinnamon along with a pleasant menthol freshness. The herbs are a bit more discreet, as well as the matchheads.

Very compact, very rebellious - and now the sherry is fully there. Welcome! Plum, some cinnamon with plum roaster. As with the TWE-Pulteney, the sherry and fruit flavors are very clear on the palate, despite the almost 58% of the Fassstark HP. And then also the fine herbs - "brighter" than in the nose -; ok, maybe something Erika. The matchheads flash (unlike in the nose) also only very briefly. Pleasant, dense sweetness.

The finish remains long and especially full of sherry and Zwetschkenkraft, coupled with pleasant spiciness; in the finish creeps, depending on the Tastingsituation, still some "Edradour-rubber sweetness" to it, or even a little bit of oak, without becoming bitter.

Ripe plums, brown sugar, some orange peel. Fresh butter croissants with apricot jam. Some vanilla, raisins and marzipan. Sour cherries. Lemon thyme, a touch of rosemary.

Creamy. Dark cherries, raisins, marzipan. Dark chocolate with chili. Black tea with brown sugar. Walnuts, cocoa powder.

dark cherries, maraschino, slightly sour, very delicate but clearly recognizable smoke, vanilla, cocoa, slightly sweetish tobacco, plums, dates, dill, condimento all'Aceto balsamico

medium body, rather soft onset, but then a slight tingle on the tongue, cherry, some gravy, raisins, cognac, sweet and sour, some oak, chamomile, sourdough bread

a mixture of dark notes and sweetness, the fruit now recedes slightly behind oak, dark bread crust, dark chocolate, Seville orange marmalade, a reminder of the cherries