Coleburn 1979

Overall rating: 87.27/100
votes: 155

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Coleburn
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Rare Malts Selection
Vintage: 1979
Bottled: 10.2000
Stated Age: 21 years old
Strength: 59.4 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Bottle code: L19N00967969
Barcode: 5000281015873
Added on: 27 Aug 2008 3:49 pm

Average value

€ 605,99

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Whisky Reviews for Coleburn 1979

24 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 87.27 points

lachaineduwhisky did not rate this whisky
07 Jun 2017 2:41 pm
Enthusiasm 3/5 Whisky n ° 1344

Nose

Intense spicy malt. Toffee rising in strength. Smoke and leather note. The fruits emerge a little bit.
With a little water, dry malt with a slight smoke, in a rendering a little "Campbeltown"

Taste

Intense and fleshy, hard for other aromas to make their way through all this alcohol. With water, a little chocolate and a lot of spices.

Finish

Slightly peaty is the wood that comes out with water.
Hvdree scored this whisky 90 points
26 Apr 2017 10:40 pm
- Nose
  
  89 89
- Taste
  
  92 92
- Finish
  
  90 90
pianoman scored this whisky 84 points
31 Aug 2019 9:18 pm
Nose

Fruity and grassy, slightly pungent. Green pear, unripe apricots. Cyclist with lemon. Some hay and vanilla pudding. Warm sand. Orange sherbet powder.

Taste

Honey, floury apples, a hint of lemon. Red pepper. Warm mineral water. At the end slightly bitter and a bit bland.
lincolnimp scored this whisky 88 points
25 Oct 2018 8:25 pm
Had this at the Gahering so no notes taken but I wanted to try this again as I had a bottle years ago.
A great nose, a nice fat oily profile with some spicy sherry.

Nose

90 90

Taste

88 88

Finish

87 87
markjedi1 scored this whisky 85 points
04 Feb 2018 3:58 pm
The two Coleburn that I tried before do not even come close to this Rare Malts release. It reminds me a bit of Clynelish in fact. Lovely surprise. Thanks, Chris!

Nose

The nose starts somewhat herbal/floral on wild heather flowers and nettles. Lemongrass. A mild rubbery note, but that evaporates quickly to be replaced by lovely fruity notes of candied oranges and coconut. It becomes a bit waxy. Citrus becomes grand while pineapple kicks in. Wine gums. Becomes sweeter as it breathes. Very nice, actually.

Taste

Wonderfully creamy on the palate. Prickles a bit. Becomes very waxy on quinine, citrus, mint, apple juice, sugared lime peels with a lot of spices like ginger, liquorice and some salt. The wood speaks up too. Woodspice and tannins. Yes, complex is the word you are looking for.

Finish

The finish is its Achilles’ heel though, if you don’t mind my saying so. Short, drying and bitter – almost astringent.
WhiskyLovingPianist scored this whisky 87 points
11 Aug 2017 9:37 pm

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2017/08/11/flash-flood-friday-old-rare-samples-2/

N: Starts off with a fistful of dry grasses [hay/straw]. a firm sponge with subtle vanilla>lemon essence, a [marjoram] herbal note, a subtle-fruit rolled-oat raw crumble spiced with cloves and a little dry farm/cowpat note [hot summers day dry]. The cask directs a firm savoury dry woodiness as the fruit crumble fades in & out. Seems a little cagey at the moment but i sense more curiosities lurk beneath. Later on we have a development of old oil paint brushes, metallic cream, rhubarb and jackfruit alongside more recognised Speyside floral notes and spongey & grassy tones - as detected first off. Add water for a more recognisable, softer, still farmy, broad savoury>sweet malt.
T: Intense, sustained arrival with no peppery heat or troublesome spikes. Mouthfeel is oily [neat] and waxier with water, with a rubbery-spongey textural quality. Water allows flow & movement, though its journey is steady, relaxed and unrushed.
F: A soft warm spiciness builds. The finish however is fairly short though it hums a little, leaving with it a savoury, slightly industrial/metallic edge. Not totally satiating, but most likeable and one you can put your faith in to return with more goodies.
C: Look at all that blurb! On another day i reckon i could be happy with noting this simply as an enjoyable light-farmy, firm savoury-grassy, Spey-style malt with a decent body and an industrial edge - showing its best with a little water. On the other hand, it is a super-interesting whisky given its rarity, & un-commercial old Spey-style, one im so glad i have had the luxury of time with.Scores a B
z-imaging scored this whisky 92 points
02 Apr 2017 12:08 pm
Nose

Earth, old basement wet walls, musty, autumn leaves, snowflake flower

Taste

Very oily, fruit sweetness, touch of pepper, herbal

Finish

Very long with more sweetness
Fortuna1895 did not rate this whisky
23 Feb 2017 8:35 pm
I bought the bottle a few years ago for about € 200, -. Hardly at home broke off when opening the cork. Grmpf! Only years later, more precisely on 22.06.2015, I made the decision to finally taste this drop. If I had, the cork would not be canceled, not made ... but the price has more than doubled since the purchase .... So, corks pressed into the bottle, put into empty (clean, dry) bottle, fumbled the cork residue from the bottle with great difficulty, original bottle (with water) rinsed, dry and the good drop from the "asylum bottle" backfilled. The Coleburn adventure could begin .... see above ... Conclusion: not the big, time-honored whisky, the price suggests. Rather a typical and yet special Speysider ... if for special occasions.

Nose

A piercing nose, no wonder at just under 60%. Under the alcohol a pretty sweet smell. Sweetened lemon juice, sugar syrup, a touch of marzipan. Soft fruits sprinkled with icing sugar sprinkled on an oak board. The aromas are so integrated that water shows the Coleburn almost unchanged. He may have become a bit sweeter and more fruity. The fruits now offer their color: yellow

Taste

Starts slightly oily. Malty, light sounds support the dance of passion fruits and peaches on a velvety, wood-scented floor. At the end, the alcohol packs well with a healthy sharpness. The addition of water makes me think that I have mixed it with a mixture of orange and lemon juice. The malt has become very sweet and its way to the tongue is lined with fresh sawn wooden slats.

Finish

First sweet, then slightly bitter ... old barrel? No, no ... suddenly a few drops of fruit juice appear in the oral cavity. A fire owed to the alcohol, followed by some oak and malt. Leaves a light dryness & a dusty mouthfeel. the addition of water makes the finish look sweet, and yes, almost perfumed. It also shows a few drops of fruit juice. Otherwise, the tongue feels somehow occupied and a considerable amount of dryness remains.
alectron scored this whisky 88 points
17 Apr 2016 3:17 am
Dramfest 2016 - Dave Broom Session

Nose

musty, mustard seeds, vanilla, malty, dry oak. (87 / w water 92)

Taste

oily, sweet, malty, vanilla, estery, citrus, herbal. (88 / w water 90)

Finish

more sweetness, vanilla, almonds, cereal, citrus. (87 / w water 88)
markkerr02 scored this whisky 83 points
19 May 2015 6:57 pm

Test 075: Closed distilleries -071201 Vote 1. Glencraig 28Y / 1975 + 29Y / 1975, 25 votes 2. Glen Keith 32Y / 1973, 11 votes 3. Coleburn 21Y / 1979, 8 votes 4. North Port Brechin 28Y / 1977, 6 votes 5. Braes of Glenlivet 30Y / 1974 + 32Y / 1974, 3 votes 6. Pittyvaich 15Y / 1984, 2 votes 7. Highland Park 18Y, 1 vote
Testimonials Per Eriksson Coleburn 21Y 1979 59.4% Rare Malts Scent: Malt, sweetness, apples, spirits, chocolate, weak tons of citrus Taste: Spicy, pepprig, sherry toner Aftertaste: Spicy, peppery, medium, chemical tone Score: 85 Testimonials Bernt Sjödin Coleburn 21Y / 1979, 59.4%, OB - Rare Malts; 892: - kr Color: Gold-colored Scent: Vanilla tones, fruit tones - cherry Taste: Light, vanilla, slightly fatty, chocolate tones Aftertaste: Short - medium with vanilla tones Score: Without water: 78, with water: 82 http://smad.se/provningar/Provning%2075%20St%C3%A4ngda%20destillerier.html

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