Images of Ayrshire Dalrymple Bridge MoS

Name: Images of Ayrshire Dalrymple Bridge MoS
Brand: Images of Ayrshire
SKU: 56355
Rating: 85.85 (134 reviews)

Overall rating: 85.85/100
votes: 134

Category: Single Malt
Bottler: Malts of Scotland (MoS)
Bottled: 2014
Casktype: Sherry Hogshead
Number of bottles: 328
Strength: 68.3 % Vol.
Size: 50 ml 700 ml
Added on: 13 Jul 2014 10:08 pm by ted.striker

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Whisky Reviews for Images of Ayrshire Dalrymple Bridge MoS

23 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 85.85 points

MaltMartin scored this whisky 85 points
26 Jul 2014 6:12 pm
Reliable sources have confirmed to me that this is Ailsa Bay indeed. And no, that's not Serge. Might be more to come in the future....

Nose

Starts alcoholic and yeasty (remind you it's 68,3% and just 3 years old). Followed by a strange potpouri of raisins, nuts and polished oak. Also lots of meaty notes in my (humble) opinion. Bouillion cubes and Maggi. Balsamico vinegar. It's not completely my cup of tea, but it's fun!

Taste

Very sweet (Sauterness cask?), round and juicy. Chicken-masala. Cedar wood. Lots of sappy tannins, but also this bouillion taste again. Orange marmelade. Vanilla at the background.

Finish

Long and warming. Peppery. Cinnamon. Toasted almonds. Liquorice. Spearmint at the end.
Gloin scored this whisky 86 points
04 Aug 2018 12:08 am
I like the smell with its intense fruit and the interplay of sweet and sour. Only the alcoholic pungency bothers a little. In the mouth, the good impression continues seamlessly, but lacks a little more complexity. Also the finish fits. The lack of complexity is compensated by a consistent overall picture.

blind tasting

Nose

It starts with a light burn, but it quickly vanishes. The first dominant note is that of sweet cherries, followed by chocolate, like a Black Forest cake, slightly sour orange in the background, dark forest soil in the shade, the cherries keep coming back, darker now

Taste

Strong onset, glow on the tongue, intense sherry notes, again with the sweet-sour cherry, some oak, but not much, slight hints of dark chocolate, later a little dark caramel

Finish

Some oak, but not too bitter, sharpness remains on the tongue, the chocolate now prevails against the cherries. medium
WantsWhisky scored this whisky 88 points
13 Jul 2014 10:15 pm

Most likely the first whisky on the market from the new Ailsa Bay distillery. Whisky is 3 years old and has been matured in a first fill sherry hogshead.
dramspotter scored this whisky 84 points
09 Jul 2019 11:29 am
If this is a teaspooned Ailsa Bay of just over 3 years from an active sherry hogshead, it is pretty impressive. The closest point of references for me would be those young Adelphi Glenrothes. It does not have the majesty that some of those Adlphis can have but it is pretty good as a sherry belter with some rough edges. Yes, a few drops of water might tame it a bit, but I think if you are buying it you are not looking for it to be tamed.

Nose

85 85

powerful Oloroso, difficult to get past the alcohol without adding water; sesame oil and leather polish

Taste

84 84

starts sweet for Oloroso and syrupy before drying a little - the tannic elements kick in but more tea than wood

Finish

82 82

medium; you would think the alcohol would dominate at this strength but it seems no stronger in the finish than an a'bunadh would; an undercurrent of bitterness from the wood comes through and it does show some harshness here - until now the youth has been reasonably hidden but it cannot hide in the finish. The appeal drops off quite rapidly once done, more a sustained punch then poof, just some burn left.
GJR scored this whisky 87 points
31 Dec 2017 8:09 pm
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thomasflsts scored this whisky 88 points
30 Mar 2017 8:43 pm
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Tommyknocker scored this whisky 88 points
30 Jun 2016 7:52 pm
just a hefty, delicious sherry bomb. Older? No idea, could be quite close to 3 years. What a distillery that is, ultimately, it does not matter at all, here dominates the barrel. Nevertheless, the house character of course would interest me burning. However, the only OA available to date is scored, even difficult. Let's wait and see what happens there.

Nose

Pure: at the beginning of an unspeakable cheese note, which fortunately vanishes immediately. Then a sherry board without peers. Stundentenfutter, nut and raisin, also a little fruity cherry compote, but the dry notes predominate. The high alcohol content cools a lot, reminiscent of peppermint. With water: tamed, now a round picture most comparable to a Glenrothes from the veryry barrel. More malt, more fruit, rounder.

Taste

Pure: an incredibly powerful, full of sherry dominated start. Mole cake (cream filling with chocolate sprinkles around it), cherry cake, kirsch, espresso. Horny, but really damn violently. Dilute ... with water: now really tasty and still nice sherrylastig but now rounder. Can really convince, although now a slight sharpness in the background.

Finish

not so long ... nice dry woody, plum jam, tannins, buttered black bread.
p4blo scored this whisky 86 points
28 Jun 2016 5:05 pm
Uncomplicated, quite one-dimensional, but a good sherry bomb it is.

Nose

A very reactive cask was used to mature this spirit - milk chocolate, espresso, cherries, prunes, raisins. Water brings out more oranges and apricots. Very aromatic, but also the young age of the spirit is apparent.

Taste

Very consistent with the nose, more of chocolate, espresso and dark stewed fruits. Some wood spices with cloves, cinnamon and chilli further reveal the age of the spirit.

Finish

Sweet at first, on the fruity side, after a while becomes quite spicy on pepper. Alcohol does not go unnoticed too.
Georges scored this whisky 82 points
13 Mar 2016 10:25 pm
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Georges scored this whisky 82 points
13 Mar 2016 10:24 pm
Nose

Sweet, sherry, raisins, nutty, tobacco, orange marmalade, plums, berries

Taste

Spicy (cloves, pepper), raisins, chocolate, toffee

Finish

Long, chocolate, raisins, spicy

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