Speyside Region Malt 1975 ALOS

Name: Speyside Region Malt 1975 ALOS
Brand: Speyside Region Malt
SKU: 93293
Rating: 91.23 (86 reviews)

Overall rating: 91.23/100
votes: 86

Whiskybase ID: WB93293
Category: Single Malt
Bottler: Antique Lions of Spirits (ALOS)
Bottling serie: The Birds
Vintage: 1975
Bottled: 2016
Stated Age: 41 years old
Casktype: Fino Sherry Cask
Number of bottles: 230
Strength: 46.9 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Added on: 04 mar 2017 7:28 pm by maltaholic

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Whisky Reviews for Speyside Region Malt 1975 ALOS

14 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 91.23 points

Dram Dracula scored this whisky 92 points
02 sep 2017 5:36 am
I like this a bit better than a few of the other 1973/1975 speyside fino casks bottled in the last year or so. I would score this a 91.5 if I can. I'll round up, I guess.

Nose

A bit closed initially with a bit of straw and grass... then some tanginess and a whiff of sharp citrus fruits. Also peaches and a hint of oiliness, or is that smoke? Not obviously fruity, but I got a feeling they're hiding..

Taste

Very well-balanced attack with fruits, oil, pebbles. A bit spicy, but again, very harmonious. Good complexity. The only thing I would improve on would be the mouthfeel -- it's a bit thin, and perhaps not as much of a juice-bomb as I would like.

Finish

Unlike some of the other recent 1973/1975 speyside finos, there is just the right amount of oak in this one. I do not detect the flat, woody, slightly cardboardy finish that I detect with for example the Sansibar Old Mask 1973.
Cubey666 scored this whisky 90 points
03 aug 2017 9:42 pm
Tasted this gem at the 5 year jubilee tasting of Passie voor Whisky in June 2017

Nose: A lot of different fruits most of the more exotic / tropical kind, mouthwatering to say the least.

Really a alot is going on in the taste, all different fruits and wood notes. Mandarin and mandarin skin comes to mind. Also something fresh, like menthol is hiding in the distance?

the finish is long and pleasant and balanced.
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checkpointuk scored this whisky 87 points
19 may 2017 11:14 am
http://kaypingers-whiskyblog.de/frontend/fullarticle.php?id=260 Color : pale gold Nose : very fruity! Calvados apples, raspberries, pineapple and creamy whipped cream. In the background there are aromas of smoky leather, tobacco leaves and mint. Nice nose! Taste : fruit, wood and delicate smoke. Waxy honey, a dull spiciness and green notes of eucalyptus. Getting more and more bitter. Hmmmm ... Finish : Long - eucalyptus and peppermint aromas in a woody-resinous freshness! Green, sticky-fresh and with malt, honey, vanilla and delicate fruit. Note: The nose does not suit us in any way for the departure. 500 euros for this bottle? 87 points (nose: 91 / taste: 86 / finish: 84)
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maltinger scored this whisky 93 points
15 mar 2017 10:00 am

https://www.whiskynotes.be/
Speyside Region Malt 41 yo 1975 (46,9%, Antique Lions of Spirits ‘Bird label’ 2016, Fino cask, 230 btl.)Nose: lovely freshness. Entirely on pineapple and beeswax, always a
treat. Tangerines, mirabealles, guava and a few white cherries. Light
tobacco notes behind the fruit salad. Very subtle herbs (verbena) and
mint. Buttercups and honey. Those casks, just wow. Mouth: a mix of
fruits and polished oak, constantly cross-fading. Oranges, Grand
Marnier, mint and eucalyptus. Peppercorns. Hints of tobacco and camphor.
Green mango, lemons and juicy grapefruits. Herbal honey. If I remember
correctly, this one is a little more spicy and oaky than the Speyside 1975 from Sansibar last year. Finish: long, minty, with green tea and coconut. Something of old Calvados too.
Great stuff, I have informed you plenty of times about the very high
quality of this parcel of casks, this is no exception. Around € 495.
Score: 92/100
MikerG2k scored this whisky 91 points
31 aug 2021 5:08 pm
Nose

91 91

exotic fruit basket, vanilla, , wow really nice

Taste

91 91

same nose, but with added waxyness, honey and the glenfarclas metallic incl some bitter fruit (which compliments it)

Finish

90 90

pretty long and balanced
rpvdwel scored this whisky 89 points
10 nov 2019 9:13 pm
Nose

89 89

Taste

89 89

Finish

88 88
Georges scored this whisky 88 points
16 oct 2019 10:00 pm
Nose

87 87

Fresh, fruity (pineapple, nectarines, cherries), beeswax, tobacco, mint, honey

Taste

88 88

Fruity (oranges, peaches, mangos, lemons), spicy, mint, tobacco

Finish

88 88

Long, mint, green tea, coconut
Hvdree scored this whisky 92 points
06 oct 2019 11:13 pm
Nose

92 92

Taste

92 92

Finish

91 91
BlueFire scored this whisky 90 points
02 jun 2019 6:44 am

Complex. Vanilla, cola, wax, varnish. citrus, citrus oils. fino, waxy, sweet spices. Some drying tannins.
LiquidThoughts scored this whisky 93 points
15 nov 2018 12:12 am
Like a point better than the last vintage, great barrels the ALOS got there and of course one of the most beautiful packaging in recent years.

Nose

Opens after a short time really nice, you can also add a few drops of water, then comes a great, aromatic, almost perfume-like blend of flower meadow, toffee, cotton candy, rose water, grapefruit juice, pineapple, pear, papaya, vanilla, marzipan, Licorice, white tea, nettle melon

Taste

Again, the bright, aromatic notes would have a mental color, it would be almost white with a light pink, pear, grapefruit, rose petals, papaya, pineapple juice, vanilla, marzipan, licorice, white tea, nettle melon, light raisins and grapes, green apple

Finish

Ginger, moist tobacco, licorice, rose water, light honey with some lavender and rosemary, long
Kalleholzbein scored this whisky 91 points
11 oct 2018 11:08 pm
Nose

92 92

Taste

90 90

Finish

91 91
aphex scored this whisky 87 points
16 mar 2018 12:05 am
Excellent and fresh nose but I couldn't ignore the soapy mouth. The palate was anyway less exciting than the recently tasted 1973 43 years old. Despite all of this, a very good whisky.

Tasting notes from september 2017.

Nose

The usual fruits and beeswax. Apricots, exotic fruits, apple, aromatic herbs, mint.

Taste

Fruity, slightly oaky and ... soapy. Apples, citrus (lemons, grapefruits), honey, spices, mint. A bit grassy. With time, the oak is less loud but the soap remains.

Finish

Long, vegetal.
Mr.Sandwich scored this whisky 93 points
03 jun 2017 5:07 pm

possible shared cask?

https://www.whiskybase.com/whisky/83264/speyside-finest-1975-bcs

and

https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/95372/a-speyside-distillery-1975-wd
corbuso scored this whisky 85 points
27 may 2017 7:56 am

A nice fino Speysider, very mellow and pleasantly fruit, but rather soft. Might have been better if bottled earlier

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