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Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America – October 2015 Outturn – Scotch Whisky News

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October 2015 Outturn

Cask No. 95.19                               $150

Enigmatic duality

Speyside, Spey

The nose appealed to us all – but in surprisingly different ways – some got tropical fruits – dried mango, kiwi, lingen berry sorbet and ‘waxed lemons in the Tuscan sun’ – others detected deeper elements of tar, seaweed and even a wisp of smoke. That enigmatic duality persisted with water – pink peppercorns, horseradish, honey, ‘lightening over herb gardens’ and toasted pistachios. The palate was immediate and powerful – mouth-coating waxed fruits, heather honey and crème brûlée wrestled with peppery heat, hints of bonfire ash and carbolic. In reduction, we found aloe vera, menthol, Fisherman’s Friends, clove, hickory and fried sage leaves – good sweet-savoury balance.

Drinking tip: A curiosity dram – have fun perplexing your friends.

Colour: Lemony gold

Cask: Refill hogshead

Age: 17 years

Date distilled: August 1997

Alcohol: 53.2%

USA allocation: 246 bottles

Flavour profile: Spicy & sweet

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*President’s Choice*

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Cask No. 4.203                               $140

Romantic tales, songs and whispers

Highland, Island

The neat nose spoke to us of dried roses, expensive writing paper and fresh linen – a romantic tale, accompanied by a sweet song of honey, marshmallows and spun sugar and a confidential whisper of spice. The palate found warming ginger and evocative strains of pencil shavings, tobacco, menthol and linseed oil; balancing sweetness was confirmed by golden syrup, Tunnock’s Snowballs and chocolate limes. The reduced nose had tobacco tins and cricket bats; smouldering embers, walnut cake, coffee and mint-choc-chip. The palate now offered chocolate mints, various nuts, wood sap, liquorice and coconut – gentle but complex, with decent character and personality.

Drinking tip: Takes plenty of water and could be a suitable outdoors dram – romantic glamping perhaps?

Colour: Gold foil

Cask: First-fill barrel

Age: 15 years

Date distilled: October 1999

Alcohol: 55.8%

USA allocation: 84 bottles

Flavour profile: Young & spritely 

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Cask No. 63.31                               $200

Green grow the rushes oh!

Speyside, Spey

All were delighted by the aromas and flavours of an exotic temple. Delicately baked stone fruits sprinkled with rosewater, pistachio, cardamom, then fresh pine and beeswax polish. In the darker corners there was cooling lychee and cucumber, then moss and breezy jasmin. Malted digestive biscuits with a slather of honey and baked pastry added depth. For some, water brought out lovely clean notes of grape, kiwi, gooseberry and melon. For others, wet slate, damp bog and rain smattered stone. The finish was crisp green apple and lime pastilles, warm brown paper, fresh laundry and mint cornetto ice cream.

Drinking tip: As refreshing as rain on a summers day

Colour: Peachy

Cask: Refill barrel

Age: 25 years

Date distilled: November 1989

Alcohol: 51.6%

USA allocation: 90 bottles

Flavour profile: Old & dignified 

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Cask No. 123.13                             $100

A French picnic

Highland, Southern

Spread out the rug on the grass and unpack the picnic. Apple tart with buttery pastry and orange blossom scented madeleines. Waxy honey on the comb and toffee caramel. Calvados and linctus pastilles. To taste, thick butterscotch on biscuits, hazelnut syrup and toasted almonds. Water relaxed the picnic panel and they found everything softer and sweeter: coconut, marzipan and watermelon, then orange zest. They imagined plucking wild strawberries and dipping them in thick vanilla custard that curled around the tongue. Pear compote with armagnac concluded proceedings by sending all into a gentle slumber in the afternoon sun.

Drinking tip: When you’re feeling soporific.

Colour: Stubble fields

Cask: First-fill barrel

Age: 9 years

Date distilled: May 2005

Alcohol: 57.3%

USA allocation: 119 bottles

Flavour profile: Juicy, oak & vanilla 

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Cask No. 53.211                     $180       

And it is Goodbye to Care

Islay

Sweet and fresh aromas were very much apparent on the nose neat; lime cheese cake, heather honey and caramel-apple crisps. At the same time salty aromas of oyster shells and seaweed and a eucalyptus/ashy smell of menthol cigarettes all entwine. In the taste; sausages with a sweet chilli sauce, smoked peaches and vanilla ice cream with white pepper. With water much more maritime and salty; rock pools, kelp, fried white baits and calamari with a garlic and lemon mayonnaise – ‘you can almost hear the sea lions barking’. The taste is now gentle; singed heather, toasted marshmallows with a light fresh breeze of lavender.

Drinking tip: Looking for a carefree moment

Colour: Toucan’s beak

Cask: Refill hogshead

Age: 22 years

Date distilled: January 1992

Alcohol: 54.8%

USA allocation: 60 bottles

Flavour profile: Lightly peated 

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