[59.2%・19 Years Old・Distilled in 1992・Bottled in 2012・Silver Seal Bottling・Limited Release]
Nose:
Really chocolate-y. Dark, heavy oak and toasted cumin seeds, some sulphur in there, plenty of minerals with some grassiness from the spirit, rose petals and cooked fruits later on.
Palate & Finish:
Sticky and spicy, toffee crisp and condensed prune syrup with a fizzling acidity seasoned with a big dose of minerals. Some chocolate dust to follow on with the maple syrup, out of the rich sweetness also comes a certain grassy spirit rawness. Cigar leaves and bitter red wood tannins.
Lengthy finish, cinnamon and dried chilli flakes.
Thoughts:
This is one quirky whisky, interesting interaction between the feisty Glen Scotia spirit and its generous vessel that’s perhaps overtly-excited. I’m not sure what to make of this except I much preferred how the dram fared on the palate than the nose..
✓ [Recommended if you like the style/ distillery]
P.S. Thank you Mr. Sidhu, it was good to catch up.
-Nicholas
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