Time for 4 short reviews:
1. Glenfiddich 15yo 51%, Distillery Edition
Going through Schiphol I spotted this whisky on the shelves of a whisky speciality store. 1 liter at 45 euros. I couldn't resist the temptation and bought a bottle
Nose : Dark fruits and candy toffee and a touch of red wine/ grapes
Palate : this whisky is rather complex. fruity, grapes, nutty and woody. Quite hot (alcohol) and a somewhat bitter finish.
Finish : short to medium
Rating 82
2. Balvenie 15yo Single Barrel 47.8%
6/3-95 -> 31/3-10 Cask number 2800
The 15yo is an "endless" set of releases which all are around 15 years old, but slightly older casks have been seen. It's not cask strength as the they all have been reduced to 47.8% as bottling strength. The whiskies are from different casks but very similar in styles
The nose is reminding me of armagnac and apples which are dominant, then a hint of citrus and malt
Palate : a very light dram, with speyside-nuts, some maltiness, and a hint of citrus
Finish : Medium
Rating 84
3. Glenlivet Nadurra 16yo batch 1110L 55.1%
Natural Cask Strength
Nose : Vanilla, Woodspices, joining together in a warming welcome
Palate : Fruity (banana?), vanilla, spicy, what a pleasant mouthfull. This whisky got loads of pleasant wood extracts. I wonder if any of the french oak casks went into this as this is more like the french oak than the standard 12yo
Rating 87
Lagavulin 12yo 56.5% bottled 2010
Walking trough Edinburgh Airport last around a year ago I picked this up at 41£
Nose : Heavy Peat, Earthy
Palate : Clean Peat, Malty, Some sweetness, cod-liver oil that isn't fishy (Don't ask, I can't explain it myself)
Finish Medium-Long, the peat lingers
Rating 87
Old fashioned peaty whisky, this just reminds of the way Laphroaig were when I first tasted a peaty whisky back in the nineties. Or maybe how I was back than. It's good to be back
End of the day, 4 nice no-nonsense bottlings of good quality whisky, and the last two are now on my favourite shelf
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