Quick Tasting - Four Exclusive Malts and Two Bonus
Dalmore 1999 10yo 54.8% Exclusive Malts C#3082 448Bts.
C: amber
21 N: honey, toffee, caramel, fresh and some hint of sulphur
21 T: light -> medium, a little dry, caramel, cherry, good texture
20 B: balanced. A good dram.
Bladnoch 1990 18yo 52.5% Exclusive Malts C#3499 185Bts.
C: light amber
21 N: very fruity, melon peal, apple, some almond, ginger, lemon cake
22 T: medium, a little dry and spicy, cream, ginger, nutmeg, apricot, good texture and impact
21 B: good balanced, especially for tasting, not typical lowland, very interesting. Better have another shot
Allt-A-Bhainne 1996 12yo 54.3% Exclusive Malts C#107142 331Bts.
C: yellow
21 N: fragrance, toffee, vanilla, honey cake, a little walnut, hint of sandal wood
20 T: medium, a little dry and spicy, cream pie, cookie, white chocolate, toffee candy, and some wood cask. Good impact
21 B: good balanced. A rare bottle w/ lots of energy
C: light yellow
20 N: a little Indian corn, vanilla, cheese cake and cream. Deep and sweet, w/ some hint of heather, fresh green leaf, some peaty at the end
21 T: light -> medium, sweet, ginger soda, vanilla, cream cheese pie, and also peat, good texture
20 B: balanced, better for tasting. More time, more variant
C: light yellow
22 N: biscuit, ginger, hint of mix spices, mint, rosemary, deep flavors of sea weed, and some peaty
22 T: medium, rich and round, some ginger, cherry, rich peat, white chocolate, good texture
21 B: good balanced, good layers, better for tasting. A lovely good bottle for daily dram.
C: light yellow
20 N: fresh prune, oyster, ginger, vanilla, elegant w/ some hint of mint. But degraded too fast?
21 T: full, rich, round and smooth, a little dry, fragrance, but not personality
20 B: balanced, better for tasting. Out of day or over time?