La maison ne recule devant aucun sacrifice. Two tastings in one day -- yeehaa!
Ord 12yo 2006/2018 (46%, Cadenhead Small Batch, 2 x Bourbon Hogsheads, 606b): nose: it smells like a strong white wine -- Chablis or Chardonnay. Very quickly, though, a cereal-y note appears; boiled corn and mashed potatoes, perhaps marsh water, too. Plastic tablecloths in a warm cupboard. Mouth: despite the modest ABV, it packs a punch with the acidity of a young white wine, crushed grapes, finely-ground hazelnuts (skin on). Finish: it is more approachable, here. It has milk chocolate, augmented with crushed raspberries, squashed grapes, toasted staves and freshly-printed newspaper. Very good drop, really. Hard to beat, for the introduction price. 7/10 (
Thanks for the sample, SW)
Light Fruity Sherry 44yo 1973/2018 (43.4%, Cadenhead Creations, Fresh Sherry Hogshead Finish, B#1, 346b): nose: this could not be more different. It has all sorts of woody goodness, starting with teak cabinets, furniture polish, wax, juicy orange peels, butterscotch, but also cardboard and used blotting paper. Soon, the fruits join in (dried figs, mince pies, the darkest sultanas), a cake in the early stages of baking and lacquered shoes. Mouth: soft, velvety, almost weak, and woody. Not in a bad way -- it has treacle, sticky toffee pudding, Scottish tablet, Madeira wine and maraschino cherries. Finish: excellent balance of exotic wood (mahogany, teak, redwood) and fortified wine (Sherry, Port, Patras). Red-fruit jams pay a visit too (dark cherries, raspberries, blackberries). At second sip, it appears just a little too woody, for a second; bitter. It is mainly exquisite, though. 8/10 (
Thanks for the sample, SW)
Glenrothes-Glenlivet 21yo 1996/2018 (50.9%, Cadenhead Small Batch, 3 x Bourbon Hogsheads, 990b): nose: at cask strength, this is of course much stronger. It has Glenrothes's trademark butter, as well as clotted cream, warm white-chocolate mousse -- I can feel my arteries clogging up, already! Aside his fattiness, it has cedar-wood shavings, pecan nuts and candied ginger. Mouth: oily, it is initially soft, then grows in spiciness -- it is a karahi, more than a Madras, but the tingle is there. Carrot cake, melted milk chocolate, sunflower oil, and still quite a bit of butter. Baking chocolate-chip cookies, not yet solidified. A drop of fortified wine -- to improve the cookies, you know. :-) Finish: the chocolate turns darker, and it is accompanied by fruit, this time -- dried banana slices, dried pear cubes, banana rum, perhaps white Port. The finish is still fat, with a mild acidity. Nice little 'rothes. 7/10 (
Thanks for the sample, SW)
Glen Marnoch 28yo (43.4%, OB Distiller's Reserve for Aldi UK, b.2016): nose: as the colour suggested, this is a much deeper sherry, with lots of wood influence. Also, despite the humble ABV, the nose is very powerful. Shoe polish, freshly-cut ebony, wood lacquer, overdone toast, flat cola, caffè macchiato, caffè corretto. Mouth: velvety and under control, in terms of alcohol -- though not tired in any way! The palate has a lot of spices -- cassia bark, cloves, black cardamom, liquorice root. It is just on the right side of woody -- just! Finish: huge finish, with a couple of crushed mint leaves, dried, grated ginger, liquorice, kluwak nuts and aniseed. This is now a bit too much for me. The wood is overpowering. One can still find elderberry, or cranberry compote, fruity and acidic, if one tries hard. It is good, but one really has to like wood a lot. 7/10 (
Thanks for the sample, CD)
Ord 12yo 2006/2018 (46%, Cadenhead Small Batch, 2 x Bourbon Hogsheads, 606b): nose: it smells like a strong white wine -- Chablis or Chardonnay. Very quickly, though, a cereal-y note appears; boiled corn and mashed potatoes, perhaps marsh water, too. Plastic tablecloths in a warm cupboard. Mouth: despite the modest ABV, it packs a punch with the acidity of a young white wine, crushed grapes, finely-ground hazelnuts (skin on). Finish: it is more approachable, here. It has milk chocolate, augmented with crushed raspberries, squashed grapes, toasted staves and freshly-printed newspaper. Very good drop, really. Hard to beat, for the introduction price. 7/10 (Thanks for the sample, SW)
Light Fruity Sherry 44yo 1973/2018 (43.4%, Cadenhead Creations, Fresh Sherry Hogshead Finish, B#1, 346b): nose: this could not be more different. It has all sorts of woody goodness, starting with teak cabinets, furniture polish, wax, juicy orange peels, butterscotch, but also cardboard and used blotting paper. Soon, the fruits join in (dried figs, mince pies, the darkest sultanas), a cake in the early stages of baking and lacquered shoes. Mouth: soft, velvety, almost weak, and woody. Not in a bad way -- it has treacle, sticky toffee pudding, Scottish tablet, Madeira wine and maraschino cherries. Finish: excellent balance of exotic wood (mahogany, teak, redwood) and fortified wine (Sherry, Port, Patras). Red-fruit jams pay a visit too (dark cherries, raspberries, blackberries). At second sip, it appears just a little too woody, for a second; bitter. It is mainly exquisite, though. 8/10 (Thanks for the sample, SW)
Glenrothes-Glenlivet 21yo 1996/2018 (50.9%, Cadenhead Small Batch, 3 x Bourbon Hogsheads, 990b): nose: at cask strength, this is of course much stronger. It has Glenrothes's trademark butter, as well as clotted cream, warm white-chocolate mousse -- I can feel my arteries clogging up, already! Aside his fattiness, it has cedar-wood shavings, pecan nuts and candied ginger. Mouth: oily, it is initially soft, then grows in spiciness -- it is a karahi, more than a Madras, but the tingle is there. Carrot cake, melted milk chocolate, sunflower oil, and still quite a bit of butter. Baking chocolate-chip cookies, not yet solidified. A drop of fortified wine -- to improve the cookies, you know. :-) Finish: the chocolate turns darker, and it is accompanied by fruit, this time -- dried banana slices, dried pear cubes, banana rum, perhaps white Port. The finish is still fat, with a mild acidity. Nice little 'rothes. 7/10 (Thanks for the sample, SW)
Glen Marnoch 28yo (43.4%, OB Distiller's Reserve for Aldi UK, b.2016): nose: as the colour suggested, this is a much deeper sherry, with lots of wood influence. Also, despite the humble ABV, the nose is very powerful. Shoe polish, freshly-cut ebony, wood lacquer, overdone toast, flat cola, caffè macchiato, caffè corretto. Mouth: velvety and under control, in terms of alcohol -- though not tired in any way! The palate has a lot of spices -- cassia bark, cloves, black cardamom, liquorice root. It is just on the right side of woody -- just! Finish: huge finish, with a couple of crushed mint leaves, dried, grated ginger, liquorice, kluwak nuts and aniseed. This is now a bit too much for me. The wood is overpowering. One can still find elderberry, or cranberry compote, fruity and acidic, if one tries hard. It is good, but one really has to like wood a lot. 7/10 (Thanks for the sample, CD)
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