05/12/2018 Christmas outturn at Cadenhead's

Lots of people, lots of whisky, not a lot of time. They are poured randomly. Let us cut to the chase.

Girvan 12yo 2006/2018 (60.3%, Cadenhead World Whiskies, Bourbon Barrel, 216b): neutral nose, soft and vaguely cereal-y in the mouth, with a strong finish -- as in: spirit-y. 6/10

Caol Ila 36yo 1982/2018 (54.4%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection, Bourbon Hogshead, 120b): ink, squid rings and fishing nets in the nose, with a soft mouth that recycles the ink theme and added brine. The finish is long, coastal and inky. This might as well be a 1965 Ardbeg. 9/10

Highland Park 30yo 1988/2018 (49%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection, Bourbon Hogshead, 270b): honey on the nose, heather and very mild, subdued peat smoke. The mouth has more honey, as does the finish; honey and sweetness. Lovely. 9/10

Loch Lomond 11yo 2007/2018 (55.9%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection, Bourbon Hogshead, 306b): faded leatherette on the nose, yellow-flower broth and a touch of farmyard. The mouth is thin and the finish is long and leathery (Dirndl, which is short, but leathery). 6/10

Glenrothes-Glenlivet 17yo 2001/2018 (53.2%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection, Bourbon Hogshead, 276b): buttery nose (of course), flowers with an astringent mouth (lemon curd). The finish has more curd, sweet and buttery, but also liquorice (JS). 6/10

Bunnahabhain 9yo 2009/2018 (58.8%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection, Bourbon Hogshead, 300b): tanned leather and red wine, perhaps milk chocolate. The mouth is grainy, with more chocolate, while the finish is wine-y and chocolate-y. 7/10

Cambus 30yo 1988/2018 (45.5%, Cadenhead, Bourbon Hogshead, 258b): super citrus-y nose, with added vanilla and ginger, followed by a soft mouth, juicy and sweet. The finish is also very citrus-y. Love this! 9/10

Longrow 15yo 2002/2018 (51.4%, Cadenhead Sherry Cask, Sherry Wood, 276b): heavy peat and sherry in the nose, dark earth and coffee grounds on the comforting mouth, coating and farm-y, and an earthy finish. Nice one. 8/10

Inchgower 9yo 2009/2018 (56.2%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection, Bourbon Hogshead, 294b): acidic and leathery, this smells like a tannery. Forsythia is present too. The mouth is creamier than expected, but still acidic, with a citric finish. 6/10

Benrinnes 18yo 2000/2018 (58.5%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection, Bourbon Barrel, 150b): excellent nose, with vanilla and meadow flowers and green grapefruit, a mild mouth, with more green grapefruit and a lovely finish. 8/10 (or is it 9?)

Deanston 10yo 2008/2018 (53.6%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection, Bourbon Hogshead, 270b): lots of leather, with rotten flesh on the bone, then it becomes more grassy. The mouth is soft, with rotten fruit and a fruity finish. 7/10

Hazelburn 13yo 2005/2018 (54.6%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection, Bourbon Barrel, 192b): ash and dark grapes in the nose with a soft, prune-y mouth and a sweet, wine-y note in the finish, as well as a note of blackcurrant squash. 7/10

Burnside 26yo 1991/2018 (46.7%, Cadenhead, Bourbon Barrel, 174b): peach and vanilla on the nose, a hint of hay, too. More peach on the palate and a dark, concentrated, peachy-and-chocolate-y finish. 7/10

MSo: "Success! It must feel nice."
tOMoH: "It does. In fact, I need a new pair of trousers."
SW: "That's very nice!"

We will never know if he was talking about the whisky. :-)

"Help me kill some bottles," says detachedblue.

Bruichladdich 16yo (50%, OB Private Single Cask Bottling, Sherry Cask, C#0737): dark prunes and oiled leather on the nose, with a coating mouth and a long finish that boasts horse's hair and mucho farmer's leather. There is a fetish club, there, somewhere, waiting to be opened. 7/10 (Thanks for the dram, detachedblue)

Port Charlotte 11yo 2006/2018 (62.9%, OB The Distillery Valinch, 1st Fill Sherry, C#2134, 1134b, b#0714): peaty and meaty nose, with hunter's sauce and horse's sweat. The mouth is powerful and warming, sherried and gently peaty (which is a surprise), while the finish is a bold combination of peat and sherry. 7/10 (Thanks for the dram, detachedblue)

Excellent session, great outturn!