28/01/2021 Extracting the Inchm-urine

112.54 18yo d.2001 Uncle Monty goes burgling (54.2%, SMWS Society Cask, 1st Fill ex-Red Wine Barrique, 264b): nose: this is mostly mute. An aluminium kitchen sink, maybe? After several minutes of warming up the glass in the hand, it does wake up a little, and then it is a mix of peach bubble gum, marshmallow and a heady white wine, as syrupy as a white Port. The far back of the nose picks rubber boots and oilskins, subtle. Chewy strawberry sweets end up arriving (think: Fruitela), preceding a spoonful of sesame oil and a bowl of peanuts. With time, the nose opens up to reveal cotton candy, peach Melba and powdered-sugar-coated pastry, hot out of the oven, hot metal grille and all. Repeated sniffing hints at how pure, light and strong this is, almost perfume-like. It smells... dangerous! Mouth: the first sip is as sharp and rugged as the first nose was subtle; this has the integration of a young-ish whisky, certainly bumpier than the drams of the previous days. Once the attack winds down, one will recognise the white Port from the nose, the peach and, at a push, the oilskins. The tip of the tongue is under a bitter siege, the sweetness being almost absent, at first, replaced by a pinch of chilli powder. Over time, it gains an almost-chocolate-y texture that becomes reminiscent of raspberry PiM's. Actually, that is it! Raspberry PiM's. Finish: big and flavourful, it has caramelised apricot compote, polished walnut and, generally speaking, it feels like a grain, which is odd, even if Inchmurrin is distilled in Lomond stills straight-necked pot stills. Sharp, metallic to a degree, it quickly finds its feet and brings back raspberry PiM's and bitter Seville-orange marmalade, vanilla extract, powdered  sugar and volatile alcohol vapours. This finish leaves the side of the tongue lacerated, as if cut and burnt by a hot knife -- against all odds, that is pleasant! A little numbing too, though. This makes me think of a Cambus from beginning to end. I just hope it does not have the same effect on me (next day: no, it does not). I like it more than the first time. It takes a while to reveal itself, and still will not please everyone, but I had a good time with it. 7/10 (Thanks for the sample, JMcC)