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The esteemed independent bottler Douglas Laing has announced the release of a number of exciting new bottlings. From the official press release …<\/p>\n
“…twelve (12) from PROVENANCE, seven (7) from DIRECTOR\u2019S CUT together with one (1) release from DOUBLE BARREL”<\/p>\n
Tasting Notes for PROVENANCE:<\/p>\n
PRV0983 Ledaig 7 years Massively peated as it opens on the nose- with a real ferry engine room character! \u2013 say no more. Truly sweet on the palate \u2013 with a more subtle phenolic approach, hinting at coal dust and late tar, then its finish is toffee sweet plus a coal cellar and distinctly spiced character.<\/p>\n
PRV0982 Laphroaig 10 years Oily rags, with a pelagic backdrop of warm sandy be aches, rock pools, coal dust and summer tar entrance the nose softly. Palatewise \u2013 it opens (misleadingly) soft and sweet then warms up to peated barley, bonfire ash, iodine and more of that same tarry character …. much of the same on the finish- plus some creosote for good measure!<\/p>\n
PRV0989 Glenlivet Sherry 11 years Self evidently Sherried in colour and on its early nosing \u2013 then expect burnished wood, sweet syrup pl us prunes and late barley. Palatewise the Sherry is still there plus raisins, cloves and generally succulent spices. The finish continues with those same spices – now with treacle and late camphor.<\/p>\n
PRV0976 Dufftown 13 years A soft and gently spiced aroma opens the nose before it rounds up to warm toffee, vanilla, banana and an oat-y quality. Catch a bigger palate \u2013 than the nose suggests – now more citrusy with dark sweetly stewed fruit and more vanilla \u2013 all nicely replicated on the fin ish too.<\/p>\n
(F) PRV0987 Benrinnes Sherry 14 years The nose opens in a citric, vanilla and cedarwood style \u2013 warming to toasted oats. Palatewise expect a big round Sherry mouthful with light oak, toffee and soft camphor flavours \u2013 its finish being sweetly spiced, carrying a herbal quality to its Malty character.<\/p>\n
(F) PRV0980 Glen Ord 14 years Opens in a floral and fragrant style on the nose \u2013 with herbs and barley warming through. The palate is clean with loads of sweet honey, citrus and Malt all apparent \u2013 and re-appearing on the finish plus a wee peppery bite within its spicy range of flavours.<\/p>\n
PRV0990 Highland Park Refill Sherry 14 years Dark and flavourful as the nose opens \u2013 spiced, \u201cbe achy\u201d with liquorice \u2013 demerara sugar, oats and crushed sugar. Palatewise \u2013 it is BIG, citric, spiced carrying more sugar, tobacco, toffee and Malt \u2013 al rather neatly replicated on its equally big finish.<\/p>\n
PRV0991 Dailuaine Sherry 15 years Carries a crunched sugar sweet nose initially \u2013 opening further to old fashioned hairdressing smells and autumnal fruit with barley hues. The palate is citric \u2013 carrying mixed peel, liquorice and warming spices \u2013 running to a barley sugar inspired finish with a twist of tobacco and more citrus.<\/p>\n
PRV0975 Clynelish 15 years Spiced hard candy sweeties! open on the nose \u2013 then detect bananas, vanilla custard, and a barley sweetness. Palatewise it is initially soft building to sweet juicy, gristiness, oak, toffee and crushed sugar \u2013 some of each also apparent on the now drier – dark chocolate -style of finish.<\/p>\n
PRV0978 Glen Keith 15 years Butterscotch and vanilla caramel nicely open on the nose \u2013 warming later to more of a grassy \u2013 perhaps liquorice \u2013 style. A real sweet palate displays sugars, fruits, coffee, honey and barley \u2013 which all come through on the finish plus an intriguingly warming cough drop style.<\/p>\n
PRV0984 Linkwood 15 years Hits big on a crisp nose with honey, barley, coffee and soft woody notes all apparent. On the palate detect (beyond a little hint of smoke) cooked apples, more barley, muscovado sugar, dried peel and mocha flavours. Catch them all again \u2013 plus camphor cough drops on the finish.<\/p>\n
PRV0985 Macallan 15 years The nose opens smoothly \u2013 sweet and fragrant, and runs to a honeyed mellowness with a lightly spiced quality. The palate is predominantly sweet, in the barley style – with crushed sugar, fruit salad and honey comb. Now those same flavours \u2013 plus vanilla fudge- appear on the finish.<\/p>\n
DIRECTOR\u2019S CUT Tasting Notes:<\/p>\n
DIR0043 Caol Ila 15 years Nose: Opens with a distinct smoked meat character + a briny & smoky beach bonfire style + peat Palate: Surprisingly sweet \u2013 carrying tobacco ash \u2013 dark chocolate + a charred BBQ\u2019d meat style Finish: Long \u2013 balancing the smoky & sweet character with a lingering soft tar character<\/p>\n
DIR0041 Imperial 17 years Nose: Opens clean & fresh \u2013 developing to barley sugar + plus a spicy fruit character Palate: Mellow and softly spiced \u2013 running to a poached autumnal fruit quality Finish: Medium long \u2013 the fruity, spicy character now runs to a sweet, butterscotch style.<\/p>\n
DIR0040 Glen Ord 21 years Nose: Interestingly herbal \u2013 spiced \u2013 sugar sweet & barley\u2019d Palate: Juicy \u2013 still herbal & spiced \u2013 now with coconut & chocolate. Finish: Long and intriguing \u2013 replicates the palate + muscovado sugar? (F) DIR0046 Strathisla 21 years Nose: Opens with a fresh & floral quality \u2013 sweetly spiced \u2013 running to honeycomb & cream Palate: Opens with a vanilla & fruit character \u2013 running to sweet spices + a soft citric character Finish: Medium long \u2013 still sweetly spiced \u2013 developing to chocolate, toffee + an oak tang.<\/p>\n
DIR0045 Glencadam 35 years Nose: Herbal + sweet + dry complexities \u2013 sugary + malt tones. Palate: Mouthcoatingly\/sweet spiced – then malt\/vanilla\/honey. Finish: Initially dry \u2013 running to mocha + nutmeg & soft oak. (F) DIR0050 Port Dundas 35 years Nose: Big \u2013 full & sweet \u2013 hints at oak plus an obvious vanilla\/honey combination. Palate: Equally full\/mouthcoating + a citric tang + a vanilla\/maple\/caramel twist Finish \u2013 continues its sweet route \u2013 surprisingly long + spices and butterscotch.<\/p>\n
DIR0044 Ben Nevis 45 years Nose: Bees wax on polished wood \u2013 sweetly spiced + late vanilla & a toffee\u2019d fruit quality Palate: Opens with chocolate praline \u2013 developing to macerated oranges + sweet, spicy toffee & soft oak Finish: All replicated on the medium long finish \u2013 still sweet, now carrying a spicy tang<\/p>\n
The one DOUBLE BARREL bottling \u2013 DBS0041 -is Ardbeg \/Glenrothes \u2013 the 9th release of this popular \u201cmarriage\u201d.<\/p>\n
If you would only have one, which would you choose?<\/p>\n
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