Review - Glenfarclas 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky
It's generally a little fruity(due to the sherry casks) and light on the palate. Tastes young for a 12 year scotch. Good overall whisky as it has a well rounded flavor profile.
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Rating 3 Glasses
- Distillery: Glenfarclas Distillery
- Years Aged: 12
- Proof: 86
- Price (USD): $44.95
- Availability: Widespread
Tasting Notes:
- Color & Consistency: Light Caramel to Amber
- Nose: Old woman's house, musty with slight hints of petrified candy and stewed fruit
- Taste: Buttery with a fruity citrus and relatively smooth
- Finish: Cinnamon, allspice & leaves a somewhat oily finish as it lingers on the tongue
- Conclusion: It's generally a little fruity(due to the sherry casks) and light on the palate. Tastes young for a 12 year scotch. Good overall whisky as it has a well rounded flavor profile.
Review - Ardbeg Perpetuum 2015
"Drinking Perpetuum makes you only want Islay Scotch for the rest of your life" - Josh
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Now on to the review.....
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Rating 4 Glasses
- Distillery: Ardbeg Distillery Limited
- Years Aged: NAS
- Proof: 94.8
- Price (USD): $99.95
- Availability: Uncommon to Rare
Tasting Notes:
- Color & Consistency: Golden goodness
- Nose: Peaty as heck, coastal air & leather
- Taste: smooth, slightly medicinal & sweet
- Finish: Lasting smoke with a hint of brine and spice.
- Conclusion: As this is one of Josh's favorites he remarked that "Drinking Perpetuum makes you only want Islay Scotch for the rest of your life".
- Ultimately we came to the conclusion that while you won't find a bad Ardbeg (and this one is definitely not), this release may not be so exceptionally limited as to be worth the extra $50 over Ardbeg 10. We look forward to reviewing the next releases to see how they stack up.
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Review - Jura Origin 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
"...a definite buy again"
Photo Credit: WS
Rating 4 Glasses
- Distillery: Whyte and Mackay
- Years Aged: 10
- Proof: 80
- Price (USD): $ 47.00
- Availability: Widespread
Tasting Notes:
- Color & Consistency: Light Amber, thick
- Nose: Floral, Chocolate, slight burn
- Taste: Sweet, caramel, chocolate, almonds, syrup
- Finish: Clean, long but not oily, ginger notes
- Conclusion: Better than most other Scotch for the price and a definite buy again.
Review - Cutty Sark Prohibition Edition Blended Scotch Whisky
"...set the bar for blended scotches that we have sampled to date."
Rating 4 Glasses
- Distillery: Edrington Distillers Limited
- Years Aged: NAS
- Proof: 100
- Price (USD): $29.00
- Availability: Widespread
Tasting Notes:
- Color & Consistency: Dehydrated piss, legs like Serena Williams...fast and thick.
- Nose: Toffee, pepper, super super super subtle stewed fruit.
- Taste: Bold(made Matt's face turn red), Stewed fruit. Pepper, vanilla, toffee.
- Finish: Oily, lingers on the tongue for a short time. Some spice but with less bite.
- Conclusion: Good flavor profile and set the bar for blended scotches that we have sampled to date.
Cutty Sark took the cake during our blended scotch tasting session coming in heads above Monkey Shoulder and Bank Note.
Review - Bank Note Blended Scotch Whisky
Our group rated Bank Note on the same overall level as Monkey Shoulder in this tasting session but should earn some extra credit as it was almost $10 less expensive.
Rating 3.5 Glasses
- Distillery: Blended for Stanley Morrison & Son Ltd
- Years Aged: 5
- Proof: 86
- Price (USD): $22.95
- Availability: Widespread
Tasting Notes:
- Color & Consistency: Color of IPA, thin.
- Nose: Slightly sweet, light burn, clean
- Taste: Bit of peat, vanilla, toffee, mild burn.
- Finish: Clean, fleeting, very dry.
- Conclusion: Great buy for the money.
Our group rated Bank Note on the same overall level as Monkey Shoulder in this tasting session but should earn some extra credit as it was almost $10 less expensive. Cutty Sark took the cake between the trio and set the bar for us regarding blended scotch.
Photo Credit: Josh