Murray McDavid ‘Mission Gold Series’ Glenburgie 1989 (18 year old) 54%
Bourbon/ Rivesaltes
Dist: 1989 Btl: 2007/ Tasted: Feb 2008
Clean and fresh with aromas of light apricot and Satsuma followed by botanicals and vanilla oak. Unassuming or elegant (take your pick!) and slightly perfumed.
Gentle and botanical on the palate. Quite fresh with some fleshy apricot fruit and a touch of aniseed. Alcohol and the wood tannins mask the finish with exception of the botanical notes and maybe a slight sweetness hovers in the background.
A drop of water emphasises the oils and oak on the nose and does the same for the palate. It is still quite woody and the fruit is still just an impression or maybe a ghost. The finish has become a great deal more sugary.
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