Douglas Laing ‘The Clan Denny’ Caledonian 1965 (45 year old) 47.3%
Bourbon/ Code: DEN0073/ Dist: Aug 1965 Btl: Sept 2011/ Tasted: Sept 2011
The nose is pure, liquid butterscotch, warm toffee and buckets of oak vanillins. It’s big, bold and bourbon-esque with some lovely, sweet and spicy grains shooting the through the oak morass. With time some slightly floral aromas appear as do hints of burnt toffee and popcorn.
The palate is quite dry and tannic, but it quickly moves into soft toffee and almonds. The oak is no where near as obtrusive and overblown as the nose would suggest and thus the palate displays a greater degree of graininess. Wonderfully soft and succulent on the middle with some gentle rum-like dried fruit. Stunning length with hints of mocha and burnt toffee on the finish.
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