Gordon & MacPhails Collection Glen Scotia 1991 (15 year old) 43%
Bourbon/ Dist: 1991 Btl: 2006/ Tasted: Dec 2015
Aromas of sweet oak, barley and malt with a slight balsamic note. Dusty, sweet peat follows along with some slightly grubby spirit notes – lanolin and fish oils.
The palate is malty and dusty with mature baked fruit and hints of citrus. Old and dirty with a hint of violet. A bit short and hot, but a lovely dusty peat after-taste. Overall it has its pluses and minuses!
Gordon & MacPhail ‘Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength’ Glen Scotia 1992 (26 year old) 55.5%
First Fill Bourbon Barrel/ Dist: Mar 1992 Btl: Jun 2018/ Tasted: Aug 2018
A very malty and mature nose with treacle, salt, fish and subtle, developing vanilla notes. Softly spiced and peppery with a lightly herbal note which becomes slightly mentholated.
The palate is as deep and malty as the nose suggests. Coffee’d and fishy with salt and treacle. Lovely mature macerated apple, grape and oxidised fruit. Slighly oily and herbal middle with the fishy notes coming through. Long, subtly peated and mentholated finish.
Water makes the nose a little lighter (less malt) and fishier, bringing out a fragrant oak note and a touch of citrus. The palate is also a little lighter and less malty but still deep with buckets of mature fruit, fish, heather, citrus and subtle peat. Long with lingering herbal malt and fish oils.
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