Glasgow Distillery Company Prometheus 26 year old 47%
Tasted: Sept 2015
Nose: Pungent, earthy, straw-like mature fruit aromas. A lovely melange of edgy Colombian coffee, dry, sherry spices, lush honey, plummy stewed fruit, prune and dark chocolate. Evocative and deep with a developing citrus character.
Palate: Gentle, full and mature with prune, walnut, dark honey and a sub-Armagnac-esque rancio. A lovely combination of mature fruit and oak with some biting, bittering, balancing wood spice, citrus and mineral notes.
Finish: Very long and juicy with the mature Armagnac-esque dried fruit and spice lingering. Finishes with a touch of dusty cocoa powder.
Conclusion: Damn, that’s a fine old Speyside malt without a wrinkle in sight!
Glasgow Distillery Company Prometheus 27 year old Cache 2 47%
Tasted: June 2016
Nose: Dense, walnutty sherry with hints of wood smoke, Armagnac-esque prunes and dried fruit along with hints of freshening citrus, minerals and late mocha and earth notes.
Palate: Intense oxidised fruit and treacle. Quite nutty with walnuts, spice and dark coffee. Becomes rather tannic on the middle which gives it a very raw cask feel.
Finish: Reasonable length with lingering dry, slightly bitter tannins and a smoky after-taste.
Conclusion: Possibly a little too bitter at the end, but it has its merits.
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