Carn Mor Strictly Limited Glen Keith 2013 (8 year old) 47.5%
Oloroso/ Dist: 2013 Btl: 2022/ Tasted: Feb 2022
The nose displays high toned sherried dried fruit with hints of treacle and ginger cake.
The palate is full but fresh with slightly toasty oak and dried fruit. A little edgy and spicy on the middle. Medium length, spicy, slightly tannic and dry finish although the treacle notes return.
Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask Glen Keith 1992 (26 year old) 55.1%
Bourbon Barrel 102371/ Dist: Aug 1992 Btl: Apr 2019/ Tasted: Jun 2019
The nose is quite light and evanescent with hints of creamy oak and citrus. Quite straightforward with a late straw and toffee note.
The palate is very toffee’d and oaky and grippy! The tannins however are pleasantly soft and there is some fleshy fruit and barley hiding beneath the oak. The fruit becomes quite oxidised in character on the middle and all that oak begins to bitter, but that brings some pleasant spices though. Medium length with a hot and citric finish but lingering chewy malt and sweet oak.
Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask Glen Keith 1988 (29 year old) 42.5%
Bourbon Barrel 26895/ Dist: Oct 1988 Btl: Aug 2018/ Tasted: Aug 2018
A lovely nose of sawdusty American oak, earth, camphor, apricot, pear, barley, honey and mocha. Superb maturity with a balancing citrus and mineral freshness. With time the mature Cognac-esque dried grape and apple comes through along with an almost grainy French oak note.
The palate is quite buttery with a mature, dusty edge to the oak. Sweet apricot, apple and Clementine follow with some lightly peppery spice, apricot skin and banana. Subtly lemony and mineral on the middle and along, lovely mature Cognac-esque dried fruit finish with cinnamon, coffee, hickory and like the nose a slightly gritty French oak-like note.
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