Dalgety Limited Release Small Batch Tormore 2011 (11 year old) 50.5%
Refill Sherry Hogsheads
Dist: Jan 2011 Btl: July 2022/ Tasted: Aug 2022
The nose is fresh, citric and barley’d with a subtle sherry dried fruit influence. Hints of wheat flakes, vanilla and with time green apple and sweet pecan nuts.
The palate is oilier and fuller and shows a touch more sherried dried fruit along with a touch of fudge. Well balanced with a touch of barley, green fruit and menthol coming through. Good length with a malty, nutty, citric finish and a slightly earthy after-taste.
Lady of the Glen Rare Cask Tormore 2011 (11 year old) 55.1%
Cask 1 Sauternes Barrique Finish/ Dist: 2011 Btl: 2023/ Tasted: Mar 2023
The nose is soft and honeyed with a developing honeycomb note but also some raw tannins. It’s definitely edgier Sauternes rather than soft and sweet Sauternes. Late dried apricot and beeswax.
Raw Sauternes cask on the palate. It feels like licking out the inside of the cask! Tannic, but slightly honeyed with wood smoke, astringent green fruit, burnt scrub and honey coated tar!? Now I wasn’t expecting that!
Diluted the nose and the palate is still cask heavy but less raw and a bit softer and sweeter.
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