Whisky and other wonderful things

A sample which has been waiting for a spare hour, and now I can’t for the life of me remember where I got it from. It will come back to me, I’m sure.

Nose: Apples and peaches. Fruit salad with whipped cream. Sponge cake. A little spice.

Palate: A rather startling impression of bitter orange and lemon, and I feel a little like I need to taste Blue Curaçao again to check whether that’s the memory it evokes.I like this, however, something which can’t be said for BC, though it’s been a while. Perhaps a really tart, well-made orange marmelade would be more the mark. There’s something else there, too, but I can’t put my finger on it.

Comments: I’m left wondering if this is really whisky, but I like it. I’ll note it as yet another proof of why single malts are such an interesting study – compared to the Ileachs I had last week, this should rightly be classified as a whole other species of spirit.

Score: 8.5 out of 10

Nose: Peach, apple.

Palate: Sharp, bitter, woody, a little fruit.

Comments: Sharp contrast to the Imperial I had just before this.

Score: 4.5 out of 10

Tasted at NMWL Trondheim’s Closed Disitilleries 27 April 2006.