We’re going to Dufftown! Tomorrow! Weeeeeeeee!
In the meantime, here are notes from the last NMWL Trondheim meeting, where we had four Old Malt Cask bottlings.
St. Magdalene 1982, 26 years old, refill butt, 50%
Nose: Gingerbread for a few seconds, then it disappears. Barley and citrus.
Palate: Barley, orange peel - including the white stuff.
Comment: Nice, but… Meh. Boring.
Score: 5 out of 10
Royal Lochnagar 1984, 23 years old, refill hogshead, 50%
Nose: Citrus, nail varnish remover.
Palate: Orange, orange peel, pine.
Comment: Slightly more interesting.
Score: 6 out of 10
Braeval 1998, 10 years old, sherry butt, Cigar Malt subseries, 50%
Nose: Toffee, apples, rose-water, strawberries.
Palate: A hint of rubber. Toffee and sweetness.
Score: 7 out of 10
Caol Ila 1979, 30 years old, refill butt, 50%
Nose: Smoke with a sour note (not unpleasantly so).
Palate: Smoked oranges, lots of fruit.
Comment: Not hugely interesting, but a pleasant smokiness after the rather bland ones we had so far, and bonus points for the fruit on the palate.
Score: 7 out of 10
On the whole I was a bit underwhelmed, as you can see. And also a bit disappointed. OMC is usually pretty good, so I was hoping for at least one stunner, but alas, it was not to be.
Ah, well. Meeting with the Friends of the Whisky Museum tomorrow evening will cheer me up, I bet.
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