Review #005 Type: single malt scotch Proof: 50% Comments: NAS, ex-madeira maturation Tasted after: Kilchoman UK Small Batch No. 3 Appearance (no score): Auburn color. Swirling reveals a thick line sticking to the side of the glass, legs are slow to form. Nose: 16/20 Smoke, oranges, caramel, some lemon zest. Palate: 35/40 Smokey, briny, tart tangerines, spicy cloves, and a hint of crisp green apple. Finish: 36/40 Long and complex, goes from walnut nuttiness to dark baking cocoa to salty. There’s a small ethanol burn throughout that helps those flavors pop but ends very smooth. Total: 87/100 Final thoughts: Remarkably balanced offering both spicy and smooth with so many flavors all complementing one another. My favorite bottle of the night, very grateful to my generous brother who gifted this to me. Price: gift Would recommend: yes Would buy: yes Scoring Legend: 96-100: The perfect dram, absolutely exceptional, nectar of the gods, I will savor this bottle and make it last, 5 stars. 90-95: Near perfect, there is something truly special about this whisky, 4.75 stars. 85-89: Very good to amazing, almost the complete product, 4.5 stars. 80-84: Quite good, very enjoyable to drink, but doesn’t wow me, 4.25 stars. 75-79: Good, enjoyable but ultimately flawed, unlikely to purchase again, 4 stars. 70-74: A solid dram, but wouldn't go out of my way to get it, 3.75 stars. 55-69: Drinkable, 3.5-2.75 stars. Below 55: Suitable for cooking or direct contribution to the kitchen sink drain, 2.5 stars or less.
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Smells like it is actually currently on fire. Tastes better than it smells, luckily, though the smoke still tastes more ashy and dry than peat. It's quite rich, flavor crescendos into a beautiful spice with some underlying sweetness. Quite nice overall. Deducted points for the offputting aroma, glad the flavor is better.
Color: Light caramel Nose: Peaty but well rounded, more fruity with maybe some toffee or butterscotch. Taste: Really smooth, balanced, and just enough sweetness. There's peat but it's not the defining characteristic. It's got some pleasant fruity notes along with some oak to it. Very enjoyable.
Vůně lehce nakouřená s trochou rašeliny. V chuti ještě výrazněji, hezky sud s lehkými tóny do rumu, k tomu dozvuk rašeliny a celou dobu se táhnoucí nakouřenost. Mezitím lehké květinové tóny.
The madeira covers alot of sins. It smells like an ashtray. But the smoke is sooooo hidden and easy. DA as a peat of the quarter
Really delicoous. Perfect balance of peat and sweet. Reminds me of the Laphroaig Cairdeas Madeira
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