Rating 2/ 10
Glenallachie 2009 12 Year Premier Cru Classé #1040 59.1% for Denmark Batch 4
Nose: Red velvet cake, plums, cloves.
Palate: Sulfur, very astringent and tannic, black tea, plum.
Rating: 2 / 10 – ouch
Tasting Notes Rated: 2
Rating 2/ 10
Hunters Choice (Kenyan whisky)
Nose: Latex, baby powder, vague sweet
Palate: Asparagus, with a touch of ambiguous light sweetness.
Rating: 2 / 10 – pretty bland teetering towards truly terrible.
Rating 2/ 10
Glenallachie 2014 7 Year #54-57 First Fill Madeira 46% for Wilson & Morgan
Nose: Golden raisins, dandelions, bee pollen, peach gummies.
Palate: Lead pencil, dirty wood, peach gummies, slight taste of mushrooms
Rating: 2 / 10 – such discordance.
Rating 2/ 10
Springbank 2012 12 year Cask Strength Batch 5 54.6%
Nose: Golden raisins, grape must, quite sweet, large wet hay bundles after sitting under a tarp all winter, hazelnut, bark mulch.
Palate: Sulfur… and whatever ryan writes. I’m out. Dry on the finish, just not as much as in batch 2. Marsala, endive, oak.
Rating: Shane (2) Ryan (4) / 10 – well that was a disappointment. I’m sure it’s lovely for those of your who are immune to the devils taint, but mercy me. No thanks.
Rating 2/ 10
Belgrove Distillery Young brandy made from salvaged smoke tainted grapes, Red Wine Cask 60.5%
Nose: The strangest desert of my life was at La Leche, a cotton candy “taco” filled with sugar fried corn and foie gras. Although ryan says more chicken liver mousse. Which could have been good but simply was not. A confection in a glass. Honeycomb. Limestone chalkiness.
Palate: Yipes. I don’t actually like it but I can’t look away. 7 flavors in seconds. Intense smoke and salinity. Hard core grape pommace. White vinegar. Lemon grass. White pepper on the finish. Chewing on a popsicle stick, trying to get the final fruit essence out but it’s all wood. A mouth coating that I need to find a word for it, but I guess oily. I highly advise you not to take a big sip. Industrial tractor cleaner. Vulcanized rubber. The legs on the glass are absurd.
Rating: 2 / 10 – Pure fucking chaos. It’s like the Joker (from batman) was given access to the still for a day. I refuse to rate this (but Ryan was perfectly happy to). It’s an experiment and a fascinating one. Would I want a bottle? fuck no. Would I give this to a friend? not a real one. Am I glad I tried it?!? damn skippy. And with one of my besties! Yup, never ever drink this alone friends. That would be a cry for help.