Nose: Smores, bottom of the tray of burnt ends, Kouign-amann.
Palate: Floral, tart cherrie tart. Ryan gets subtle sour note on the finish but I do not. I love the mouthfeel
Rating: 5 / 10
Nose: Smells intensely floral – stargazer lilly, grassy, unripened berries, red velvet cake, loganberry, unrippened berries
Palate: Quite perfumed with strong grassiness on the palate veering toward bath and body works soapiness. Cherry syrup. A powerful palate and well rounded.
Rating: 5 / 10 – I have to admit I’m disappointed. Not because this is terrible, but because batch one for me was a truly special pour. And so I made the extra effort to score a second batch two since I was given the option. Buff.
Nose: Violet, nutmeg, cacao, cedar planks, dried dates / apricots, smells like a drier forest, juniper berry, rich chocolate cake, tobacco leaf, a touch meaty
Palate: Dark chocolate and olive oil, tobacco, intense amaro note.
Rating: 8 / 10 THIS IS SPECTACULAR. For all the highs and many many lows that Glenallachie single casks have put me through, I want to call out the blending skill from this team. They just elevated the brand with this release. I need another bottle, but not paying secondary. Will probably have to wait for batch 2.
Nose: Amaretto, almond, dates.
Palate: Really pleasant sweetness, chai tea
Rating: 5 (Ryan) 6 (Shane) / 10 – feeling terse today.
Nose: Pencil, rose hip, fruity, berrylicious.
Palate: Astringent, a bit too woody, red fruit is dominant (pomegranate, cranberries)
Rating: 4 (Ryan) 5 (Shane) / 10
Nose: Subtle notes of pickle brine and some fruit vinegar.
Palate: Oily, raisins, oolong, really sour
Rating: 4 / 10
Nose: Sherry vinegar, apples, nice subtle sherried notes of dates and figs
Palate: Fig vinegar, dark soil, cecina, sour grass
Rating: 6 / 10 – a nice sour balanced with oloroso
Nose: Raspberries, currants.
Palate: You get that red wine tannic astringency, raspberries and milk chocolate.
Rating: 5 / 10
Nose: Vanilla, citrus and stone fruits (apricots and blood orange), angels food cake
Palate: Golden raisins, honeycomb, dried figs
Rating: 6 / 10 – this is so absurdly approachable I could pour it for nearly anyone. It is so beautifully sweet and balanced.
Nose: Heather, campfire, honey, spearmint, milk chocolate after notes
Palate: Ashy, dried apricots, lime zest, tiny eucalyptus note, incredibly well balanced.
Rating: 5 (Ryan) 6 (Shane) / 10 – this is seriously akin to a clean lochindaal and it is right up my alley. It just a hint too eucalyptus for me to want to buy one but it’s so damn close.
Nose: Kung pow chicken, big wood, Mexican dark chocolate
Palate: Dark chocolate and cinnamon, oak for days, chili, dutch salted black licorice
Rating: 7 (Shane) 5 (Ryan) / 10 – this is quite intense. It works this late in a tasting. Wonder if I’d like it this much on a fresh palate.
Nose: Uncuous, southern bbq, dates, prunes, figs
Palate: Pure sherry bomb. Grenadine, subtle meatiness, dried prunes.
Rating: 8 / 10 – 50 shades of glendronach.
Nose: Geraniums and marigolds, latex paint, asparagus, dolma, green beans, hard unripe green plums, gooseberries, grape leather and tannins. Light hint of nuts and the shells of sunflower seeds.
Palate: Lemongrass, spearmint and chamomile … which is basically sleepytime tea. Lemon pith. A light glue, like licking an envelope. White peppercorn. Increasingly dry and bitter with more time in the glass.
Rating: 6 / 10 – Levi poetically named this bottle, and even Google seems incapable of capturing its spirit. Google translate gives three results: what under voice, what subheadings, and what is quiet. This is the first spirit of his we have had the pleasure of tasting (thank you Sten!) and it did not disappoint in spite of all the lore around these bottlings.
Nose: Initial impression is all butterscotch, however this fades with time. Dulce de leche drizzled on a pineapple angel food cake, tangerine flan. Super concentrated mini tangerines. Thai basil. Coriander. Some type of asian green chili, but I don’t know them well enough to pick it out.
Palate: This should be a designer lollipop. Basil tangerinaide. Lime leaves and coriander. Concentrated juice with a touch of spicy spices (will the real slim spice please stand up). And some loose leaf black tea.
Rating: 8 / 10 – Alright Grappa. I see you. This is the first Grappa to raise Ryan’s eyebrow. The nose is super fun and interesting, but the star of the show here is the finish, it just puts a smile on your face with its tangerine goodness.
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