Nose: Brown sugar, stone fruit, monkey bread, Kouign-amann, cloves.
Palate: Red vines, cloves, full on juicy fruit sweetness but the finish has a slight Asprin note that detracts from the moment.
Rating: 6 / 10
Nose: Fig jam, dates, stewed prunes, pink peppercorn, teriyaki sauce, almonds, vanilla bean wafers
Palate: Soft prunes, luden’s wild cherry lozenges, tobacco leaf, salted licorice, sweet chili biltong, the teriyaki umami factor nicely tampers down the sweet
Rating: 8 / 10 – from beginning to end, everything is aligned and consistent, a truly lovely experience. God we’ve missed you Glendronach ‘93!
Nose: Concentrated, crab apple, allspice, cloves.
Palate: Apple shrub dominates but more approachable than its siblings. For those who arent familiar, shrubs are old timey vinegar sodas from American history. Quite sour on the finish.
Rating: 6 / 10 – fun for a pour
Nose: Astringent, light touch of urinal cake (sounds worse than it is), wood, dusty
Palate: Consistent with nose, cabinet spices, butterscotch, finish is heavy on the wood and astringent
Rating: 5 / 10
Nose: Wax, buttery, really lovely subtle sweetness like powdered sugar, there is a green note to this that is not unpleasant (akin to cucumber water).
Palate: Front of the palate is delicate and complex, lemon balm, white tea, subtle peach and greenhouse vibe (tomato vine, bell peppers), back of the palate veers towards endive/dandelion greens
Rating: 7 / 10 – what a wonderful pour. Elegant, complex, gentle.
Nose: Werther’s originals, vanilla, golden raisins, twinkie.
Palate: Tastes like feet. Which probably leaves you with questions… best unanswered. Good god uncharted, what are you doing?!?
Rating: 4 (Ryan) 3 (Shane) / 10 – this sux
Nose: Not terribly complex but pleasant. Oaky, floral with astringent undertones.
Palate: Oaky elements with a tannic kick. With a bigger sip a potpourri floral layer kicks in. Surprisingly hot with a larger sip given the abv.
Rating: 5 / 10 – happy to drink it but nothing special
Nose: Old wool sweater my grandfather wore when he had been smoking pipe tobacco. Mexican dark chocolate, incredibly rich
Palate: Incredible start. The first impact is lovely but the middle is missing something. Floral, sweet, spices. Beautiful but needs some oomph. Sorry for the vague notes today.
Rating: 6 / 10 – beautiful but missing a kick
Nose: Sharp black tea, bitters, black pepper reduction
Palate: Umami black pepper awesomeness. This should be a steak sauce. Spicy. Hot. fascinating.
Rating: 6 / 10 – I love this but can’t imagine wanting a bottle. But what a cool pour.
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.
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