Rating 4/ 10
Glenallachie 2011 9 Year Port Pipe #7858 59.1% Franconian Edition 2021 Germany
Nose: Sugar frosting, grape jolly rancher
Palate: Strong bazooka joes grape gum, mild sulfur note.
Rating: 4 / 10 – meh
Tag: Port Pipe
Rating 5/ 10
Michel Couvreur 2010 / 2023 Colheita Port Pipe #701 52% cask sample
Nose: Overripe figs, dirty old bandaid, super sweet dark grapes, fig newton, welch’s grape jam on rye, musty
Palate: Jolly rancher grape candy, and then ouch ouch ouch. Sour woody yuck. Sucking on aspirin. I know I should write more but I ain’t got it in me.
Rating: 5 (Ryan) 4 (Shane) / 10 – the first two thirds of the sip is great but then that finish… so close but nope.