Tag: Vintage 1978

Rating 7/ 10
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Dufftown 37 Year 1978/2015 Bourbon Hogshead 47.3% for Cadenhead’s

Nose: Angel food cake and fresh whipped cream. Madagascar vanilla beans. Oats and grass. Stone fruit. Tangerine flan. Crisp green apples. Wildflower honey. Beeswax candles. Rambutan. Creme de violette.

Palate: . Marijuana and hops on the first sip 😀 Hey pssstt…. You want some weed? Chronic? Skunk? Schwag. Then layer in poached pears. Tangerine slices. Wood backbone buried in a sweetness, blueberry white tea. I want more oomph. Honeysuckle, with a high soprano sweet note. Powdered sugar.

Rating: 6 (Shane) 7 (Ryan) / 10 – an ode to sweeties. Powdered sugar high.

Rating 6/ 10
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Pouteou 1978/2025 Cask Sample #55 46.2%

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

Rating 8/ 10
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Grappa Della Cantina Privata Bocchino 1978 45%

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.