Tag: Vintage 1979

Rating 6/ 10
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Old Roshdu (lochlomond) 26 Years 1979 Cask 3224 46% First Cask for Sunday Times Wine Club

Nose: Butterscotch, lemon pith. unripe peaches, grape skin, dried mango, maple bark, white tea

Palate: Tart and dry, aspirin, asparagus, barley cake, furniture spray, old beeswax.

Rating: 4 (Shane) 6 (Ryan) / 10 – It’s such a different style than I am used to drinking. Can’t say I love it, but also could see getting used to it eventually and it growing on me. So this score feels more of how I feel today than a reflection on the spirit.

Rating 5/ 10
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Grosperrin 1979

Nose: Pepper tree leaves, walking in mom’s orchard without any fruit, eucalyptus, ferns, bergamot

Palate: Ponzu, herbal to the max bro … geranium, bergamot, violet, rose hip.

Rating: 3 (Shane) 5 (Ryan) / 10 – incredibly floral and herbal. This is both fascinating and so far off from my personal preference I can’t drink it. But Ryan can enjoy this kind of thing and finds it to be one of the more intriguing expressions from Grosperrin he’s had. To be clear, it still isn’t his jam. I’m sad that the samples had neither ABV nor the region.