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November 6, 2024
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WF’s Little Duos, as we speak Bladnoch younger OB vs older IB
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Bladnoch 13 yo (46.7%, OB, Heritage Assortment, bourbon barrel, +/-2024) 
Color: white wine. Nostril: it opens with a pointy lemony edge, which quickly mellows right into a extra refined array of yellow fruits. Assume quince and peaches, with a delicate floral contact rising—largely jasmine. There’s the faintest trace of coconut from the bourbon cask, however nothing too assertive. Mouth: a really typical Bladnoch, even harking back to these from the UD/Diageo days, maybe akin to a Uncommon Malt. Contemporary citrus, a contact of mullein syrup, natural sweets (suppose Ricola), and a little bit of acacia honey, adopted by the inevitable vanilla from the cask. It goes down effortlessly, although it would not fairly have the sprightly refreshment of the youthful, zestier Bladnochs of outdated now. End: medium size, leaning extra into yellow plums, with beautiful oranges and tangerines lingering within the aftertaste. Feedback: as they are saying, it is Bladnoch by and thru, and we actually recognize the absence of any wine cask affect.
SGP:651 – 85 factors. |
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Bladnoch 1991/2022 (45%, Malts of Scotland, Uncommon Casks, bourbon hogshead, cask #MoS 22011, 233 bottles) 
There are some actual gems on this sequence. Color: white wine. Nostril: properly, right here’s pure Bladnoch, utterly distillate-driven. Oranges, woodruff, elderflower, acacia blossom, lime, and honeysuckle, then the tiniest touches of caraway and poppy seeds, with faint hints of cranberry on the finish. All of it flows superbly underneath your nostril, like a well-choreographed parade. Mouth: a pleasant fruit salad with juicy, recent western fruit notes and some tropical nuances—banana, recent pineapple—and a slight metallic observe I discover totally charming, nearly as if a small nail had been bouncing round within the hogshead for all these thirty years. Completely endearing. End: wonderful size, recent and vibrant, stuffed with citrus and delicate fragrant herbs, with only a drop of yellow Chartreuse. Feedback: merely magnificent in its elegant simplicity, with no exterior influences on the distillate—aside from that tiny, in all probability solely imaginary wee nail.
SGP:651 – 91 factors. |
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Bladnoch 33 yo 1988/2022 (54.1%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Alternative, for Kensington Wine Market, refill sherry hogshead, cask #2107, 53 bottles)
We discover ourselves in Calgary right here. A 33-year-old Bladnoch isn’t precisely one thing you come across daily. Value noting, these 53 bottles had been all that remained within the hogshead on the time of bottling. Color: pale, nearly white wine, fairly hanging in its paleness. Nostril: a rare stress between inexperienced apple and lime, with refined touches of sorrel, diesel, chalk, and slate within the background. There’s additionally a touch of under-ripe guava, rowanberry eau-de-vie, and the faintest whisper of honey. Completely ‘Bladnoch’, harking back to these outdated official bottlings for Italy. With water: not a lot change, maybe a nod in direction of outdated Sauvignon Blanc, particularly from Pessac-Léognan. Mouth (neat): merely stunning, with notes of rose jelly, overripe kiwi, Gewurztraminer, yellow peach, lychees, and violets. This time, we’ve strayed removed from the citrus, and it wouldn’t be shocking if the focus from evaporation has sort of altered the palate’s profile. And it’s labored a deal with. With water: surprisingly beautiful touches of lavender, geranium, and grapefruit, which could remind you of some Nineteen Eighties Bowmores, although with none extra. Phew. End: medium size, with no main shifts save for a touch of salt within the aftertaste. Feedback: whereas the magnificent nostril is kind of traditional, the palate is one thing else solely, which earns it a couple of further factors in my guide. An ideal outdated malt for a (generally) jaded taster.
SGP:461 – 90 factors.
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