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| Hello, that is certainly one of our (virtually) every day tastings. Santé! |
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Might 16, 2025
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We’re again
Again from a brief however actually dazzling journey to Sichuan, which mixed whisky (outstanding The Chuan), individuals of disarming kindness and magnificence, and some big pandas. Extra on that later, tasting glass(es) in hand, however within the meantime and whereas we get our ideas collectively, it’s again to enterprise as regular.
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It is a type of distilleries that are inclined to fly slightly below the radar and which, consequently, we get pleasure from tasting on occasion. There’s an official vary obtainable in the meanwhile, however the primary model, Singleton, considerably sidelines the distillery’s title. In the future, maybe, we’ll perceive the pondering behind this technique, which has now been happening for—what—twenty years?
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Danse de St Man (manie dansante, dancing mania)
in France, early nineteenth century (France Pittoresque) |
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Singleton of Glendullan ‘Basic’ (40%, OB, Candy Vibrancy, 1l, +/-2024) 
I consider there aren’t many NAS variations, aside maybe from a ‘Grasp’s Artwork’ that wasn’t half dangerous in any respect, practically twenty years in the past. This ‘Basic’ has appeared below numerous totally different outfits, although it’s not sure the profiles have been ever the identical. Color: gold. Nostril: very a lot on lemon and tart apple, concentrated lemonade, then hints of plaster and flintstone. Nearly seems like an old-school Lowland, at the least on the nostril—it’s a mode you don’t encounter fairly often as of late. A contact of honey and stewed fruit then are available so as to add slightly softness. Mouth: youthful, barely bitter, particularly on apple peel, with just a few raisins making a late look. Significantly much less distinctive on the palate than on the nostril. Some bitter orange. End: medium size, nonetheless fairly bitter, it might virtually stand in for the bitter liquid in a Spritz. Feedback: it’s genuinely first rate.
SGP:461 – 78 factors. |
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Glendullan 11 yo 2012/2024 ‘100 Proof Version #32’ (57.1%, Signatory Classic, 1st fill oloroso butt) 
One will get the sense that Signatory has turned this profitable sequence into one thing of their very own A’bunadh, in a approach. Think about—batch #32! We had quite loved some Glendullans from the Signatory UCF sequence. Color: amber. Nostril: nicely then, metallic polish, darkish chocolate, roasted hazelnuts, tar, toffee, on the spot espresso, burnt raisins… Briefly, textbook sherry. With water: the arrival of unsurprising outdated walnuts. Mouth (neat): outstanding how a lot this brings to thoughts that different sequence we talked about just a few strains above. Bitter marmalade, chocolate, tobacco, leather-based and a pepper notice that grows more and more assertive. With water: there we go, it loosens up, although there’s much more spice—juniper, cloves, burnt sugar, pipe tobacco… End: very lengthy, nonetheless on comparable notes, with added pumpernickel. Feedback: bone-dry oloroso, marching in step, just a bit on the forceful aspect. No, this is superb…
SGP:461 – 86 factors. |
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Glendullan 12 yo 2011/2024 (59.8%, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Glens & Valleys, hogshead, cask #310542, 292 bottles)
All the time a pleasure to see that little element on the label— ‘End: none’. Although it’s fairly mad that this now must be said, given how ending has crept into practically each nook of Whiskydom, changing into virtually the norm. Color: pale white wine (yay). Nostril: there we’re—paraffin, inexperienced apple, gooseberry, slate and sourdough. Good. With water: lime kicks in forcefully, together with freshly mown grass. No messing about right here (in the very best sense of the phrase). Mouth (neat): creamy texture, a lemony and natural arrival balanced out by barley syrup and mountain honey. Wax and plasticine within the background. Good. With water: all method of pepper varieties doing a mad little jig (dancing mania, maybe?) End: lengthy, with correctly beautiful bitterness. Inexperienced Chartreuse, however with out all of the sugar. Feedback: actually glorious, this very austere but extremely expressive younger Glendullan from BB&R.
SGP:361 – 87 factors. |
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