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| Hello, that is considered one of our (virtually) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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Might 20, 2025
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A Germanic little trio of latest Braeval
A kind of distilleries that’s not often talked about, however which we make a degree of tasting as typically as attainable – for the glory, certainly, but additionally as a result of they are often glorious. And Braeval handles wine effectively; its form of profile doesn’t conflict as typically as others in my opinion.
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Braeval 10 yo 2014/2025 (65.4%, Alambic Classique, Bordeaux crimson wine barrel, cask #25012, 266 bottles) 
The invasion of crimson Bordeaux casks continues in Scotland. Color: gold with a faint orangey hue. Nostril: the wine is fast, as are the wooden spices and the high-dose ethanol. With water: we head into cherry cake territory, clafoutis, stone fruit spirit with a contact of cleaning soap… We’re drifting just a little into the land of previous plum eau-de-vie from a tough nonetheless. We’re fairly removed from malt right here, nevertheless it’s on no account disagreeable. Mouth (neat): it’s all proper, although the strawberry yoghurt spiced with pepper and kirsch is fairly overwhelming. With water: again come the ‘trans’ notes—peppery, stony, with fruit tree leaves and a faint trace of shampoo… End: very lengthy, salty and peppery, very a lot eau-de-vie aged in wooden. Feedback: extra of an journey than a malt, actually. I do suppose we may create a particular class for these transgenre/premix malts. We don’t dislike them, truly.
SGP:471 – 80 factors. |
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Braeval 16 yo 2009/2025 (50.9%, The Whisky Company, tawny Port barrique, 280 bottles)
Are we heading in the identical path? It’s not Bordeaux, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a crimson wine cask… Color: partridge eye, or onion pores and skin. Nostril: Port on very basic, pretty impartial malts can work properly—as seen right here, this nostril isn’t almost as alarming as the color might need recommended. Notes of strawberry cake, watermelon syrup… and younger Port, fairly merely. With water: the malt wakes up just a little—bread dough, brown ale… Mouth (neat): clearly extra vinous. Cherry, pepper, blood orange, cherry stalks, rosehip… With water: pink pepper, soapy touches, kirsch, path combine. End: lengthy, pretty vinous and peppery. A bit of contact of rancio. Feedback: this little winesky additionally goes down very properly. So far as crimson wine cask malts go, it’s effectively finished.
SGP:561 – 80 factors. |
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Cautious, the following one’s going to shake issues up…
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Braes of Glenlivet 30 yo 1994/2024 (48.9%, Maltbarn, ‘The 26’, bourbon cask, 51 bottles) 
Newbie 101: Braeval and Braes of Glenlivet are the identical distillery. Color: gold. Nostril: virtually shy after the winey ones, with whispers of mint and anise, fennel, dill, celery stalks—all set on a mattress of chalk and brioche dough sprinkled with shards of pear and orange sweets. Ite Missa est. Mouth: very in line with the nostril, only a bit extra on the sweets and the grist, baker’s yeast, scones and muffins. A beautiful inexperienced tea observe within the background, the entire persevering with to show a fairly charming fragility. End: medium size, extra malty, with a contact of bitterness, and even a touch of cherry stem natural tea. Feedback: let’s admit it—we knew this may be a useless cert.
SGP:451 – 88 factors. |
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