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| Hello, that is certainly one of our (virtually) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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June 11, 2025
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Is the market nonetheless so closely centered on peated expressions, particularly for mainland distilleries, even the coastal ones? And cautious, in the event you point out Brora, that’s a bit unfair (ha). That mentioned, we’ve already tasted some wonderful peated Glenturrets, aka Ruadh Maor, aka Ruad Mhor…
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Glenturret 10 yo ‘Peat Smoked 2024 launch’ (48.4%, OB) 
The 2020 bottling ‘Maiden Launch’ at 50% vol. had left us considerably underwhelmed (WF 81), one would think about they’ve had the time to refine issues since then. Color: gold. Nostril: a nostril that feels barely bitter, with whiffs of smoked cider, a good bit of leather-based, bay leaf, barbecue smoke, maybe a touch of mashed turnip… What it isn’t is ‘coastal’, even when there are additionally touches of iodine tincture. Mouth: right here we’re leaning in direction of one thing coastal, albeit faintly mustardy and vinegary, presumably the affect of sherry casks. Extra tar, lemon juice, brine… That’s actually not unhealthy in any respect. End: relatively lengthy, salty and lemony, with a rising ashiness. A hint of horseradish within the aftertaste. Feedback: I do suppose this marks an enchancment over the 2020 and I significantly benefit from the end.
SGP:456 – 82 factors. |
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Ruadh Mhor 2011/2024 (52.7%, Malt Universe, China, Fashionable Time, refill hogshead, cask #25, 367 bottles) 
Color: pale white wine. Nostril: as soon as once more, it’s the independents who’re entrusted with providing the distillates of their most pure state, unembellished by extreme wooden or wine affect. It is a stellar instance, it’s exact, compact, contemporary, showcasing peated barley, ashes, lemon juice, chalk and an excellent dose of mercurochrome. We actually might be on Islay. With water: we’re inside an previous kiln in full operation! Mouth (neat): excellent, acetic, contemporary, verging on acidic, with excellent ashes and loads of inexperienced pepper, with a mezcal-like edge that we’re very keen on. Any nearer to the uncooked distillate and also you’d be chewing a bushel of fresh-smoked barley, ha. With water: an A. high quality rising, not far off the Ok. Cross on the island of I. (properly performed, that’s refined, S.) End: lengthy, contemporary, excellent, of excessive definition. Feedback: merely lo-ve-ly. Very good readability of line.
SGP:557 – 88 factors. |
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Ruadh Maor 2011/2024 ‘Jack the Ripper’ (55.6%, Malts of Scotland, sherry hogshead, cask #MoS 24016, 313 bottles)
We do get a kind of premonition… In any case, as somebody who isn’t British, each time I hear “Jack the Ripper” I consider Blue Öyster Cult. I do know, that was Reaper, not Ripper, however again then, my English was much more rudimentary than it’s now. Apologies for the digression… Color: full gold. Nostril: a barely awkward union of peat and sherry at first, as so typically occurs, however issues shortly calm down, with fruits rising (quince), alongside honey and mint, then just a little mustard, camphor and tobacco. It really works! With water: amusingly, there’s now a faint whiff of horse. Mouth (neat): coherence is instant on the palate, as soon as once more very camphory, very smoky, with a reasonably thick texture, pink pepper, salt, heather honey, relatively spicy Thai sauce… There’s loads happening… With water: swims superbly, changing into almost unique, considerably within the spirit of a Caroni rum. I do imply within the spirit. End: lengthy, wealthy, relatively multidimensional. Slightly ginger and nutmeg from the cask. Feedback: if there’s one factor this Glenturret just isn’t, it’s boring. Briefly, we like it, simply as we’d suspected.
SGP:667 – 88 factors. |
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