30 Sep 2014

Notes from the September Tasting

Benromach: Single Cask

• 8 PPM
• No Age Statement
• Alcohol: 60.4%

• Tasting Notes Aroma Very malty, honey, orange peel, hint of chocolate, cantaloupe

  Palate Slightly salty, honey, chocolate, orange peels

  Finish Soft peat smoke honey and malt

Jura: Prophecy

• 37 PPM
• No Age Statement
• Alcohol: 46%

• Tasting Notes Aroma Caramel, cinnamon

  Palate Sweet caramel, pepper

  Finish Chili

Laphroaig: 10 year

• 40-43 PPM
• Age: 10yr
• Alcohol: 43%

• Tasting Notes Aroma Burning grass, seaweed

  Taste Earth, coal, saltwater

  Finish Smoke

Compass Box: The Peat Monster

• Link
• 30 PPM
• No Age Statement
• Alcohol: 48.9%

• Tasting Notes Aroma Sweet and Fruity

  Taste Oak, botanicals, floral, coppery, sweet, smoky bacon, hint of papaya

  Finish A lingering sweetness, more peat, floral: roses and violets, sweet spice, oak

Chichibu: The Peated

• 51 PPM
• Age: 3 years
• Alcohol: 50.5%

• Tasting Notes Aroma Wood, vanilla

  Taste Vanilla, lovely viscosity

  Finish Wood, citrusy maltiness

Caol Ila: Distillers Edition

• 30-35 PPM
• No Age Statement
• Alcohol: 43%

• Tasting Notes Colour Deep amber gold

  Aroma Citrus, bath oil, mouthwash

  Palate Toffee, citrus, and coffee

  Finish Smoke and fruit

BenRiach: Septendecim

• Link
• 35 PPM
• Age: 17 years
• Alcohol: 46%

• Tasting Notes Colour Summer gold, freshly harvested barley

  Aroma Apples, Toasted Nuts

  Palate Honey-infused raisins, roasted nuts

Lagavulin: 16 year

• 35-40 PPM
• Age: 16 years
• Alcohol: 43%

• Tasting Notes Aroma Iodine, sweet spices, so much smoke

  Palate Malt, cherry, peat, oak

  Finish Figs, dates, smoke

Til next time,
The Whisky Oriented Development team

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