omnom whisky notes

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www.scapamalt.com

scapa 14 yr old island (non islay - orkney) single malt whisky - about 45 bucks

nose - sweet wine, peat, sultanas, nectarines, plums

mouth - mmm..tobacco and cherries, peat and vanilla caramels, plums, eucalyptus in the cheeks, corn husks, a wee bit of peppermint as an afterthought...grass...some of the ocean is in here...

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http://www.malts.com/index.php/Gateway-en

http://www.murray-mcdavid.com/


murray mcdavid independent bottling of caol ila - 14 yr old islay (port askaig) single malt scotch whisky sherry finish- 14 yr - bottled 1993 - about 80 bucks

nose - tar (pitch), listerine?....pear....honey

mouthed - `cinnamon, pitch, chestnuts, nutmeg, peat...

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signatory cask strength collection brora 24 year highland (closed distillery 1983)- dec 81 distillation - bottled in april 06 - cask 06/656 - bottle 28/255 - 60% - matured in an oloroso sherry cask - about $290 (thus far the most 'spensive bottle i have bought)

http://www.whisky-distilleries.info/EI_Signatory_EN.shtml

nose - lemon, grass, cereal, pineapple, spearmint, musty oaky grigio...

mouth - buttery lemons, heather and peat, salt and tootsie rolls!, the alcohol is brave with this one but well balanced, old paperback books, a tiny bit of bananas as an afterthought...banana umm..strand things?.....7-up?

i would like to have another bottle

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http://www.laphroaig.com/

laphroaig quarter cask 10 yr islay single malt - 48% nas (no age statement) but rumored to be 5-7 yrs - about 50 bux

nose - iodine, peat and vegetal earth, smoke, coconut meat

mouth - peat and sea, wet earth, bit of pitch, some sort of nut, there is a beginning creaminess to this that baffles me...corn and tingly stuff..kinda bacony long after

i want another bottle, this one has about one 6th left

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laphroaig 15 yr single malt islay about 70 bux...43%

nose - honey, peach juice, green grapes, wtf is this really laphroaig?..green apples?

mouthed - applegrapes, peat and minerals, tangy minerals, a small peach sweetness, a sort of chocolate to the finish...


15 year old is being replaced by the new 18 year old so buy a few bottles to store, this is worth it