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

whisky!

tyrconnell 10 year madeira finish irish single malt - about $70 for a 750

http://www.tyrconnellwhiskey.com/_whiskey/whiskey.asp

nose - sauterne....chewy grapes, a bit of sherry, sultanas, some sweet citrus..kind of like candied orange peel..

mouthwise - hmm...alcohol..then the orange peel, some wood...ginger...some pepper, a meaty taste, mineral...

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http://www.isleofjura.com/


isle of jura superstition non islay island single malt whisky $40

nose - toffee, prunes, peat, some smoke,

mouth: grass and peat, heather....a smidge of brown sugar, oak...salt...moss

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dalmore gran reserva highland single malt whisky - $60

www.thedalmore.com

noze - tobacco, malbec, sourdough!, sour candies!...

mouthed: oak and grass, a bit of sherry....orange peel, tobacco..

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mystery dram number one...i wrote on the sample glass in sharpie which of course disappears after handling....it has several malts listed..kinda sorta..let us see..

smell-----sweet...ok...i have about 30 bottles open at home...and out of those only two that are this sweet on the nose...winey..a bit of grass....i would say it is glenlivet nadurra..

glenlivet nadurra speyside single malt $50

http://www.theglenlivet.com/



in the mouth - sweet grass, a bit of pitch, some lemon, spearmint after a while, peppery...

my bottle of this is about 5 fingers left..i may not renew...

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aberlour a'bunadh batch 15 speyside single malt whisky - 59.6 - 2005

http://www.aberlour.com/

this is a bottling i bought a few moons ago...one of the better ones if you ask me....

nose - yeast, honeycomb, oats, m&m's, cherries..?..

mouth - yep..cherries...lime, pitch, grass..tobacco...

my bottle of this is gone..i may buy a new batch..they are on # 28 or so...
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