Essenheim, near Frankfurt, is a fine example. Colour: gold. Nose: I love it when there are hints of garlic in a malt, and that’s the case here. Then come broths, soups, vegetable potages—this feels like a very nourishing Springbank. “Five a day,” they say—well, we’re ...
The Lenovo Smart Clock with Google Assistant: I depend upon Google Assistant more than I care to say. And while Google has their own devices, if I had to have only one such device, I would pick this one. I have one near me at all times when I work at home: it’s a one stop ...
Mestépès is located in Cazaubon, near Eauze. Remember the first record of eau de vie dates back to 1310, when the Prior of Eauze extolled the virtues of the "Aygue Ardente" (ardent water). It's 100% Baco. Colour: white wine. Nose: there's apple, as they said in a famous ...
you need to walk about 30 minutes. I chose to do so along Jasper Avenue as I wanted to stop at one of the cool coffee places there, but you can also opt to take 104 Avenue which will bring you past the Oliver
It works reasonably well, but it’s somewhat frustrating due to the near-total lack of body—very far from Paul John’s finest malts. On the other hand, it’s rather soothing. Finish: short, with the peat now a little more present. Some smoky wood. Comments: decent. Best over ice. ...
The end is near! Seriously, no need to say that I'm extremely curious here and now… BTW they seem to have gathered more medals than a Russian vice-admiral. Apparently, they actually 'smoked' the barrels here by 'pushing the boundaries of experimenting with the barrel-charring process'. ...
July 2020 (fav older bottling) Springbank 21 yo (100°proof, OB, +/-1970) Nothing to say. Clean pristine old Springbank, king of malt whisky and just unbeatable unless there was a crack in the bottle, or the cap was loose, or it’s been stored near the boiler. Now the older the...
Given what's in the boxes, I doubt that's going to change in the near future. Ready for a little more colailafun.com, randomly? To the very average taster such as yours truly, randomness brings a bit of salt and would lower the odds of coming up with too many almost identical ...
There are definite maritime wafts, perhaps from the eponymous 'Calm Bay' near the distillery. One wonders if the casks indeed matured locally. There's also a touch of allspice and grated nutmeg adding to the complexity. Mouth: enjoyable, featuring bitter orange and bay leaf again, then ...
Very interesting, I can tell you. What if Jura, Bruichladdich and Bunnahabhain were better when peated, and Caol Ila when unpeated? I'm quite in a rush right now, but due tasting notes that'll answer to that question will be published in the near future...June...