I’m not sure if, given the name, this youngster has any link to ‘El Ron Prohibido’, a very, very poor rum, also from Mexico. In any case, it appears to be produced by the tequila makers Corralejo, based in Guanajuato, far from the Gulf of Mexico. ‘Ley Seca’ means ‘dry ...
I already had this one at WhiskyLive Paris but now it’s time to have another, slower and quieter go at it. Colour: straw. Nose: bold, malty and spirity. Notes of white rum, tequila. Gets quite grassy – lots of parsley (funny!) Some flowery notes, but quite discrete. Develops on...
Notes of burnt herbs, tequila (nice with salt), maybe Chartreuse… A very unusual profile, not unlike, yes, a peated tequila + some salt. The finish is rather long, waxy and salty… Again, very interesting and… good! 87 points. MUSIC – Highly recommended listening: something rather ...
Nose: this nose is lovely too, rather gentle, really full of rye, touches of violets, turmeric, some funny hints of tequila, then dill and fennel seeds, heather honey, warm caramel, cinnamon roll, and more earthy agave/tequila. What I really like here is that it’s earthier than other...
Notes of cola. With water: peppery, very smoky, with a fino-like character mixed with pine sap. Still quite unusual. Finish: long, salty, with amaretti, ashes, lemon liqueur, and lingering celeriac. Comments: it almost feels as if another peated Islay whisky had previously occupied this ...
The pepper grows bolder by the minute, with also notes of high-end white rum or maybe tequila. And again that metallic tang. Finish: rather long, compact, lemony and beautifully bitter (lemon seeds)… A winning Banff, in the 'old Highlands' style. My fellow Maniac Michel was right, ...
Maybe water will help: well, not really, it’s still very short – even shorter than a Britney Spears marriage – but the finish is better, with a little salt, lemon and tequila. Not too bad but certainly not first choice if you want to delve into Japanese whisky I think. Japan’s ...