Smith & Hoey 21 yo (no ABV, OB, Liqueur Old Scotch Whisky, sold or bottled 1905) Age statements are not a new thing, are they… So this is probably a malt whisky bottled by or for London wine merchants Smith & Hoey Ltd.
We’re almost converging on a Brora-esque earthiness, adds Angus. Never tasted something like this, as far as I can remember. Comments: reminiscent of some older style HP with this earthy peat style. Chestnut jam (and purée says Angus) in the aftertaste. Quite amazing, really… Finish: medium, a tad more sappy and rounded, with more quince jelly, leaves, the whole being almost composty. More and more of these subtle organic… err, subtleties, many mushrooms, herbs, earths… Its even got something kind of volcanic. Mouth: whaaat? Hard to know what was there in the first place, and maybe does this come from a long closed distillery nobody alive has ever tasted, but it truly is singular and magnificent. Aged mead, rosewater, quince paste, and just this magnificent earthiness that makes me think of the most precious mushrooms.
Nose: whaaat? Anything from a beehive mixed with chalk, camphor, dried litchis, old gewürztraminer, the wackiest embrocations, genepy and absinth, motor oil, maybe just a touch of green pepper, and the tzar’s own old herbal liqueur. Craft Corporation Los Angeles, Old Highland Malt Whisky, 1950s) Love this line on the back label ‘It has a dignity which can only be found in the finest Scotch Malt Whisky’. Ross Cameron’s 22 yo (86°proof US, OB, for T.F. The sweetness of the palate salvaged it, says Angus. Comments: truly old style, at times veering too much towards OBE. Finish: rather long, with some speculoos and gingerbread covered with a little salt and grated bitter chocolate. Mouth: sweeter and rather rounder than expected, rather on digestive biscuits, Ovaltine, fudge, but also mole sauce, a touch of malt extract, barley sugar, and more and more salt.
#Glen macallan whiskey full
Typical old style full of old copper coins, fermenting honey, almost artichokes, old rusty tin box, roasted chestnuts, some kind of old chocolate liqueur, black olive brine, white asparagus, mashed potatoes… In short, this one would feed a whole regiment. Nose: immediately reminds me of Ainslie’s Royal Edinburgh, one of the wackiest blends there ever was.
#Glen macallan whiskey license
Real McTavish (43%, OB, Ainslie & Heilbronn, for Germany, +/-1970) Anything by Ainslie may have contained Old Clynelish, as they used to be the owners or at least the license holders. We’ll first have a fairly old blend of interest, and then… Indeed, Angus flew in for an annual Whiskyfun meeting, so naturally, we’ve done quite some four-hand tastings…. (that would be just Angus and yours truly) December 2017 - part 1 January 2018 - part 1
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