1990 Glen Spey 23 year old 51.1% abv Speyside Douglas Laing liqueursColour: Straw. Nose: Steely and mineral notes at first nosing. Linseed and graphite oils, paraffin, ink, grass, soot, gravel, walnut skin, moss fern, humus and mushrooms. And a little fresh wood, naturally. Mouth (neat): Clean and grassy. The citrusy side grows bigger, with plenty of lemon juice. With water: perfect! More moss, mushrooms, mint, grass and rocket salad. Finish: Long, clean, greatly grassy. Not all grassy whiskies are great, but this one
Taste: Smooth
700ml Matured in Sherry Butt
The oak's quite talkative
The nose comes off with lots of grainy notes and a touch of lemon curd
firmly structured vintage wines that require long bottle aging
A 1930 vintage Armagnac from Croix de Salles
starting on apricot pie and honey and developing on lots of different fruit jams as well as a little white pepper and hints of clove
Impressive
because you don't mess with success
also pairs well with apple and almond desserts
marrowy and raisiny
Candy sugar
