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[fabforgottennobility]

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[thenycflaneur]

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[whiskymoro]

Glenlivet 1976/2001 #5521 Sa Very Limited Edition (45 %)

Glenlivet er et klassisk Speyside-destilleri det har kommet mange bra tapninger fra, men kanskje pga. den vanlige Glenlivet 12s status som en «enkel» entry level-whisky og destilleriets størrelse og «bestselgerstatus», har det en lei tendens til å bli avfeid av enkelte (en skjebne det deler med f.eks. Glenfiddich) som «bra, men kjedelig». Om det er fortjent eller ikke, kan diskuteres … Men om dagens offisielle standardtapninger kanskje ikke er superspennende, er det mye snadder å finne hos de uavhengige tapperne. Dette er tilfeldigvis en sånn: en Glenlivet destillert i 1976 og tappet i 2001 av den legendariske italienske tapperen Samaroli. Den er en enkeltfattapning, lagret på sherryfat (hvilken type/størrelse er ikke spesifisert) og det kom 648 flasker.

På nesen fikk jeg noe treverk først og fremst, så sherry, noe honning og malt. Vanilje. Smaken var søt, med malt, toffee, honning og vanilje. Halvtørr. Avslutningen var også halvtørr, og middels lang, med malt, honning og eiketre. Med et par dråper vann kom det til noe mer karamell og eiketre på nesen; smaken var stadig søt, med malt og vanilje. En anelse mer fruktig nå, med litt druer, grønne epler og et hint av tropisk frukt. Avslutningen ble litt lengre.

Et fint, subtilt sherrypreg her, den framstår ikke som noen såkalt «sherrybombe». Noe tynn, særlig i avslutningen kanskje, men med et par dråper vann tar den seg veldig opp, og blir til en ganske elegant og kompleks sak, om enn noe «skjør».

Karakter: 88/100

Bilde fra The Whisky Exchange

[arnold-wkt]

Thanks Mr.Y for the great evening. #AttireHouseCigarRoom #JuanLopez #Samaroli

[prairiescotch]

The 22nd day of the Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar brings back Italian bottler Samaroli, which is a sure sign that this one will be elegant and weird. 

In this case, we’re looking at a very simple blended Scotch: a combination of a cask of Tormore and a cask from Alt A Bhainne. These are definitely lesser-known distilleries, but fortunately they grazed my palate in last year’s version of the SWAC; Tormore was featured in a Samaroli Spey blend, paired with a cask of Miltonduff (spoiler alert: a single cask of Tormore is also coming up tomorrow!), and Alt A Bhainne in a 7 year-old single cask. The latter was not to my liking, very floral and Glenrothes-ian. So...starting on the back foot there, Samaroli.

Casks #20263 and #187860 have been aged for 21 glorious years before being smashed together. This marriage comes out at 45% ABV.

Call it their defining characteristic, I guess, but the nose on this is extremely delicate. There is a lot of grass and barley with a floral undertone, vanilla, and a touch of sea salt. Green melon also provides a little bit of fruitiness as well. On the tongue it is complex, with a delightfully creamy texture. It is very sweet, with a hint of chocolate and a good amount of vanilla. The fruit comes hard to the hoop as well though, with some citrus and apple, maybe pear. The spice rounds things out, bringing cinnamon and nutmeg and clove, along with a mineral note. Heading into the finish you’re greeted with grass and something floral, transitioning into spice, bitter and peppery to the last.

Considering my experience with Alt A Bhainne, this was a surprisingly complex and pretty okay blend. Definitely on the more aggressive tip of my Samaroli experiences.

[prairiescotch]

Day 11 of the Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar promises to be closer to my wheelhouse than the many sherry-soaked offerings in this calendar so far have tended to be, as we go back to Italian bottler Samaroli and check out their blend of a few undisclosed Islay distilleries.

I love smokey whisky, though I am not the fanatic that many peat-heads tend to be. I appreciate peated whisky for what it is, and I have enjoyed exploring and differentiating the different types of peat, from the exceedingly vegetal to the overly ashy. 

I never got around to writing about it last year, but Samaroli did have a peated offering in the 3rd edition of the Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar. A 20 year-old vintage dating back to 1995, it was a complex blended malt that included Laphroaig (17%), Highland Park (28%), and an undisclosed Speyside single malt (63% -- and yes, I know those add up to 108%, so I’m not sure where the Secret Spirits folks got those numbers from). It was heavily vegetal, with a strong, bitter grapefruit note and a powerful alcohol sting. It wasn’t super-great!

So my expectations were somewhat tempered for this one. They’re less up-front with the info this time, stating only that this is a blended malt with no age statement or regional breakdown, aged in an American oak hogshead (cask #97) with a modest 43% ABV. 

This time, the nose reeks of a more medicinal, Laphroaig-like smoke, not much vegetal peat at all. There was an underlying hint of toasted marshmallow and a touch of chocolate, creating a kind of smokey s’mores effect. On the tongue it remains smokey. Really smokey, a smoke that clings to the back of your throat from the first splash to the last drop. There's a hefty dose of saltiness as well, which is a testament to several Islay distilleries, off-set by some some citrus pith and bitter tannins.

On the whole, not a bad little smokey experience. But if I’m honest, I’ll take a Peat Monster over this every day of the week. 

[aleccandelaria]

Oh boy, found this one in the #latenight camera roll. More to come. Drinking a flight of #samaroli #rum with the good ol' boys at @lakalono . Always a good time with @neokomuso when he's in town | #imsoshitfaced #boujeebartenders #nothinggoodhappensaftermidnight #gohomeyouredrunk (at Laka Lono Rum Club)

[aleccandelaria]

Oh boy, found this one in the #latenight camera roll. More to come. Drinking a flight of #samaroli #rum with the good ol' boys at @lakalono . Always a good time with @neokomuso when he's in town|#imsoshitfaced #boujeebartenders #nothinggoodhappensaftermidnight #gohomeyouredrunk