Sunday, February 1, 2015

Scotch Tasting

Allyson Kitto's photo.

I went Scotch tasting with some folks from work yesterday and it was a lot of fun. Here is my ranking of the tastings:
  1. Glen Fiddich (21yo, highland, rum cask finished) Vanilla, Toffee, Fig
  2. Glen Livet (21yo, highland, ) Great aroma, very woody
  3. Macallan (12yo, highland, Spanish Oak Sherry Cask) Fruit,Toffee, Vanilla
  4. Dalmore (12yo, highland, bourbon, sherry) smooth, sweet, strong
  5. Aborlour (12yo, highland-speyside, double cask) Cask-strength, Crisp, citrus, rich, spicy, sweet, strong, great smells
  6. Glen Morangie (12yo, highland, Sherry Cask), smoothish, spicy, vanilla, citrus
  7. Oban (14yo, highland) burn, little aroma, smoky, seaweed, not peaty, halfway between Highland/Islay
  8. LaFroag (10yo, Islay), moldy, stale, campfire
Highland (Speyside, Island), Lowland, Campbeltown, Islay

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