November 2010

Dear Customer

This month we have eight (8) new bottlings under the PROVENANCE label from the Highland, Speyside and Islay regions.

Their Tasting Notes are:

PRV0654 GLENTAUCHERS 10 YEAR OLD
The initial impression on the nose is of the aroma from a Mashtun, sweet and malty, then toffee and caramelised fruit become apparent. The palate opens sweet and warming and runs to a dry and smoky quality. The finish is medium long, still dry with a spicy, nutty character. (J)

PRV0656 MACDUFF 10 YEAR OLD
The nose is sweet and floral and carries a real fresh herbal quality. The palate is sweetly spiced, creamy and runs to a spicy, cinnamon and pastis character. The finish is light and very elegant – aperitif style. (J)

PRV0659 DALMORE 11 YEAR OLD
Opens fresh and fruity on the nose, it runs to a sweet vanilla style with a candy floss character. The palate is sweet and spicy and carries a tablet, American cream soda quality, maybe even a lightly smoked character, before it runs drier. The finish is long, reminiscent of a coffee liqueur filled (dark Belgian) chocolate. (J)

PRV0652 BENRINNES SHERRY 12 YEAR OLD
The nose is fresh, fragrant and spicy – with a fruity, gristy and sweet character. The sweetness runs through on the palate, now with honey and vanilla – in a mor-ish dessert style. More spices appear on the finish which runs between cedar wood dry and caramel sweet qualities. (J)

PRV0645 BLAIR ATHOL SHERRY 11 YEAR OLD
The nose opens with a rich, nutty quality (walnuts?) and develops to a spicy character with oranges and marzipan. On the rich palate, the spicy, nutty style returns, now with a soft leathery quality. The finish is initially gristy dry before a honey’d, Golden Syrup sweetness appears. (J)

PRV 0662 GLENROTHES 11 YEAR OLD
Opens freshly on the nose carrying a sweet malt character and runs to sweet, spiced apricots and toffee. The palate is warming with an attractive spicy and sweet style before a honeyed quality develops. On the long finish, orange pith and extra dark bitter chocolate are pleasantly lingering.(J)

PRV 0663 LAPHROAIG 11 YEAR OLD
A distinct smoked ham quality appears initially on the nose, running to a smoking furnace/chimney quality with soft tar. The initial sweetness on the palate is quickly overtaken by rich peat smoke and a charred bbq meat quality. The finish is long (there seems to be no end) with an ash and tar character plus a creosote quality – like an old style fishing port. (J)

PRV0658 MANNOCHMORE 12 YEAR OLD
Opens fresh and fruity on the nose and runs to a sweet vanilla and Scottish “tablet” character. The palate is warming, still sweet, with a spiced peaches quality and an interestingly sweet camphor style. The finish is long and spicy, carrying an orange tang quality. (J)

We hope you will find that there are some really interesting new Malts offered in this selection . We are enthusiastic about them and hope that you will respond positively to them.

With all best wishes, I remain

Yours faithfully

Fred H Laing
Managing Director

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