Scotch Malt Whisky Society of Canada “THE JUNE OUTTURN – MORE FUN THAN A BARREL OF MONKEYS!” – Scotch Whisky News
THE JUNE OUTTURN – MORE FUN THAN A BARREL OF MONKEYS!
The June Outturn is now available; for complete tasting notes and to purchase please visit http://www.smws.ca/
Cask No. 70.8 Youthful & zesty – yet complex!
7 years old; refill barrel; 59.4%
The nose offers grass, flowers, white wine and lemon sherbet – youthful and spring-like – yet complex with creme brulee, pencil shavings, clove and liquorice. Honey and marzipan sweetness flood the palate, followed by citric zest, apple, grape and slate, with tingling heat.
Cask No. 48.37 Real old-fashioned lemonade
9 years old; 1st fill barrel; 58.6%
On the nose neat, moving from a dusty rye bread to a freshly baked fruity malt loaf. The taste is sweet and herbal; cinnamon, nutmeg and an empire biscuit. With water becoming more lemony and fresher; lemon cordial and a Mint Aero chocolate bar, and in the taste a lemon meringue pie.
Cask No. 73.57 Jamaican Rumtopf
21 years old; refill barrel; 55.7%
Very heady aroma like a musky perfume followed by aromatic sandalwood and herbal notes in a tartar sauce. The taste is initially hot then very creamy and buttery. With water, turning into a Rumtopf using high ester Jamaican rum as well as becoming juicy and fruity; it left us wanting more!
Cask No. 30.77 This is nuts!
16 years old; refill sherry butt; 57.7%
Sweet and nutty aromas, toffee doughnuts, fruit and nut fudge and toasted tea cakes. The taste is that of chocolate raisins, marzipan and almonds. Adding water releases mixed nuts and in the taste plum chutney with malt vinegar and an old Amontillado sherry.
Cask No. 31.26 BBQ smoke by a rolling sea
24 years old; refill hogshead; 53.6%
The nose carries sea-spray, seafood barbecues and beach bonfires; slate, aniseed, buttery pastry and butterscotch; charred ham later. The palate has serious smoke, sweet, woody, earthy elements and lots of savoury stuff (smoked ribs, bacon, barbecued scallops).
Cask No. 29.132 Hospitals and Japanese restaurants
21 years old; refill butt; 56.6%
The nose gives creosote, leather, hay, tarry driftwood, menthol cigarettes, burnt marshmallows and sea-drowned bonfires – eventually hospitals and Japanese restaurants (miso-soy-teriyaki combo). The palate has peat smoke, clove-studded ham, roast parsnips and cooked seaweed.
