NEW RELEASE AUTHENTIC COLLECTION DUE IN APRIL

As soon as we have the Authentic range ready we will send you another newsletter (It could be very soon). Below you will find the edited tasting notes

Dailuaine-Glenlivet Distillery 1997 18y/o 54.4% Chateau Lafitte cask since 2009

Nose: Honey and spiced gingerbread. Becoming creamier with blood oranges, strawberries and vanilla pods. Taste: Runny toffee, blueberry muffins, then fig compote, star anise and growing zesty notes Finish: Slightly nutty with developing fruitiness, quince, pears and mango giving way to melted white chocolate.

Glenfarclas Distillery 1990 25y/o 52.6%

Nose: Sweet and nutty, cashews and pecans. Honey glazed ham and pineapple juice. Taste: Some cereal notes, bourbon biscuits, vanilla ice cream and lemon icing. Finish: Lemon curd; white chocolate; butter shortbread and a touch of coriander.

Glenlivet (Minmore) Distillery 1996 18y/o 53.7%

Nose: Intensely sweet and creamy. Bags of vanilla with honey and faint orange zest.  Taste: Very vibrant; lots of American cream soda, melted white chocolate and toffee shortbread. Finish: A mouth coating creaminess that lasts and lasts with runny toffee leaving you endlessly wanting one more sip.

Glentauchers-Glenlivet Distillery 1976 38y/o 50.8%

Nose: Juicy fruits, limes, lychee and strawberry bubblegum. Some sour apple sweets and a dusting of brown sugar.  Taste: Soft oakiness, white pepper, and then more fruits. Strawberries with white chocolate and limeade. Finish: Long and slightly drying grassy notes with a hint of oak and developing creaminess.

Laphroaig Distillery 1998 16y/o 57.5%

Nose: White chocolate, caramel and lemony notes with a background of oily smoke. Taste: Wet ash, then green apple skins, pebble beaches and oily rags. Finish: Dry smoke with smoked almonds, white chocolate covered raisins with grapes and more olive oil.

Ledaig Distillery 1993 22y/o 54.3%

Nose: Treacle; initially quite meaty then becoming creamy and oilier. Quite grassy and floral. Taste: Dry creaminess with soft smoke. Tangerine and peach notes develop. More grassiness and hints of coconut. Finish: Drying medium length finish. Slightly flinty with salt and limoncello.

LongrowTM distilled at SpringbankTM Distillery 2002 12y/o 53.1% (Sherry)

Nose: Oily, earthy and slightly medicinal with soft smoke. A little meaty, with rich dark fruits and a touch of BBQ sauce. Taste: Big and oily with wet wood smoke, then blackcurrants, pancetta and apple chutney. Finish: Developing smokiness fights through big fruity notes with a twist of orange and growing creaminess.

Tomatin Distillery 1989 25y/o 51.9%

Nose: Sweet honeycomb; vanilla with faint aniseed notes. Taste: Toffee and nougat with faint chocolate notes and lashings of golden syrup. Finish: Caramel doughnuts, lemon icing and soft grassy notes.

WORLD WHISKIES

Irish Whiskey (Peated) from Cooley Distillery, Eire 1992 23y/o 55%

Nose: Clotted cream, custard creams, vanilla custard and very soft sweet smokiness. Taste: More smoke than the nose suggests; creamy with raspberry jam, strawberry yoghurt and salted butter. Finish: Initially very creamy then a dry ashy smokiness builds along with gooseberries and olive oil.

Scottish Single Grain from Girvan Distillery 1988 26y/o 56.6%

Nose: Initial cereal notes fade and give way to dried banana chips, cardamon pods, liquorice and white flour. Taste: Sweet and chewy; quite oily with pine resin, hard boiled orange sweets and a little star anise. Finish: Quite peppery without water, but gives way to soft milk chocolate, cookie dough and dry vermouth.

Tasmanian Single Malt – Cradle Mountain from The Small Concern Whisky Distillery ex Cabernet Sauvignon cask! 1996 18y/o 52.9%

Nose: Peanut butter, balsamic vinegar and soya sauce. Black cherries, figs, chocolate and redcurrant jelly. Taste: Big fruitiness with soft wood smoke, dry spices and more nuttiness. Almond butter and spiced orange notes. Finish: A big whisky; rich, nutty, fruity and very meaty. A whisky to chew on.

I think that’s it for now? I could tell you about the new Springbank Port wood I guess but lets leave that until the next newsletter along with the exciting news about Kilkerran 11 year old WIP 7

Stephen

Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop & Tasting Room

26 Chiltern Street London

W1U 7QF

Tel: 020 7935 6999