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| Review #297 |
From the Duncan Taylor series "Rare Auld". It has
casknumber 3680 and only 197 bottles were made. The nose is insanely sweet with
a sharp edge of alcohol. After a couple of minutes the alcohol calms down and
the flavors starts to flow out. Crème Brule and some gentle oak. Not
overwhelming at all as you might suspect after 37 years.
Some very
heavy oaky notes at first in the taste. It kind of overwhelms the experience
for me a bit. The finish is busy though! Mint, dark chocolate, sugar canes and…
More oak, but much more subtle. You can definitely find a lot of flavors in the
finish, but the gets hidden more and more by the oak for each sip I take…
It is fun
to see how the 37 years of oak influence peaks in the middle (in the taste
between the smell and the finish). With this high ABV you can easily add water,
but for me, it doesn’t take away, or calms down, the strong oaky notes in the
taste. I will rate this 85/100 (22/19/22/22).
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