Crawford's Five Star 70 proof late 1950's

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Nose
87
The nose smells leathery with a very faint hint of lime, hints of brown vinegar, the fruit is mango and nectarine but you have to look for it.
With more time in the glass more white fruit emerges hints of green apple, faint hints of smoke and even fainter hints of peat (could be phenols rather than peat?)
There is also a fresh cut wood note which I would say is mahogany in smell but is obviously in reality the oak from the casks, anyway wood is there but not a problem.

Taste
88
This is old, it has the fragile sweetness of an old blend, with a very faint metallic note from the spring cap but that only affects it very slightly.
The balance is good and the sweetness increases, it is sweet yellow fruits all the way coupled to a sugary creme brulee note.

Finish
88
The finish remains sweet but there is so much more going on, faint peat, bags of succulent fruit and that faint metallic note which knocks the finish down a point or two but still pretty good.

Re taste different bottle late 1950's.

I have always been a fan of the 1950/60's bottles of 5 Star, it has bags of quality, and tastes it's age.
A quality old timer, these are going up in price at auction, grab one while you can is my advice.
Nose
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Pour me a glass please.

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That's a brand I've haven't heard about for a very long time. Some of those oldies were memorable.
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