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bifter Master Of Malts
Joined: 10 Apr 2012 Posts: 1403 Location: East Lothian
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 11:13 pm Post subject: Bruichladdich Black Art 3 |
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Nose: vanilla, walnut, polished oak, chocolate, dates, fruitcake. With water blueberries and melon. No smoke!
Palate: Heavy oak tannins, ripe dark fruits (blackberries?), medlar jelly contrasted with honeydew melon.
Finish: Finishes on the tannins, dry sherry notes, cinnamon.
Maybe the power of suggestion but I had already read the official tasting notes and couldn't really fault them. Jim McEwan doesn't give much away about the cask provenance but, from my limited experience, this has elements of the Dalmore 15 so I'm guessing there's a big sweet sherry cask influence, Matuzalem, PX? Apparently there are French casks involved too and the intense sweetness and lighter fruit notesmight suggest a dessert wine cask finish? Of course I could be completely off the mark! Either way it really is something special. _________________ "Whisky is liquid sunshine."
[George Bernard Shaw] |
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James T Master Of Malts
Joined: 05 Feb 2011 Posts: 2780
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 12:52 am Post subject: |
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Not had any of the Black Art series but for some reason i assumed they were all big peaty/smoky drams. Cheers for the tasting note bifter |
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minesascotch Master Of Malts
Joined: 18 Nov 2011 Posts: 364 Location: Somerset England
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks bifter for the notes I have a bottle which I am saving for a friends birthday visit in December, we visited Islay in May and enjoyed our visit to Bruichladdich so I thought he might enjoy this one amongst others from Islay, I'm finding it very hard to keep it closed but looking forward to opening it. |
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