Sunday, 24 February 2013

IMPERIAL 1997 - GORDON & MACPHAIL CASK STRENGTH

While at it, I might as well review another Imperial, this time a younger version from bottlers Gordon & MacPhail in Elgin. Also from a sherry cask, this one has taken on more colour the the previous one (reviewed here) in its 12 years in the cask, so a pretty active cask this has been.

As I also mentioned Pernod Ricard will build a new distillery in the site and a little more info can be found here incl. an artists impression on how the new distillery will look.

The G&M Cask Strength series from which this expression comes is rarely a dud, so expect great things from this one...

Wide angle shot of Imperial 26th August 2012 © The Malt Desk

Imperial 1997 (17.11.1997/12.03.2010) 12yo 62,7%, 1st fill sherry butt#4969, Gordon & MacPhail Cask Strength Series

Colour is light amber

Nose:
Brown sugar, a baked apple note, lovely heavy malt and a hint of Madeira and/or Sauternes wine, whole grain biscuits and an ashy note.

Taste:
Dark grains and fruits, extremely mouth watering at full strength. Nutty and drying, minimal hints of rubber when water is added, which also brings out milk chocolate and dried cigar/tobacco leaves.

What a great dram, this is! Again it's sad this place has been demolished :-(

... and thanks to my good friend for the sample (you know who you are)

88/100!

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