We're back with my evil spirits, grains (get the pun?)... that being bourbons/ryes and grains.
This next one is just that... a Scottish grain, but from a distillery I find to produce a slightly spicier style of grain whisky - North British.
Located pretty much almost downtown Edinburgh and very close to a rugby and a football stadium (that's soccer to the US readers) and even close to some residential neighbourhoods, the distillery is using 3 continuous stills, being fed up to 40.00 liters of wash every hour and, at the other end, delivering grain whisky at an amazing 94,5% alcohol. Its not stored on site, but at Muirhall which is halfway between Edinburgh and Glasgow and gets there by road (tanker).
Once there, its diluted to 68,5% before being put into casks.
The one I'm about to review is still pretty high in alcohol volume, but this may be because its from a sherry butt (European oak), which usually is less porous than American oak and with that less likely to loose alcohol.
Google maps provides a good look at the production site here
Anyway, enjoy my review...
North British 1990 G1.7 (xx.12.1990/xx.xx.2010) 19yo 'Flaming Christmas Pudding' 62,4%, 506 bottles, Refill ex-sherry butt, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Colour is amber
Nose:
Varnish (alcohol) and vanilla oak. After 10 drops of water and 15mins, mocha chino and even grapefruits appears. Still carries lots of sugary sweetness mainly burnt brown sugar /creme brulee style.
Taste:
Much more expressive with coconut, spices, ginger, some heavy tropical fruit, peach/nectarines, but also still lots of varnish - even after quite a bit of water.
The sherry influence is there, all right, but it kind of gives a more bitter edge to it.
Phew, although kind of pleasant, this still doesn't do it for me...
Thanks to GNJ for the sample
80/100!
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