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| Hello, that is considered one of our (virtually) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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January 9, 2025
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I do know, we have had some Dufftown fairly not too long ago, however we wished to style this little Ukrainian model we have simply obtained. To pay tribute to it, we’ll then convey out a kind of unimaginable 8-year-olds courting again to… nicely earlier than Gorbachev.
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Dufftown 15 yo 2008/2024 (54.7%, Scyfion, armagnac cask end, 102 bottles) 
That is really maturation since this child from Ukraine spent 45 months in an armagnac cask, so greater than 36 months. Allow us to hope that very quickly, we will now not must ship cannons and will as an alternative primarily export casks of armagnac, empty or not, to Ukraine. Slava Ukraini, and peace! Color: mild gold. Nostril: it’s the malt that speaks, and it’s a really pretty malt. Orange caramel, bergamots, roasted hazelnuts, maple syrup, salted butter caramels, apples… Some pleasant hints of anise within the background—maybe there was a drop of pastis within the armagnac. Simply joking. With water: extra rustic. Earth, foliage, baker’s yeast… Mouth (neat): a contact of peppered apple. One may wonder if the equation malt whisky + armagnac = calvados may maintain a little bit fact. Joking apart, that is good, fruity, beneficiant but contemporary… With water: it really works, the oranges cost in at full gallop and carry the day (what?). End: lengthy, on apples and plums, with maybe a number of raisins. Maybe… Feedback: all of this works very nicely, with armagnac, very similar to cognac for that matter, embracing the malt with out ever disfiguring it. Bud’mo!
SGP:551 – 87 factors. |
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Dufftown-Glenlivet 8 yo (80°proof, OB, early Sixties) 
With the 80°proof point out underneath the golden line—it does make all of the distinction, doesn’t it. After all, in concept, this Dufftown needs to be brushing the celebrities, however in any case, take this as a tribute to our Ukrainian associates. Color: gold. Nostril: there’s some OBE, with that metallic edge (previous copper cash, pennies, classic instruments), however the growth, on uncommon herbs and all kinds of oils and broths, is just magnificent, particularly as previous natural and mint liqueurs come alongside to finish the image. These Dufftowns from Arthur Bell & Sons had been merely unimaginable. Mouth: oh my! It’s barely bitter, with loads of pine sap, for instance, however there’s additionally an unimaginable salinity and, above all, stewed fruits cooked in a copper cauldron with absolute majesty. Figs then convey everybody into settlement, adopted by menthol and liquorice. Cough syrup. End: lengthy, on mild broths and chutneys. Magical. Feedback: the 80°proof (46% vol.) works wonders, even in spite of everything these years. An ideal level of steadiness, these barely larger strengths maintain their floor significantly better than these at 40/43%, as we’ve usually noticed. In spite of everything, this bottle is over 60 years previous, maybe much more. Very spectacular. It leaves me speechless (you’ll in all probability say ‘thank goodness!’).
SGP:561 – 91 factors. |
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