Nyheter på Vinmonopolet, juli 2008 (side 2)
Tekst:
Bjørn Skauge
Exclusive Malts
Denne serien kommer fra importøren Daracha, som er grunnlagt av noen ildsjeler fra Norsk Maltwhiskylag. Denne gangen kan de tilby en 12 år gammel Caol Ila i tillegg til de store maltwhiskylagfavorittene Clynelish og Imperial, begge fra 1994 og 11 år gamle.
Adelphi
Daracha har også begynt å importere tapninger fra Adelphi, en indietapper som blant annet får hjelp fra den trivelige og legendariske whiskyguruen Charles MacLean til å plukke fat. Disse whiskyene er godt beskrevet på Adelphi sine sider, så her har vi rett og slett bare kjørt det gamle klipp og lim trikset.
Benrinnes 1984, 57.8%
“Another 'Top Class' malt, Benrinnes is a famously big and robust Speyside, so is not completely dominated by 'sherrywood' maturation, although it is not commonly found in first-fill butts like this. As might be expected the first nose is of brimstone and raw egg yolk, fading to crème caramel. There is a trace of sherry, and then soft, sticky ginger bread as the sulphur blows off. Water brings it back again for a time, in the familiar guise of match-box striker, but soon the ginger bread returns. The initial taste is sweet and thick, then dries out as the tannins engage the middle of the palate. Somewhat mouth-cooling in effect, but causing the tongue to tingle, and leaving a spicy aftertaste, with traces of cloves.”
Bunnahabhain 1997, 59.6%
En røyket Bunnahabhain!
“From a very rare batch of peated Bunna. Previous owners produced some heavily peated whisky, shortly before the distillery was mothballed in 1999, towards an anticipated requirement for future ‘Black Bottle’ blending. This cask is a refill butt; the colour is green-gold and the beading is weak. The nose is all pickles in vinegar, immediately followed by hot-smoked salmon (‘bradan’), smoked sausage and Coal Tar soap. The latter comes through in the taste, along with sweet vinegar. Water pushes the smoke into the background, and raises the invigorating scent of rotting kelp on the tide-line, with bath-salts and mineral smells in the foreground. A pleasant mouth-feel; a sweet start with some saltiness, smoke in the finish and a chalky dry aftertaste – the latter no doubt from residual tannins in the European oak.”
Glen Elgin 1990/1991, 55.1%
“Glen Elgin is highly regarded in the whisky trade, but it is not commonly encountered, being very popular with blenders. Since 1930 it has been licensed to White Horse Distillers. Unusually, this example comes from a first fill ex-sherry butt, which has given it the colour of pale mahogany. It also has unusually good beading. The first nose is exquisite: thick Devon cream with soft fudge fruit & nut (raisins and almonds). As might be expected from such a cask, there is a distinct scent of match-box striker when water is added, but this soon blows off to reveal Highland Toffee, with a trace of braised fennel. It has a big, chewy, texture, and an overall sweetness to taste, with wafts of brimstone and a tannic finish.”
To irske
Til slutt vil vi også nevne de to irske whiskyene som begge kommer fra destilleriet Cooley. Connemara er en veldig spennende sak, nemlig en røyket single malt whisky!
Tyrconnell er også en single malt. Importøren sier at vi kan vente oss en ”frisk og fruktig maltduft med innslag av sitrusfrukt og honning. Nyansert smak med en viss sødme.” Videre opplyser de om at produksjon av maltwhisky startet her så sent som i 1989. Tidlig i dette århundre var merket Tyrconnell én av de mest anerkjente blant irsk whisky. Selve navnet Tyrconnell stammer fra en veddeløpshest som i 1876 vant "The Queen Victoria Plate", - et klassisk hesterace.
Oppsummering, nyheter juli 2008
15534 The Fat Trout 10, kr 399,90
50802 Carsebridge 1979, Closed Distilleries, kr 1 699,-
50803 Dallas Dhu 1981, Closed Distilleries, kr 1 799,90
50801 Caperdonich 1968, Closed Distilleries, kr 1 999,40
50791 Caol Ila 12, Exclusive Malts, kr 681,90
50790 Clynelish 11, Exclusive Malts, kr 683,10
50788 Imperial 11, Exclusive Malts, kr 685,50
50792 Bunnahabhain 9, Adelphi, kr 771,60 (NB! Røyket)
50789 Glen Elgin 16, Adelphi, kr 866,80
50793 Benrinnes 21, Adelphi, kr 1 064,60
11703 Tyrconnell, Irland, kr 399,-
57472 Connemara, Irland, kr 419,-
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