61 – Springbank 15 (early 2000s bottle)
Nose: Nose of a wax dipped brown banana, caramel dipped old apples, pencil shavings and a hot chocolate on a dusty shelf, hit of my mother’s apricot jam on a honey joy biscuit.
Palate: Beautiful mouth feel, cooling even. A very gentle whisky Honey, burnt rocks and old cream. Green leaves about to smoke.
Finish: Old wood, green leaf smoke and apple snow.
*****
62 – Fleurieu New Make
Nose: Apricot kernels, raw dough, apricots, raisins
Palate: Super intense fruit sugar, raisins, pastry
Finish: Gentle citrus
(No score as new make)
63 – Fleurieu Fountain of Youth 53.3%
Nose: Chestnut flower honey, rubber, salt water taffy
Palate: Raisins, old butter, golden syrup, green figs
Finish: Prunes and muscat grapes
***
64 – Fleurieu single port cask, selected by Whisky and Alement 49.7%
Nose: Super intense sweet honey and again the metallic taste of chestnut honey, white cheese mould, lemsip, grape seed
Palate: Plum cake, salt, cold butter, sweet jasmine tea
Finish: Prunes in maple syrup
Still a bit young for me
***
65 – Fleurieu Cartoon Lourve peated port and sherry cask (Not released)
Nose: Spicy rubber, honey and plums, smells very sweet
Palate: Chocolate, ash and madarin
Finish: Honeycomb and cream
****
66 – Fleurieu 7 Banger blend of 7 105L casks (Not released)
Nose: Cake, cake, cake and more cake, chocolate mousse, pepper and grape seed, cardamom
Palate: Creamy, salt, prunes, plums with a great mouthful, chalky and marshmallow, spicey cake
Finish: Salty butter, plums
***
67 – Fleurieu We’ll Always Have Paris – peated cask strength
Nose: Leaves, caramel, blue vein cheese, grapes and prunes
Palate: Burnt chocolate cake, ashy rocks, prunes, with some great mineral elements
Finish: Old leaves, prunes, grape seed
***
grey whisky 