Whisky Magazine Issue 58
Independent Bottlers Challenge - Setting up your own distillery - World of the whisky ambassador - Royal Lochnagar - Guide to Ireland - Goat Fell - Distillery Ghosts - Canadian Blends.
Published August 2006.
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- Nose
- Oak driven. Edgy and plain with hard malt and freshly planed wood.
- Palate
- As the nose suggests. A picture of oak shavings piled on top of a fruit salad. Hollow midpalate. There's two elements to this and they ain't talking to each other.
- Finish
- Hard and lean.
- Comment
- This suggests a young spirit and lots of oak. Not balanced.
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- Nose
- Spicy, sappy oak. Pine, cloves and fudge. Some apple and lemon peel. Danish pastry overspiced with nutmeg. Pencil shavings.
- Palate
- Toffeeish and spicy
- Finish
- Great texture and body of youth, cut through by bold oak.
- Comment
- The ‘organic' bit feels like first-ism to me, and not as important as the ‘virgin oak' part. The first new oak malt that has worked for me.
Raising the bar (Gordon & McPhail)
Gordon & McPhail is something of a ‘one stop shop'f or whisky enthusiasts. As it celebrates 10 years as
a distillery owner our man looks at why it continues to surprise and delight
March 2007, Issue 62, page 50
Striking a balance
Benromach is a small distillery but it's starting to punch above its weight. As Dominic Roskrow reports, it's a perfect balance of old and new.
June 2010, Issue 88, page 40
The green revolution
With green issues firmly on the agenda,how eco-friendly have malt whisky distilleries become? Ian Wisniewski finds out.
February 2009, Issue 78, page 28