Blackadder Blairfindy 1980 Raw Cask

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 17 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Very woody. Leathery. Palate Slight toffee. Malty. Oily. Touches of mint, spiciness and hay. Quickly moving to woodiness. Finish Earthy, peaty, woody, drying. Comment Those flavours in mid-palate afford a glimpse of a delicious malt but the wood is very dominating.

Dave Broom Nose Dried fruit, earth, smoke. Water brings out rubber and pipe tobacco (a rough shag this one). Palate Sweet and savoury at the same time with real charred tones all the way through. Finish Starts crisp, then comes dried fruit, then those charred/singed fruits and finally earth and smoke. Comment Huge! A machiatto to the Glen Grant espresso.