Chieftain's Choice Glenturret 1990, 12 Years Old, Port Finish

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 35 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Earthy. Forest floor, resiny, sweet, malty. Cereal grain, becoming nuttier and sweeter. Palate Starts with dessert apples, moving to raspberry. Finish This is where the Port finally comes through, and does so very assertively. "Better late than never, " it seems to say. Comment Refreshing, appetising.

Dave Broom Nose An onion skin colour. Sweet, floral notes: apple purée, raspberryade, cherry, jam. Becomes firmer with water. Palate A mix of light dry maltiness alongside sloe, strawberry. Very sweet. Like wine and whisky shaken together. Finish Somehow sticky but thin. Comment A cocktail rather than a finish.