Whisky Magazine Issue 38
Icons of Whisky - Jerez - New York's Dale DeGroff - Old Whiskies : special Tasting.
Published April 2004.
72
- Nose
- Very aromatic. Peaches and pears. Fruit tea.
- Palate
- Lightly viscous. Assam tea. Burnt grass. Brown sugar.
- Finish
- Gingery. Spicy. Dusty.
- Comment
- Again, rather dried out. Lacks roundness and structure.
75
- Nose
- A catalogue of mature notes: wax floor polish, antique shop, hemp rope, light smoke, mushroom, hay bales and a hint of citrus peel.
- Palate
- Lightly tannic, old nutbowl, mulch. Gentle and smooth, just a little faded.
- Finish
- Bitter chocolate/espresso.
- Comment
- Has some faded elegance.