Gordon & MacPhail Inverleven 1986

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 23 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Scented garden aromas: wild rose, thyme, lemon grass. Muscat grape and orange peel. Palate Bracing mouthfeel yet almost syrupy. Redcurrant. A lovely blancmange aftertaste. Finish Slightly spicy (nutmeg), even warmer with water. Comment Light, straightforward. Delicacy without mannerism. Keep it for a romantic candlelit dinner.

Dave Broom Nose Very pale suggesting a neutral cask. Light floral/apple blossom notes and some white fruit. Delicate to the point of ethereal. Water kills it stone dead, just the aroma of dead leaves. Palate More to it than the nose suggests but that’s not saying a lot. Lightly floral, but no complexity, no drive. Finish What finish? Comment Like drinking a ghost.