James MacArthur 14 Years Old Islay Blended Malt Tasting notes and reviews
James MacArthur 14 Years Old Islay Blended Malt
- Brand
- James MacArthur
- Expression
- 14 Years Old Islay Blended Malt
- Type
- Scotch Whisky ~ Blended
- Age
- 14 years old
- Abv
- 58.30%
- Produced at
- James MacArthur & Co.
- Website
- www.james-macarthur.co.uk
- Availability
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Martine Nouet
82- Nose
- Grassy, peaty, citrussy. Thick smoke wraps up seashells and green seaweeds Coal tar.
- Palate
- Sweet to start even at full strength. Milk chocolate, lemon pulp released in a wave of freshness. Water enhances a bitter edge.
- Finish
- Dry, chewed rush.
- Comment
- Alcohol is so well tamed. A fully Islay vatted malt. Vatted, really? More a single than a vatted. Or an Ardbeg vatted with a Laphroaig?
Dave Broom
77- Nose
- Immediately smoky. Fish boxes and brine. Higher alcohol increases the feeling of rigidity, but it needs water to soften things.
- Palate
- Oily phenols hit home. Quite tarry. Without water its rather dusty and dry, with it though there's caramelised scallops.
- Finish
- Long, a little metallic.
- Comment
- A big playfight on Port Ellen beach after closing time.
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Published November 2006.
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