82
- Nose
- Hard to get into initially,then there's chocolate and a little hazelnut note. Water brings out moorburn,wet coal, treacle scones and a farmyardquality.
- Palate
- Substantial and lightly gripping. Good structure and smoky taking it up another level.Cypress and light violet. There's a little dried fruit.Muscular.
- Finish
- Long and lightly fragrant.
- Comment
- The soft juicy Miyagikyo shows its darkside.
81
- Nose
- Very shy at first then after a little while this huge peat note swirls up. Some farmyard notes and sweet hay. A doused coal fire.
- Palate
- Big and lets you know who is boss. Sweet peated notes and a little Christmas cake.
- Finish
- Just keeps going.
- Comment
- Needs to be treated with respect,but very satisfying.
Whisky Magazine Issue 75
Global blends - Chichibu - Buffalo Trace - Independent Bottlers Challenge - Icons of Whisky - Awards - Yamazaki - Yoichi - The Balvenie - Old Forester - Whisky Kitchen - Bourbon Festival.
Published October 2008.
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