Miyagikyou 1987, Cask no. 89714

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 56 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Sherry, ground coffee. Morello cherries. Grapefruit juice. A distinctive sourness combined with dry oaky notes. Liquorice. Opening on sweet creamy custard. Hint of damp wall. Palate Sweet but oaky. Sherry is in control. Burnt caramel. Bitter tang. Finish Dry, oaky, dark chocolate, liquorice. Comment Another example of sherry domination. Where’s the balance?

Dave Broom Nose Ripe and sweet with dried fruits, nuts and candied peel shifting into marmalade, persimmon. Shows good balance with a sweet blackberry note cut with saddle soap. Palate Once again, really piercing concentration which goes into a mix of dry, crisp oak this time with cigar leaf, oak and sandalwood. Finish Red grape skin, redcurrant tartness. Comment Good, but again not quite the extra dimension that’s needed.