Old Masters Girvan 16 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 58 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Buttery with a butyric/lactic edge. Floral (honeysuckle?) Sour fruit. Gooseberry. Sour yogurt. Palate Oaky, far too oaky. A cardboardy tinge as well. Not very exciting. Finish Dry, with a bitter grip. Comment Unrefined wood spoils the aromatic display. It does not leave a clean feel. A rather grumpy character.

Dave Broom Nose Hay. A distinct cereal note, old cereal bags, hint of grappa-like twigginess, fennel. Thin. Palate Starts very soft and quiet (lemon barley water) then lashes out, snarling. Lemon juice and heat. Would give zest and energy to a blend, but lacks finesse and quality when on its own. Finish Hard cereal. Comment A volatile, pale-faced wee dram that suddenly turns on you.