Wemyss Vintage Malts Smooth Gentleman

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 59 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose Bread dough, yeast with some maturity. Good balance with water which brings out spicy oakiness and a deep slightly nutty centre with raisin and dried flowers, then dry bracken. Palate Slightly stubborn to open. Solid but in time a zesty note and a contrast with coriander spices and a vanilla-led sweetness. Finish Sadly this falls apart on the finish. Comment It was all going so well...

Arthur Motley Nose Smoked cheese, citronella. Damp earth and wet rock. I was reminded of the inside of a megalithic tomb. Leather and crepe suzette. A light cheesiness again. Palate Burnt twigs, fruit bon-bons and tangy orange marmalade. Finish Earthy and drying. Comment A mis-nomer?