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Ardbeg 25 yr.

Nose
Sea air and smokiness. evocative sootiness.
Palate
Silky. The touch of fruitiness, usually reminiscent of lemons, is sweeter, with a momentary suggestion of cherries. The flavours become almondy and walnut-like, then rooty and peppery.
Finish
Long, haughty.
Comment
Lots of flavour development, complexity and refinement. Very elegant, but where is the clamour of battle?
~ Michael Jackson

Nose
Gentle and complex: orange/marmalade, sponge cake with pink icing, calfskin leather, angelica and smoke.
Palate
Soft and fragrant, light leathery notes then a smoky bonfire.
Finish
Light medicinal (Savlon/Germolene) then smoke.
Comment
Mellower than you’d expect but beautifully balanced.
~ Dave Broom


Then there was this bit from a review of a Japanese Whisky:

Massive peat surge
countered by an oaky dryness
But soon the peat returns.

Date: 2004-08-13 03:42 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] lonita.livejournal.com
Massive peat surge

That made me giggle.

Date: 2004-08-13 03:53 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] rivendweller.livejournal.com
Hee hee. Reminds me of Dave Barry's column about wine snots.

I like scotch once in a while. Glenlivit (sp?) is good. On the rocks. Maybe a splash of soda.

Date: 2004-08-13 04:38 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] low-delta.livejournal.com
Yeah, wine snots.

With ice? Or soda? How can you mess it up with that stuff? Oh, it's only Glenlivet.

Okay, I'm probably one of those Scotch snots.

Date: 2004-08-13 04:39 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] low-delta.livejournal.com
Will you have a smoke finish?

Date: 2004-08-13 04:42 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] lonita.livejournal.com
Only if I get a little hot under the collar.

Date: 2004-08-13 07:18 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] penpusher.livejournal.com
I thought that said "evocative snootiness" for a moment there!

Quite a bit going on in that glass. spongecake with pink icing?! Like a scoop of ice cream with that scotch?

Date: 2004-08-13 02:28 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] cynnerth.livejournal.com
Here's my scotch haiku:

burning on the tongue
fire descends to my belly
here comes the migraine

Date: 2004-08-13 03:54 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] roadskoller.livejournal.com
That....that was beautiful. I've lived that haiku. What about the flushy red?

Date: 2004-08-13 04:18 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] cynnerth.livejournal.com
nose red like a rose
cheeks and forehead flaming hot
scotch brings rosacea

pink icing?

Date: 2004-08-13 10:03 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] low-delta.livejournal.com
Okay, but what color?

Date: 2004-08-13 11:58 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] roadskoller.livejournal.com
wiping the tears. that's beautiful

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