What an excellent nose, a beautiful bouquet of aromas, can sniff this stuff for hours. Sweet berries, oranges, Turkish apple tobacco, currants and dried apricots, Arabic spices. Treacle and chocolates join the party. A faint winey touch far in the finish. Lovely. The abv is spot-on making every sip chew worthy. I find this really good and right up my alley. Didn’t add water, perfect neat. Another fine Invergordon release by WDS. Recommended!
HvdreeConnoisseur8802 oct 2023 10:13 pm
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
Dre73Connoisseur8913 sep 2023 9:40 am
Beautiful whisky, another example of how a sweet creamy grain whisky matured in a sherrycask can lead to something very delicious. The nose is most 'sherrycask influence', no specific grainy elements here, but in body/taste the sweet creaminess of the older grain comes in. Very enjoyable dram.
нос · вкус · финиш
Нос
89
Immediately a full scent, fruity, red fruits, currants. A lot of apple sirup, some whiffs of linoleum. Old leather, prunes, a bit of furniture polish, some raisins. Later on more touches of chocolate.
Вкус
89
Quite smooth, gentle and thick. More creamy vanilla sweetness now, apple sirup again, currants, prunes. Some hints of chocolate as well.
Финиш
88
Smooth and gentle, currants, apple sirup. A little bitter touch now, a bit of wood. Long finish with also some chocolate edge.
PBoe70Expert Senior8815 sep 2023 3:30 pm
нос 89 · вкус 88 · финиш 86
QuakConnoisseur9004 oct 2023 9:57 pm
нос 91 · вкус 90 · финиш 89
thijs100Connoisseur8507 sep 2023 11:56 am
It’s a lot. I appreciate the whisky, but am also conflicted. The port cask is just so… I don’t know. Present? That’s the best I can come up with. Then again, why not drown a grain whisky in cask influence? They’re generally more narrow than malt whiskies anyway, so you need to rely on the cask more. Probably better not to overthink this too much and just enjoy the whisky. As far as the score goes, it might be a bit of a cop-out. But if you’re into this style of whisky I wouldn’t be surprised if you end up rating it 5 points higher than I did.
HammerHeadConnoisseur8902 sep 2023 9:44 pm
Very good, actually quite similar to cask 23655, with that one being finished in an oloroso octave. A little more sour fruit here and slightly less chocolate (but still plenty). As with its sibling it needs time to fully open up. All in all it's a great winter dram. Also this might just be one of very few port cask matured/finished whisky's with a score as high as 89 on my list.
нос · вкус · финиш
Нос
89
A sweet and creamy feel on the nose already (this is probably going to coat the mouth and throat big time). Lucious dried Mediterranean fruits, sultana raisins, dried fig, dried apricot, plum, hiding behind there's some sweeter orange, ripe blackcurrants and blackberries. This could just as well have been finished in a sherry cask. Furthermore vanilla, fudge, dark chocolate, grainy cookies, some leather polish and baking spices like sweet ginger and cinnamon are popping up.
Вкус
89
A really creamy feel in the mouth (what the heck, let's call it silky). A continuation of the dried Mediterranean fruits and sweet berry notes, but some extra sourness is creeping in here, like zesty lemon. Then the buttery feel of toffee and chocolate hits the tongue with leather polish, oak book shelves, some brown sugar, cinnamon and black pepper in the development. It's even sightly cakey.
Финиш
88
A long aftertaste which sticks to the throat. The fruits are becoming more sour here, fruit preserve and citrus. This is the only point where I would guess this has some port influence. Then there's the fudge and dark chocolate again, now followed by some sweet English liquorice. Finally more baking spices (cinnamon, clove and pepper) with some wood tannins at the tail end, though a nice warmt keeps lingering in the background.
TheWhiskybosschConnoisseur8701 nov 2024 4:54 pm
нос 88 · вкус 87 · финиш 87
WantsWhiskyConnoisseur8815 sep 2023 10:27 pm
A grain whiskey in a port barrel…..hmmm? It's not my thing, but I must admit that on the other hand it surprises me. I do like the sweetness though.
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 86
Cask1988Connoisseur—20 sep 2023 9:12 am
Again the living proof that single grain can be truly astonishing!
Markie81Expert Senior8729 dec 2024 9:52 pm
нос 86 · вкус 86 · финиш 88
Steven79Expert Senior8804 nov 2024 9:08 pm
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
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