Port Ellen 12-year-old UD Royal Hotel Caithness

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryPort Ellen
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Age12년
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ABV40.0%
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CountryScotland
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Flavor Profile

Smoky
Peaty
Maritime
Oaky
Sweet
Vanilla
Spicy
Fruity
Honey
Creamy
Dried Fruit
Floral
Nutty
Citrus
Herbal
Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

white wine

air Nose

magnificent, in the spirit of some G&M CC, with a kind of tenderness but no caramel immediately detectable. Wonderful notes of lamp oil, an old shipwreck, sweet brine, then ink, old books, and the interior of an old 1960s car. Not a Rolls, more like a little Renault with a mix of leatherette, various plastics, and years of accumulated cigarette smoke. Remember? Not so long ago, one might have also said a Parisian taxi. Then, finally, anchovies in brine

restaurant Palate

it's fantastic, and not as weak as one might have expected, though you almost want to redistill it to bring it up to 50% vol. Or has anyone ever tried adding neutral medicinal alcohol to boost the strength of a spirit? Not me. Sardines, oysters, tar, old papers, grapefruit, smoked oysters…

timer Finish

medium length but perfect salinity and a maritime tarry side that has become very complex

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