Invergordon 1987 TSA The Alchemist’s Chronicles – Chapter No. 3
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Invergordon |
| Bottler | The Spirits Alchemist (TSA) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1987 |
| Bottled Year | 2022 |
| Age | 35년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Ex-Bourbon + Finished in Armenian Oak |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 60.7% |
| Volume | 500 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
리필 버번에서 오래 숙성한 뒤 아르메니아 오크에서 마무리한 독특한 이력이 이 인버고든 1987의 결을 빚어냈다. 35년을 보낸 그레인 위스키답게 향에서는 바닐라와 코코넛, 옅은 캐러멜이 부드럽게 솟아오른다. 60.7도의 높은 도수로 한 모금 삼키면 토피와 메이플, 가벼운 향신료가 매끄럽게 입을 채운다. 아르메니아 오크가 더한 은은한 호박빛이 잔에 잠기고, 오랜 그레인 숙성다운 둥근 단맛이 또렷하다. 여운에는 캐러멜과 옅은 오크 스파이스가 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
very, very similar, just hotter at first nosing. It gets then a little waxier and less orangey, with more wax polish, encaustic and some bolder notes of marzipan. Just as nice!
restaurant Palate
beautiful again, creamier than the 1965, with more body. It’s also closer to a malt, with lots of dried fruits, wax, caramelized cereals again, roasted nuts, marzipan indeed, butterscotch, cake, sugared tea… Lots of oomph and a long and coating finish, at that. Another beautiful old Invergordon, very interesting because just like the 1965, it’s more ‘natural’ than the (great) sherried Invergordon one can find these days. 87 points . North British 1980 (60.3%, OB, new oak cask, circa 2000?) An off-commerce - I think - single grain whisky, probably made only out of corn – or in the majority, at least - as North British processes only corn these days (switching from one cereal to another one needs lots of time and equipment tweaking, I think)