North British 1962 AC Rare & Old Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | North British |
| Bottler | Alambic Classique (AC) |
| Bottling Series | Rare & Old Selection |
| Vintage | 1962 |
| Bottled Year | 2013 |
| Age | 50년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 44.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Lowlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 노스 브리티시 1962년 빈티지가 50년이라는 시간 동안 버번 캐스크에서 발전한 농축이 가장 먼저 두드러진다. 44.9도의 절제된 도수에도 구조감이 단단하다. 그레인 위스키답게 부드러운 캐러멜과 코코넛, 바닐라가 명확하게 드러난다. 한 모금 머금으면 토피와 가벼운 향신료, 묵은 오크의 광택이 발전한다. 알람빅 클래시크 레어 앤 올드 셀렉션의 보틀러답게 캐스크 선정 감각이 또렷이 깃든다. 60년대 그레인의 우아함이 잘 보존되었다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
quieter than the 1978 at first nosing, but seemingly more complex, with whiffs of menthol coming through right away, followed by some wax polish, ripe bananas (or rather banana wine, I’ve just tried some from Guadeloupe the other day, it was excellent), honeydew, cedar wood and old leather. After that very nice start, we get more earthy tones, a little humus, liquorice wood and unlit cigars, and lastly a little ham and white port before it goes back to menthol and liquorice. Oh, and roses. I think this baby’s rather more complex than most other very old grains that I could try, and certainly not overly woody
restaurant Palate
totally in keeping with the nose, but with more oak, which is normal. As often with very old whiskies, the oakiness became kind of mentholated, while the bananas are now flambéed. There are also more other tropical fruits, mangos, tinned pineapples… At the spice department, a lot of cinnamon and a little aniseed that gives it a feeling of yellow Chartreuse. Verbena
timer Finish
not the longest but it’s clean and, amazingly, the oak remains quiet