North British 1962 DL XOP
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | North British |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | XOP |
| Vintage | 1962 |
| Bottled Year | 2017 |
| Age | 55년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 45.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Lowlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
세월이 한가득 응축된 짙은 황금빛 호박이 잔에 자리한다. 노스 브리티시 그레인의 1962 빈티지 55년은 더글라스 라잉 XOP가 리필 호그스헤드에서 끌어올린 반세기의 보틀링이며, 향에서는 농밀한 바닐라 커스터드와 잘 익은 망고, 코코넛, 옅은 캐러멜이 트로피컬하게 펼쳐진다. 45.4도의 절제된 도수는 입안에서 그레인 위스키 특유의 미끈한 보디감 위로 토피와 구운 견과류, 옅은 시트러스, 오크의 결을 우아하게 풀어놓는다. 끝은 코코넛의 단맛이 길게 머문다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
all excellent, those very old North British by the Laings. Wonderful earthy tones, mushrooms, millionaire shortbread, Pu-erh tea, mild high-class pipe tobacco, artisan chocolate, a touch of amontillado (not sure it was a sherry cask, though), fresh porcinis… High class, really high class. Was that the maize?
restaurant Palate
hard to beat within the category – and I’m no grain man – because of these earthy and herbal touches. It’s not void of any bubblegumminess (!) but all the rest works very well. Jaffa cake, cinnamon rolls, tobacco, dried pineapples…
timer Finish
rather short, but really complex, with these subtle earthy notes that are so ‘un-grain’ in my book. Now, perhaps have they filled an ex-Old-Clynelish cask back in 1962…