North British 1962 HL The Sovereign
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | North British |
| Bottler | Hunter Laing (HL) |
| Bottling Series | The Sovereign |
| Vintage | 1962 |
| Bottled Year | 2013 |
| Age | 50년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 45.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Lowlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
로우랜드 에든버러 외곽의 곡물 위스키 전통이 노스 브리티시 워크 안에서 50년을 보냈다. 잔에는 짙은 호박빛이 깊게 머문다. 코끝에는 1962 노스 브리티시 빈티지 그레인 특유의 코코넛과 바닐라, 토피의 향이 두드러진다. 입에서는 반세기 숙성이 빚어낸 부드러운 옥수수 단맛과 캐러멜, 약간의 시나몬이 부드럽게 어우러진다. 45.2도의 균형 잡힌 강도가 긴 바닐라 오크 여운을 남긴다.
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