Imperial 1995 DR Individual Cask Bottling
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Imperial |
| Bottler | A.D. Rattray (DR) |
| Bottling Series | Individual Cask Bottling |
| Vintage | 1995 |
| Bottled Year | 2012 |
| Age | 17년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 52.6% |
| Volume | 375 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 코끝에 가져가면 폐쇄 증류소 임페리얼이 1995년 버번 호그스헤드에서 빚은 맑은 황금빛 향을 내민다. 향을 들이마시면 잘 익은 사과와 배, 바닐라와 가벼운 시트러스가 부드럽게 올라온다. 한 모금 머금으면 52.6도의 단단한 질감 속에 꿀과 몰트, 은은한 오크 스파이스가 번진다. 삼키고 나면 사라진 증류소의 깔끔한 과일 단맛과 가벼운 향신료가 길게 이어지며 정갈하게 잦아든다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
I had feared this baby would be just the same whisky as the Liquid Sun, it’s not. There’s more vanilla cream, more fresh butter and more acacia honey in this one, and almost none of those nice perfumy touches. Yet, I also seem to find a little mullein (syrup or eau-de-vie). The ever reliable Wikipedia says that’s Verbascum Thapsus. Maybe also a little yoghurt/yeast, which works pretty well. With water: as often, both whiskies converge once diluted. Provided you’re using the same water of course ;-)
restaurant Palate
sweet and rounded and extremely easy. Fruit liqueurs aplenty, with just a few spices such as nutmeg and white pepper. You have to be careful when tasting this kind because it goes down without notice. With water: same, sweet, easy, fruity, just a notch rougher than it’s sibling (hints of green oak)
timer Finish
same, easy, not very long, clean, sweet, fruity…