Imperial 1991 GM Private Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Imperial |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | Private Collection |
| Vintage | 1991 |
| Bottled Year | 2001 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | Cognac Wood Finish |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
deep amber
air Nose
wow! An extraordinary maelstrom of beeswax, shoe polish, turpentine, varnish, fir honey, Sauternes wine (Raymond Lafon, Yquem), Olivier’s Rangen de Thann (especially the gewurztraminer VT 1998), apricot jam, quince jelly, mirabelle eau de vie, milk caramel, hot butter, vanilla fudge… It’s endless. What’s crazy is that at 50yo, it’s still extremely fresh, and that some light floral notes like dandelion or buttercup make it extremely balanced. A piece of art, one of the most extraordinary un-peated noses I’ve ever had. Really a nectar
restaurant Palate
oh, what a punch for such an old whisky! It starts on herbal tea (cold camomile) then jumps to tropical fruits (guava, pineapple, sultanas), and then gets very spicy (oak, nutmeg, cinnamon). Is it over? Oh no! The yellow fruits do arrive now: cooked peach, apricot, pear. Some turpentine, eucalyptus, camphor. Sure it gets a little bitter (50 years in some oak) but not too much, which is quite incredible. The cask must have been quite neutral right from the start. I know I should add a few drops of water and check what happens, but I just don’t have the guts to do it – and I love this ‘boldness’ and relative compactness. The finish is long of course, on turpentine, fir liquor and spices (pepper, clove) from the wood. Wow, wow, wow! Ah yes, a rating… I guess 94 points will do. Some added smoky or meaty notes would have propelled it to over 95 points. Now, as for which distillery this baby should have come from, my bet would be Macallan… Hey, just a bet, I could be completely wrong! 18:58 - I've just learnt it might as well be Glenfarclas. MUSIC - Oldies but Goldies: cult and rather unusual English progressive rock band Renaissance plays Ashes are Burning (mp3 from Ashes are Burning, 1973). As AMG writes, it's 'one of the few lengthy progressive-rock pieces of the era that holds up'. Sure, it doesn't 'groove' - at all - and there isn't any single blue note in there, but Annie Haslam , what a voice! Memories... Special gift: a silver whisky tumbler . Aquazuro asks for £385 each... VAT included (what a relief!) ' It demands to be held ', they say. Well, at that price, that's for sure. Beautiful yet not very 'tasteful', if you ask me. October 27, 2004 CONCERT REVIEW: THE WATERBOYS Cabot Hall, Canary Wharf, London - 10/22/04 by super-deluxe guest writer Nick Morgan One of the reasons for Mike Scott's continued longevity in the music game is his refusal to be put into a box. Always changing, never getting tired. But on Friday night in the middle of London's monument to menda
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