Inverleven 1979 DT Rarest of the Rare
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Inverleven |
| Bottler | Duncan Taylor (DT) |
| Bottling Series | Rarest of the Rare |
| Vintage | 1979 |
| Bottled Year | 2008 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 53.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Lowlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
맑은 황금빛이 잔에 부드럽게 어리며 문 닫은 증류소 인버레븐의 1979년 빈티지를 비춘다. 코에는 잘 익은 배와 들꽃, 옅은 밀랍의 향이 스물여섯 해의 시간 위로 인다. 53.7도의 도수에도 거칠지 않게, 입에서는 보리 단맛과 시트러스, 은은한 꿀이 매끄럽게 흐른다. 로랜드 인버레븐다운 가볍고 단정한 증류 성격이 또렷이 드러나고, 여운에는 마른 오크와 흰 후추, 풀내음이 길고 깔끔하게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
rather expressive but simple it seems, starting mostly on pears and apple juice. Less mashy or yeasty notes than in a double-distilled youngish malt. Gets even more delicately fruity after a moment (cherries, pineapples) but also a little too bubblegummy. Slight hints of Muscat, rose jelly, maybe lychees… Certainly cleaner than earlier versions of this G&M ‘black label’
restaurant Palate
fruity again but also quite spicy (pepper) despite the slightly weakish attack. It’s also yeastier now (beer), porridgy, vanilled… But also a little disjointed. Not much pleasure here
timer Finish
quite short and curiously tannic now, with notes of various herbal tea and touches of nutmeg. Okay, the nose was pleasantly fruity and fresh but the palate is a little too indefinite for my tastes. 74 points . Inverleven 26 yo 1979/2006 (53.7%, Duncan Taylor Rarest of the Rare, cask #5662, 193 bottles)