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
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)
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