North Port 1964 CA Dumpy Bottle
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | North Port |
| Bottler | Cadenhead's (CA) |
| Bottling Series | Dumpy Bottle |
| Vintage | 1964 |
| Bottled Year | 1981 |
| Age | 15년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 45.7% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale straw
air Nose
ah, this is much more an austere and almost ‘Jansenist’ Caol Ila, with a rather stunning rectitude. Indeed, it starts all on various ‘austere’ oils (linseed, liquid paraffin, sunflower) and raw wool, getting grassier with time (cut grass). Also big lemony notes (zests) and hints of ginger tonic and liquorice roots... And yes, a little camphor, but much less than in all three previous versions. By far the most austere of the flight, for sure
restaurant Palate
excellent attack, powerful but in no ways overpowering (no water needed it seems), rounder and sexier than on the nose, starting all on peat, orange marmalade, liquorice, salt and vanilla crème... But then a true peppery blast occurs, with a cortege of other spices (I get dried cardamom, aniseed, soft chilli...) Also hints of antiseptic (not that I drink that everyday) and pine resin, the whole getting definitely medicinal after a while. Also various herbs such as chives and dill. Also chicory. What a brilliant, ever-moving development!
timer Finish
very long and ‘alternating’, at times very peppery, at times candied (orange marmalade made with candy sugar), at times very peppery, at times candied... Excellent compactness. Too bad the large sample got emptied before I even thought about trying it with a little water. 91 points. Bonus : a funny involontary experiment. While I was having these four truly excellent Caol Ilas in four different glasses in front of me, a fearless squadron of ten or twelve of our friend Lex Kraaijeveld’s beloved fruit flies entered the room (we have lots flying around at this time of the year, as in many wine regions) and guess where they ALL drowned themselves? Yes, in the ‘wine-enhanced’ version. All of them, honest! PETE McPEAT AND JACK WASHBACK MUSIC – Recommended listening: Who wrote Louie Louie? Frank Zappa and the Mothers? Iggy Pop? No, it's Richard Berry , in 1955, and he's playing it with his Pharaohs here . Isn't this true rocksteady, Nick? Please buy Richard Berry's music. October 30, 2007 TASTING – FOUR NORTH PORTS North Port 15 yo 1964/1979 (46%, Cadenhead, dumpy)
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