Coleburn 1981 GM Private Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Coleburn |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | Private Collection |
| Vintage | 1981 |
| Bottled Year | 2019 |
| Age | 38년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | 476 |
| Bottles Released | 101 |
| ABV | 55.9% |
| Volume | 10 ml 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
bronze gold. When spirits got bronze-ish, or even greenish, that sometimes suggests some nails or patches have been in use. Or that a copper dog fell into the cask ;-)
air Nose
it’s different, less bright than the younger ones, but also more complex, with beautiful whiffs of old walnuts, manzanilla, marmalade, wormwood, caraway, aniseed cookies, and perhaps German all-grain breads. Beyond this very fino-ish character, some tamarind and some pretty umami-esque chen-pi (aged dried tangerine skins). With water: old leather couches and new cigars, plus some crude chocolate. And walnuts, naturally
restaurant Palate
some very spicy, almost curry-like oak at first, loaded with cinnamon and nutmeg. Then walnut skin liqueur (nocino) and some bitter artichoke cordial. Indeed, the oak’s very talkative here, but let’s see what happens once water’s been added. With water: imagine a cocktail made out of ¼ nocino, ¼ grapefruit juice, and ½ manzanilla. Shake well. Good news, the oak remained well-mannered, but indeed it is oaky, you feel it more in your throat
timer Finish
medium, drying. Cocoa powder, tobacco, mocha ristretto
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