Aultmore 1997 Connoisseurs Choice

Hidden gem of speyside 2

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WTC

Date:

28th Apr 2012

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Tasting Notes by WTC

To celebrate the Speyside festival we have a new tasting: hidden gems of speyside. We chose Gordon & Macphails 1997 Connoisseurs Choice for our second whisky. Aultmore, near the Speyside town of Keith and named after the nearby Burn of Auchinderran , are part of the John Dewar group, who are in turn owned by Bacardi. There is no official current single malt release; the 3 million litre capacity goes into Dewar’s blends.

Pats notes: Nose: Tangerines, toffee, grapes, mango with oak lurking way off in the distance. Eventually, a strong hit of honey and lemon cough sweets.

Taste: Initially, light and creamy sherry with some fairly sappy and heavy oak spice, gradually replaced by honey and a lighter tingly spice with vanilla ice cream on the finish.

Whisky details

Distillery/Brand:

Aultmore

Bottling:

1997 Connoisseurs Choice

ABV:

43%

Colour:

Young Sauternes

Aultmore 1997 Connoisseurs Choice Hidden gem of speyside 2 Reviewed on 2012-04-28T16:00:00 scoring 85/100 by WTC

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