One of my favourite whiskies ever is a 1988 Signatory Vintage Blair Athol aged in a red wine butt. So, Blair Athol in red wine casks is a favourite combination for me. It brings out fruity and jammy notes particularly berries. Here is an unusual Blair Athol from the independent bottler Uncharted Whisky Company. It has those great berry notes - the nose is awesome, but it is also a bit spicy - lots of ginger and pepper on the finish otherwise it would be perfect.
In my YouTube Review this scored 5 out of 5 for Quality
The pinnacle of the Glendronach core range, the 21 Year Parliament, is a truly amazing dram. My review here: https://engineered.network/whisky/episode-22-glendronach-21-year/
Thank you Horny Pony for helping me try before I buy! (I since bought a bottle of this)
Some lovely ocean spray and subtle smoke on the nose. More of the ocean than the fire on the nose at least. Sweet upfront and then a little prickly, but beautifully done. Apricot jam which reveals freshly cracked black pepper, that smoothens into cured meats and honey. This dram gives a charcuterie board alongside a cigar. A taster is well worthwhile as this has certainly moved me towards buying a bottle.
I've actually been wanting to taste this so I can make up my mind to buy a bottle. When I found your site and saw it had this I immediately bought some tasting samples and absolutely loved it! Will definitely invest in a bottle