SMWS Tasting Notes: A big and cluttered aroma full of toasted oak, pencil graphite, cluttered workshops full of oily rags and wood shavings. Sawdusty overalls and orange liqueurs (such as aged Cointreau), then herbal jellies, jasmine tea and rosewater. Reduction brings spiced lemon chutney, chai tea, freshly varnished furniture, fir wood and tea tree oil. To taste this one had an initial hit of mint tea infused with liquorice and fennel seed, then paprika, spiced venison salami and boot polish. Some sticky pecan pie stuck in our teeth! Water brought toffee apples, leaf mulch, fruit-scented pipe tobacco, petrichor, eucalyptus bark and spiced rum cocktails. A lovely slick of 1950s Fernet Branca with chocolate sauce. Previously in a bourbon hogshead for five years before being transferred to first fill Spanish oak PX hogshead.
Complex wood shavings on the nose. A touch of rose perfume and leather. Orange and pear upfront which gives in to the wood notes prepped on the nose. Leaves lavender oil in the finish. Overall, an intriguing dram, but just that little bit underwhelming. However, it is offered at a great price for the quality of it. I don’t feel like I can recommend this one in comparison with other Dalmores though, and I certainly know there are better SMWS offerings in this taste profile.
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As good as you would expect
It was really a beautiful dram. Cask strength. 12 year old Irish. It could have been disappointing, but in no way did it not deliver. Delicious, balanced, Irish.
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