Cadenhead's Whisky Shop and Tasting Room

New October 2010 bottling's from Cadenhead's

SPEYSIDE

Benriach- Glenlivet Distillery (Madeira) 1992 18Y/O 54.5%vol
Nose: A big fruity nose with ripe plums, butter and toffee apples.
Palate: Very rich and fruity, red apples and pears. An abundance of toffee sweetness mixed with the fruity notes makes this whisky a rather complex Speyside dram .
Finish: This whisky has a short but rich finish.. It stays for a moment on the tip of the tongue and leaves you longing for more.

Macallan-Glenlivet Distillery 1989 21Y/O 50.9%vol
Nose: Vanilla ice cream, toffee and sweet pears.
Palate: A sweet palate with coffee and chocolate flavours. The sweetness is enriched from time spent in a bourbon cask adding a mellow caramel and toffee profile.
Finish: A long finish; the bourbon cask making itself evident with the caramel lingering for a while.

Macallan-Glenlivet Distillery 1989 21Y/O 53.8%vol
Nose: Full of apple notes and a gentle reminder of white chocolate.
Palate: The apple flavour continues, now with warm vanilla custard like a home made apple pie. The sweetness is made evident as chocolate and toffee developed from its years in a bourbon cask.

NORTH HIGHLAND
Clynelish Distillery 1992 17Y/O 56.7%vol
Nose: Instantly peppery on the nose with chilli peppers, cloves and cinnamon adding to this complex nose.
Palate: A light whisky, lemonade with ice and slice of lime. Sweetness coming through as green grapes but some tangy notes of juniper are also present.
Finish: This dram has a dry finish with hints of lemon.

Pulteney Distillery 1990 20Y/O 56.9%vol
Nose: Meringues and thick orange marmalade with peel! A really rich nose that invites to you to have a dram of this whisky. Coffee and chocolate notes come through at the end.
Palate: The chocolate and coffee notes on the nose are still evident on the palate, quite a dry dram but still nice, warm and rich. Citrus notes are also still present, more as lemon and lime peel than orange.
Finish: A light peppery finish that tingles on the tip of the tongue.

EAST HIGHLAND
Glencadam Distillery 1989 21Y/O 55.1%vol
Nose: Full of demerrara sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and apples.
Palate:Masses of apples and pears and notes of nice freshly baked cinnamon buns come through in this really rich whisky.
Finish: The finish is full and complex; alluringly thick and rich like vanilla
milkshake and real butter shortbread.

CAMPBELTOWN
Longrow (Rum) distilled at Springbank Distillery 1998 12Y/O 55.7%vol
Nose: A thick, oily nose of tar, smoke and oil, with some fruity and sugary notes of cookie dough peeking up behind the heavy smoke.
Palate: A good solid smokey and peaty whisky that sits nicely in your mouth. Sweet and fruity flavours are fighting through the smoke making this a complex and interesting dram.
Finish: Reliable, sweet and smokey.

ISLAY
Ardbeg Distillery 1994 16Y/O 57%vol
Nose: Full of toffee, butterscotch and tablet. Really sweet on the nose, icing sugar and ice cream with evidence of sour plums adding a fruity layer to this whisky.
Palate: Initially sweet with all the toffee and butterscotch evident, developing in to a sooty and sweet smoke level. An interesting and complex dram to be enjoyed on a cold winter evening.
Finish: Long and sooty finish with some savoury notes making it a nice chewy and complex whisky.

Ardbeg Distillery 1994 16Y/O 55.6%vol
Nose: Quite closed at first but after a moment it becomes fruity especially full with green apples and there is a lot of smoke in this nose too.
Palate: Dry on the palate and not as smokey as imagined, green apples still present adding to the fresh fruity notes.
Finish: Short finish that leaves a lovely smokey tingle on the lips.

Laphroaig Distillery 1994 16Y/O 55.2%vol
Nose: Toffee, salty peanuts and smoke are all big notes here. Hints of apples
add a light fresh sweetness.
Palate: Dry and smokey, like cuban cigar tobacco leaves.
Finish: Oily and rich with a long smoke finish.

Laphroaig Distillery 1994 16Y/O 53%vol
Nose: Sooty, floral and smoked kippers! A wide nose for a complex whisky.
Palate: "Like chewing turf". Very sooty, yet sweet and smooth with strongsmoke coming through.
Finish: Soft but long, oily and smokey finish. Hints of sweet pickle.

CLOSED DISTILLERIES

Banff Distillery 1976 34Y/O 53.8%vol
Nose: Marzipan, dark chocolate and brazil nuts. Some strong hints of aniseed also evident.
Palate: At first oak on the tip of the tongue. Some fruitier notes come through like baked pears and custard giving it a sweet and warm taste. Pear drops,fruit pastilles and highland toffee make this whisky a great option for after dinner.
Finish: Notes of coffee and aniseed sit lightly on the tongue with some reminiscence of Cuban cigar leaves.

We have had some cracking bottles bottled for the Cadenheads Whisky Club over the last year please check out the Website
www.cadenheadswhiskyclub.com