17 January 2014

17/01/2014 Blitz at Berrys' #5

Linkwood 26yo 1987/2013 (46%, Berry Bros Selected by Berrys', C#1043): fresh, subtle, rather green, in a good way. An enjoyable dram that opens up to deliver grass and hay.

Bunnahabhain 25yo 1987/2013 (46%, Berry Bros Selected by Berrys', C#2448): shy, this one. Citrus in the nose, milk chocolate and herbs in the finish.

BenRiach 17yo 1996/2013 (49.7%, Berry Bros Selected by Berrys', C#45754): leather, which is unexpected from a BenRiach. Shoe polish too. All tame, though. A second fill sherry butt which must have been quite active. Fruit shows up on the nose, after a while, whereas the mouth is quite metallic.

Speyside 18yo 1995/2013 (56.1%, Berry Bros Selected by Berrys', C#33): meaty, sherried, medicinal, even, in a pharmacy kind of way. It turns sugary, chock-full of caramel, toffee, with dark chocolate in the finish. Lovely and interesting.

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