It's the most diverse, unusual, variable, interesting, delicious beverage on the planet. One could drink two drams a day for the next 50 years and never discover all there is to taste, smell and savour.
SMWS 93.29 (Glen Scotia 15 yo 1992/2008) 2008, SMWS Single malt - Campbeltown Gold, tinge of pink 64.6% ABV Dram
Nose: Peat, roast ham, dark chocolate, butter, apples, soy sauce, hints of orange peel. Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens in the mouth, oily. Tasting: Bitter salty. Cayenne pepper, brown paper, apples, runner beans, peat, grass, smoke, hints of roast ham. Finish: Long. Soy sauce, roast ham, apples, peat. Comments:
Wow. Very strong, but very drinkable too. No water needed at all. Very meaty and savoury, with lots of sweet things in the nose, particularly apples. Somewhat less on the tongue and in the finish, but lots of that sweet savoury roast ham.
In my book, any distilled spirit made using malted grain mash, where you can still taste the grain. That means malt whisky, grain whisky, bourbon and new make spirit, single, blended or vatted.
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