SMWS 55.18 (Royal Brackla 9 yo 1998/2008)

SMWS 55.18 (Royal Brackla 9 yo 1998/2008)

2008, SMWS
Single malt - Speyside
White wine
61.0% ABV
Dram

Nose: Milk, butter, cream soda, lemons, yoghurt, oranges, hints of butter, hints of shallots. With water, butter cookies, hints of marzipan.
Mouthfeel: Light body, static, volatile, slightly watery around the edges.
Tasting: Bitter sweet. Cookie dough, vanilla, butter, shallots, oranges, yoghurt, lemons, hints of cream soda, hints of grilled meat. With water, butter cookies, hints of marzipan.
Finish: Medium. Vanilla, yoghurt, orange peel.

Comments:

Pleasantly fruity, with elaborate dairy notes (yoghurt is particularly unusual), but the hints of shallots let it down. I associate the shallots with the bitterness in the taste. Not bad, but not great either.

Verdict:

Not bad.