Convalmore 17yo 1981/1998

Convalmore 17yo 1981/1998

Connoisseur's Choice, Gordon & Macphail
Single malt - Speyside
Amber gold
40% ABV
Dram

Nose: Tobacco leaf, leather, raisins, butterscotch, liquorice, pomegranate molasses. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, silky, oily, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Tobacco leaf, honey, raisins, pomegranate molasses, white grapes, hints of pineapples, hints of rhubarb and custard sweets. 
Finish: Medium. Ginseng, honey, tobacco leaf, pineapples. 

Comments: 

This delicious Convalmore has spent longer in the bottle than it did in the cask. It's was a real find, and I had the pleasure of the first dram from the bottle. It's slathered in old bottle effect, with the leather and tobacco overwhelming the fruity notes. Those are no longer bright and lively, but instead muted and 'cooked', jammy and unctuous. Lovely, lovely whisky.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.