Teaninich 20yo 1983/2003

Teaninich 20yo 1983/2003

Connoisseur’s Choice, Gordon & Macphail
Single malt - North Highlands
Golden
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Pound cake, marzipan, orange peel, leather, cedar, vanilla, hints of sea salt. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, cool, astringent, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Leather, vanilla, honey, marzipan, lohan fruit, black tea, smoke, sea salt. 
Finish: Medium. Black tea, honey, smoke, orange peel, sea salt, cedar. 

Comments: 

Lovely Teaninich, fruity with a whisper of peat, and quite a bit of old bottle effect. There’s a spicy, woody note that I recall appears in the best Japanese whiskies. This isn’t Japanese, but it ranks among the best.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.