Teaninich 1975 (bottled 1989)

Teaninich 1975 (bottled 1989)

Connoisseurs Choice, Gordon & Macphail
Single malt - North Highlands
Amber
40% ABV
Dram

Nose: Black tea, leather, sultanas, pineapples, honey, clay dust, peaches, sandalwood, hints of roast beef. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, tingly, expands, slippery. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Leather, black tea, camphor, Chinese angelica, honey, sultanas, peaches, hints of golden syrup. 
Finish: Long. Camphor, honey, peaches, leather, hints of sandalwood. 

Comments: 

Sweet and meaty, lots of tropical fruit notes, but it’s buried under a lot of old bottle effect. It turns the whisky herbal and savoury. Normally I would really enjoy that effect, but I think in this case, it’s obscured some of the more interesting flavours.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.