Port Dundas 21yo 2000/2022

Port Dundas 21yo 2000/2022

Fragrant Drops, The Marble Cask Co
Single grain - South Highlands
Amber
62.1% ABV
Dram

Nose: Vanilla ice cream, coconut cream, milk chocolate, nutmeg, raisins, honey. With water, oats, magic marker, sea salt, fresh baked bread. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, thickens, hot, volatile. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Vanilla, milk chocolate, raisins, honey, desiccated coconut, oats, hints of white pepper. With water, oats, fresh baked bread, white pepper. 
Finish: Short. Vanilla, milk chocolate, oats, white pepper. 

Comments: 

Cask 305291. Fudgy honey and ice cream, lots of cereal and a little salt. It’s luscious, but bottled at too high a strength. Port Dundas seems to come into its own around 20 years old, and the older bottles are starting to appear.

Verdict:

I like this.

Linkwood 12yo 2010/2022

Linkwood 12yo 2010/2022

Fragrant Drops, Marble Cask Co
Single malt - Speyside
Pink
58% ABV
Dram

Nose: Raspberries, vanilla, apple juice, strawberries, cinnamon, malted grains. With water, strawberries, apple juice, honey. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, hot, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Strawberries, malted grains, honey, white pepper, peach preserves, cinnamon, hints of fresh baked bread. With water, cinnamon, apple juice, peach preserves, honey. 
Finish: Medium. Coffee, strawberries, peach preserves, fresh baked bread. 

Comments: 

Tokaji cask finish. It’s very sweet and fruity, lots of cinnamon spice. This was very highly rated by others, and I think it’s rather good, if very cask influenced. I’d like to see more from this bottler. 

Verdict:

I like this a lot.