Cameronbridge 25yo 1992/2017 (TWE Exclusive)

Cameronbridge 25yo 1992/2017 (TWE Exclusive)

Creative Whisky Company
Single grain - Lowlands
Dark amber
57.7% ABV
Dram

Nose: Toffee, raisins, dark chocolate, candied orange peel, tutti frutti, hints of jasmine. With water, black tea, salted caramel, raisins, orange peel. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, loosens, turns airy, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Raisins, dark chocolate, tutti frutti, vanilla, pear drops, cinnamon, hints of candied orange peel. With water, salted caramel, raisins, orange peel, red grapes. 
Finish: Medium. Dark chocolate, orange peel, fresh baked bread, vanilla, hints of cinnamon. 

Comments: 

Sweet and spicy, this grain is also luscious and rich. The mouthfeel is excellent, almost malty, but there’s a not a lot of cereal in the flavours. There’s quite a lot of complexity, with spices wreathed through it.

Verdict:

I like this.

Lagavulin 10yo 2007/2018

Lagavulin 10yo 2007/2018

The Exclusive Malts, The Creative Whiskey Co
Single malt - Islay 
Pale gold
57.1% ABV
Dram

Nose: Lemon sweets, pears, dried peaches, leather, peat, driftwood smoke. With water, vanilla, seaweed, hints of wet leaves. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, expands, hot. 
Tasting:  Bitter. Lemon sweets, pears, dates, seaweed, vanilla, peat, driftwood smoke. With water, malted grains, seaweed, pears, leather, hints of wet leaves. 
Finish: Long. Driftwood smoke, peat, seaweed, lemon sweets. 

Comments: 

Cask 200703. This Lagavulin is quite earthy, especially with water. Neat, it’s got a lot of sweet flavours, but it’s more or less overwhelmed by those briny smoky notes. Very nice indeed.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.