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Nose: surprisingly, not the oldest feeling nose in this little series. Yes, there’s a certain metallic sourness, but it overcomes that with a nice sweet & sour fruitiness of orange peel, apricots and passion fruit. Also a kind of waxiness that you can only get at high ages, in between precious polished woods and lipstick. Also the usual slight leafiness, mint and resin. Hazelnuts and almonds. An impressively noble oldness. Mouth: oily, partly fruity, partly floral at first. The apricots are back, with garden fruits, but it shows only a very light sweetness. It’s more of a fruit tea palate. The whole is rather leathery, nutty and spicy. Cashews, fresh peppercorns and ginger. Liquorice towards the end. Finish: pretty long considering the age, with the dryness of cinnamon powder and a pleasant warmth of toasted oak.
Impressive to say the least. It’s not enough to buy any old cask and think it will be a great investment because it’s old and rare. It has to be the best of its kind as well, and indeed that’s probably what it is. Around € 8500, only available from Master of Malt.
Score: 93/100
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