Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection / 1990, Calvados Finish

Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection

Imperial

1990, Calvados Finish

ABV 40%
REVIEWED Issue 15

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Specifications

Brand: Imperial, Gordon & MacPhail, Private Collection
Expression: 1990, Calvados Finish
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: No Age Statement
ABV: 40%
Country/Region: Scotland / Speyside
Bottling type: Independent Bottling
Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail

Tasting notes

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: Fresh apple aroma. Grass. Touch of peat.
Palate: Firm. Fresh, fruity, apple, combining well with the vanilla, cereal character of the whisky.
Finish: Fruity. Dry. Lively, Some length.
Comment: As with the Caol Ila wood finishes reviewed in the last issue, the calvados is a powerful influence but the whisky does fight back-makes for an interesting combination.

7.8

Taster Jim Murray

Nose: Thin, tinny, cabbage water: awfully off-beam and unattractive.
Palate: Sweet and shapeless, quite sugary.
Finish: Bitter and unwieldy.
Comment: Remind me never to put Imperial into a calvados cask.

5.0

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