Scott's Selection / 1986, 25 Years Old

Scott's Selection

Dumbarton

1986, 25 Years Old

ABV 51.5%
REVIEWED Issue 98

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Specifications

Brand: Dumbarton, Scott's Selection
Expression: 1986, 25 Years Old
Type: Scotland Whisky / Grain
Age: 25 years old
Year of bottling: 2011
ABV: 51.5%
Country/Region: Scotland
Bottling type: Independent Bottling

Tasting notes

Taster Martine Nouet

Nose: Tangy, biting. Grassy and biscuity. Digestive biscuits. Lots of cereals. A touch of butter. Cranberry juice.
Palate: Soft, silky with the Thaï silk feel. Summer fruit. Victoria plum, greengage and white peach. A fresh note of liquorice.
Finish: Dry, medium. Nutty.
Comment: A delicate and fragrant whisky which needs time to open. It has obviously matured in a refill cask. So don’t expect a real complexity.

8.0

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Fresh and quite hot (ie not much cask influence) moving swiftly into white tea and lemon verbena. Firm with some edge and needs the water to allow scents of elderflower to develop.
Palate: Total contrast to the undiluted nose: amenable and sweet with icing sugar and creme caramel. Becomes almost fat towards the back with masses of lime.
Finish: Cereal dryness.
Comment: Subtle and a good change from the OTT grains. Just a little edgy.

7.8

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Inverleven (Closed 1991) Distillery, Glasgow Road, Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire , Lowland, Scotland

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