Chivas Brothers
8.2

Chivas Brothers

The Glenallachie Distillers Company Ltd

1989, 15 Years Old, Cask Strength Edition

ABV 58%

Well balanced, just decays a little over time in the glass.

Dave Broom

Specification

Chivas Brothers

Brand

1989, 15 Years Old, Cask Strength Edition

Expression

Single Malt

Type

15

Age (Years)

2005

Year of Bottling

58%

ABV

Speyside

Region/Country

Independent Bottling

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Dave Broom

Taster

Nose: Intriguing mix of sweet and dry. Raisin, some carbonised notes. Dried tangerine peel, chocolate, fruit loaf and some earth. Development shows a slight falling off.

Palate: Sweet start, some clove, treacle toffee. Has sufficient weight to cope with the oak. Has some light tannins.

Finish: Fruit peels, bitter chocolate.

Comment: Well balanced, just decays a little over time in the glass.

Score: 7.8

Michael Jackson

Taster

Nose: Perfumy. Luxury soap. A country house hotel. Polished oak. Beeswax.

Palate: Nutty. Honeyed. Suggests baclava, but not quite so sweet. Belgian wafers, interleaved with chocolate.

Finish: Liqueur-ish. Concentrated. Intense. Serve it with the petit-fours.

Comment: Perhaps too sweet for some malt lovers but packed with flavour. Bland it ain't.

Score: 8.5

8.2
Overall Score

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